This is probably one of the most ordinary assignments I get – to take a picture on the fly while someone important is getting interviewed. It can be a pain in the ass, because the lighting usually sucks. So, I’ve started bringing two speedlight flashes (with radio triggers) to all of these assignments, just in case.
I expose for the ambient, and typically put the flash a stop over the ambient in situations like this.
This is the former head coach for the Norwegian national soccer team, Åge Hareide. He is now the coach for Viking.