I would just say no. It’s your holiday party. Enjoy the party. Don’t get roped into working. Unless you want to get into headshots. In that case, rent yourself a set of studio lights for the evening, watch a couple of YouTube videos, find a plain wall, and get your feet wet. If they complain, tell them you get what you pay for. They could’ve hired somebody with headshot experience, but they asked you to do it for free. You’ll probably get a handful of keepers to use to get your first actual gig, and then it’s all rise from there. In theory, anyway.

Your photographer will be happy to do it for you. It’ll take them all of ten seconds per image.

Why not both?

You’re not telling any stories. You have subjects but where are they? What’s around them? What are they doing? These are some of the thingsthat make photographs compelling.

Also, you need a faster shutter speed. These aren’t very sharp. Crank the iso if you have to. Grainy and sharp looks much better than blurry and clean.

I use it for still life.