>>3896156also shoot them before they think you are ready, while they are deciding how to stand (more people makes this take longer), and shoot them after they think you are done, larger groups often need to untangle a bit and then they usually step back and look at each other or come towards you, if you can frame individuals with the others in the background this often looks good. Been a while since i shot any of these though... to demonstrate with.
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