My modus operandi after working for a decade as a self-funding freelancer, was to spend as little money as possible to get the job done, even if it was on someone else's nickel.
Peter MenzelThink 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.
Peter MenzelIt is so much better to get the right exposure than to have to mess around later with Photoshop.
Peter MenzelI don't shoot many corporate or commercial jobs, but when you do, you had better have someone helping who has done it before.
Peter Menzel