Clockdoc, sorry about the photo access, I had it set to family only (not sure why) but it is fixed now so you can see the EXIF.
The hot shoe flash was not diffused, but it was bounced at an angle (I don't remember if it was 60 or 45 degrees.)
Any tips on how to get the back row better exposed? I can't move the camera any closer (or I won't be able to fit all the people in) but I could move the floods.
I also was impressed with the way the lighting came out. I don't use the photo floods very often (quite a hassle for dragging them around to set up) but I did a couple test shots of the room with the lighting (no people) and I liked the coloring much better than using floor/table lamps as I have done in the past.
Also, I was glad you mentioned Group Shot earlier. It really helped to fix the parts that I could (two of them any way). Unfortunately, in the other shots the people I needed to fix had moved from their original position so it wouldn't work (nothing like a two-headed child to say Merry Christmas!
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