Large Group Portrait

[baltawfiq]

Hi all,

I'm going to be shooting a very large group portrait (say about 30 people) indoors tomorrow evening for a college yearbook. In past years, they suggested that they have used a large staircase as the setting.

I'll be shooting with a 24-70L on a crop frame with one speedlight. Unfortunately I don't have a wider lens available to me.

I'm hoping you can give me some tips on posing large groups etc. I'm not sure how to make this look like a professional photograph and not a snapshot.

Thanks so much,
YZ

[tresemes]

You'll have to shoot from really far... that's for sure.

Can't you ask for a wider lens (or a FF camera) to any friend or something?
I know about some people that have done that. ;)