Hi everyone,
Hope you are all keeping well. Not posted here for a while due to being very busy but was hoping that some advice would be available for me.
I was invited to an Xmas Ball, along with my partner, this coming Saturday. The invite was from my partners sister who is organising the event. Anyway, I have been "volunteered" to do some photographs on the night and obviously couldn't say No. Last year someone else did the pictures and the results were not great apparently and so I am wanting to make sure that I do as good a job as possible.
As far as I have been able to ascertain, the only pics that are required are "quick" posed shots of couples together, possibly full length and upper body/head shots. People aren't wanting to wait around ages but want a record of the event that they can keep. So you can imagine I am not likely to have the most patient subjects in the world especially when alcohol and food will be available there!!! 
I will be honest and say I haven't exactly taken many pictures of people and so am a little nervous and want to ensure that I get good results. The equipment I will have is far from extensive and consists of:
Canon 30d
24-105 F4L
50 1.8
Speedlite 580 with Stofen diffuser
Solid Manfrotto tripod and ball head
So what I would like, if possible, is some advice on setup, posing and any other pearls of wisdom that people could give to ensure I get as good results as I can.
Many thanks in advance
