Company group photos tomorrow

[JayMack]

Hi all,

I am photographing groups in different departments within my company tomorrow for a presentation to a retiring employee. It is indoors with very little natural lighting. I'll be using a Nikon D5000 and have 18-55 and 55-200 kit lenses and a 35mm f1.8 available with no external flash. Any pointers would be very much appreciated.

[IABoomer]

My gut says take the 35 f/1.8, open it up, set a custom white balance and hope for the best.

If you've got time today, you might want to experiment with some popup flash diffusers.

DIY built-in pop-up flash diffuser (soft screen) | DIYPhotography.net

The Headphones Pop Up Flash Diffuser | DIYPhotography.net

You could also search for plans to make a DIY lightscoop if you'll be shooting in a room where you can bounce the popup flash light off the wall behind you and/or the ceiling.

[JayMack]

Boomer,

Thanks for the advice and the links. That flash diffuser seems to be helping a great deal I appreciate the input.