Working on Group Shots

[thoughton]

I basically agree with Aussie, the first things I noticed were the off-balance composition (caused by the handsome chap in blue in the bottom left ), and the rather strong barrel distortion on the lines on the floor and wall.

I also noticed the shadows behind the guys at each end. I think that going for the full 90° angle with the flash would help eliminate that. That way you'd eliminate any direct flash at all (hopefully eradicating those shadows), and rely on the ceiling to diffuse it nicely.

[Iguanasan]

Thanks, guys. Great points which and I will try again next time. In this particular case, it was kind of "Hey, Glenn, do you have your camera? We need a photo." And while the light wasn't horrible from a brightness perspective I wanted to play with my new flash to get used to it. I'll try it again next time and see what I can come up with.

One thing is that I need a better remote shutter release. The wireless (infrared) Canon one that I got last Christmas only works on one side of the camera and only gives me 2 seconds before the shot which is why I barely got a chance to slide into that position.

Anyway, thanks for the pointers... I'll keep trying.