night time, street portraits

[ilovemakinnoise]

Hi
I'm realtively new to this whole digital photography thing. Hand me a manual and i'm fine but digital is a whole new world. I've been asked to photograph people attending a weekly music event, they want photos of the crowd and they want them standing outside on the street in front of a particular door! kind of like a style watch kind of thing. no the street is a busy quay with enough street light but i still reckon the pictures will be quite dark. Any tips on how to nail these would be greatly appreciated
Thanks in advance

[i speak in math]

some off camera flash should help. Here's a couple good examples for you with the info on how they took them: Flickr: Discussing Barcelona Street Studio: Open for critique in Strobist.com

[ilovemakinnoise]

thanks very much for your help, I will read up more on that, gettin very nervous about this, think I'l head down and take a lot of practice shots before hand!

[Imagerunner]

Originally Posted by i speak in math

some off camera flash should help. Here's a couple good examples for you with the info on how they took them: Flickr: Discussing Barcelona Street Studio: Open for critique in Strobist.com

I like the shot of the older gent with the cigarette in his hand! Where did you position your 3 speedlights and umbrella? Thanks!

[i speak in math]

Originally Posted by Imagerunner

I like the shot of the older gent with the cigarette in his hand! Where did you position your 3 speedlights and umbrella? Thanks!

Not my shots.

[Nathan deGargoyle]

If you look a little further down the comments he gives more detail on his lighting set up