Thank you to everyone who has spent their free time helping me out. There a lot of great ideas and suggestions. I have another shoot tonight during their peak hours and I know this time around I'll capture what my client wants.
The one thing that didn't dawn on me was, until someone mention gels to match the lighting color. I had that issue when shooting at night since their indoor lighting is a amber color and I'm shooting in basically white and thus making it look like complete garbage. Now I know.
Another thing that I realize is, yes, when it comes to "commercial" photography, I'm not as seasoned as I am with other forms of the medium. For example, the huge bulk of my business is wedding photography which a beast of it's own. I've only been getting these gigs because people see my other work, and through networking, I'm being hired.
I'm the kind of photographer that likes to learn everything I can and try different types of photography. If someone wants me to do a specific job and I have never done a shoot like that, I am always upfront with them about it and I never shy away from a challenge. I'm not going to turn down business; that's just silly. So, because of that "policy" I've had a lot of opportunities and doors open to me. For example, I was asked to shoot some production footage for Nicolas Cage's upcoming movie the 'USS Indianapolis'. With this pizza job, when I finish, I've been asked to shoot 4 other restaurants.
At the end of the day, it's folks like you that refuel me with your ideas, advice, and critiques. Thank you.
On a side note, I'll upload the shots from tonight once they are edited so you can critique them.