I've been shooting food photography for an OCUS client for a couple of years now. Although the OCUS team tends to provide a fair number of assignment opportunities per month, my wish is that the restaurants were better informed on what's expected of them and what my role is as their photographer BEFORE I contact them. I wish that every restaurant was at least already aware of the service and WANTS the service BEFORE I'm assigned. Too many assignments just feel like cold calling which makes budgeting frustrating. The company does have an array of helpful hints on their web interface for creatives to browse should they run into issues. Direct communication on some issues, however, can take days.