Any general tips and rules of thumb for shooting indoor events?

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i'm amateur , it's not long since bought dslr , started getting serious developing photography skills. 95% of photos i've taken date landscape, nature, architecture , occasional abstract , macro - in short, stuff that's outside , doesn't move (except water , light trails). i'm starting feel comfortable taking these kinds of photos, in feel i'm getting head around main parameters , when shots don't work out have general idea went wrong.

on past 6 months, friends, family , colleagues have started asking me take photos of events in lives or take photos of kids. because gives me low stress opportunity practice , develop skills. make clear can't promise they'll photos out of it, , because of them used point , shoot or iphones @ least shots they're happy with, it's win-win situation.

however, i'm doing more indoor event shooting i'm realising have no idea how events in low light. of things down me not being trained camera should be. example, @ semi formal dinner yesterday forgot set white balance manually (which have saved me lot of work in post), , don't intuitively know how reach right combo of aperture, iso, metering modes , exposure compensation settings fast enough shots want. it's long time since ventured out of auto-mode, i'm still not @ using using manual in contexts don't have unlimited amounts of time play around settings, tend stick aperture mode (or shutter speed when needed). don't have proper flash.

so, wondering if had rule of thumb tips dealing these kind of indoor situations. example, yesterday @ semi formal dinner 25 people @ office canteen. room quite dark , lit dim lights , candles, there kitchen on 1 side bright lights. lamps , of wall decorations in room green, there general green light deal with. different guests made speeches, against bright light kitchen, while others standing in more dim, green light , took pictures kitchen lights behind me.

what's best ways of approaching kind of situations?

shoot nikon d600 , 24-70mm 2.8. have 50mm , 150mm primes , tripod. don't own external flash.
 

sounds have pretty gear. you'll need external flash asap. mid-level 1 fine. shooting keep f stop @ 2.8 when can. shoot raw correct indoor lighting, , don't afraid close people. wide angle friend. learn camera's auto focus system because can mean difference between getting shot , not it.
 


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