War Stories: Managing a Photo Shoot on Location

During the first day of a shoot, quietly identify these problems, and figure out how to deal with them. Is the client stepping in at the last moment to revise shots the crew has been tweaking for hours? Then get the client involved much earlier. Is the art director endlessly experimenting with layout in front of the camera? Then start arranging sets in advance, so the art director can arrange them before the photographer arrives.