From difficult to extremely difficult. The Chanukah celebration was held in the basement of Tommy Doyle’s, and as most American restaurants go, it was all about dim lighting, but with an obnoxiously bright (to my camera, at least) set of Christmas lights hanging over the bar. I used a bit of flash, but only for posed group pictures, because flash is just never subtle and encourages discomfort. In the crowded room I already felt very bulky with a large camera pointed at people just trying to have a conversation. Extremely high ISO and aperture, and then extreme correction while editing photos. Definitely, definitely a difficult assignment. The room was almost black – I think the only lighting came from the Christmas lights and a television showing ESPN.
To praise: the energy in the room was great and the atmosphere was warm – it was fun capturing the interactions between people, and I bumped into a friend. Harvard Chabad is friendly and welcoming and even fed me 
and it was a pleasure working for them.
But here it is. On the to-do list: learn how to take pictures in the dark.
