first off congrats with the new gig, i'm sure it will be fine :)

i brought this link up a while back but i think it might be useful if you are considering using a flash in the shots:

Planet Neil Photography

Good luck and have fun - we had someone take our photo as a group at uni the other day and what got us smiling was the fact that the guy taking the photo was a nutter and was having fun doing it - whether he did that on purpose or not i dont know but it worked, so if any advice can be offered on that basis, smile and be happy and your subjects probably will be too :)

"In every colour, there's the light.
In every stone sleeps a crystal.
Remember the Shaman, when he used to say:
Man is the dream of the Dolphin"

Rich Meadows Photography