I have come to like these. They do have a lot of requirements but I have found a process that works. They take about an hour and I fill out the report on the app while in the store.
I go to the first section and take the required area pictures (like 5 or so). All pictures must be in landscape. Then I look through again and count gaps, food that expired, not fresh, etc. I take pictures of all of the those - landscape again. If the gap count is higher than allowed and I have to click "No", I upload those gap, non-fresh photos in the next section that appears for the No pictures. The last question for each section is for the overall pics of the sections. I upload those. If the gap amount was under the "No" amount, you must include those pics in the overall pics section. The app is useful because I can click on 15-20 photos in my gallery and they upload almost immediately. Then I move on to the next section.
The overall pics for the dairy and frozen pics needs to include at least one pic of a shelf in each section.
The final section has overall pictures of the store, the bathroom, the parking lot, and empties if your state does that. There are other required photos but they are clearly labeled. Most sections need at least 2 for everything - like the line you are standing in, etc. Don't forget - LANDSCAPE!!! Everything but the receipt is landscape!
I have only been stopped once for taking pictures in the store. I explained why I was there and I was given a blessing to continue my work. No problem there.
The shop is much easier since the new overhaul that happened a few months ago.
I will also say that there is another company out there that competitor shops these stores for like $12 - with pretty much the same photo audit requirements. I wouldn't touch them with a 10 foot pole for that price! Too much work. I've asked that scheduler to bonus so that the shops pay approximately the same and I've never been taken up on it. Their loss!