With the Internet, you can get lots of info in advance, but a local person who knows how to work the system is invaluable.

I don't shoot many corporate or commercial jobs, but when you do, you had better have someone helping who has done it before.

I've heard Braggadocio about excess baggage charges, multiple unused hotel rooms, and rental cars held unused for long periods of time, which makes me lose respect for certain photographers. Sometimes it's worth it to spend money on a good idea, but wasting money makes me ill.

Think about the photo you want to make beforehand. Then do it, but also don't be blind to better options that present themselves at the location. Be flexible, and be patient. Leave ego at home. Get the photo before you yell at the asshole, not after.

I fell in love with traveling and thought being a photographer would be an interesting way to travel and make a living.

Before digital, I spent thirty years shooting color transparencies, which are very unforgiving of exposure. A half stop can make or break a good photo on slide film.

Everyone thinks it would be great to work for National Geographic. So did I.