Am wanting to take some good photos of the family and will hire a studio with a white background and lighting (as I cannot afford a professional photographer). However my camera is only a very basic digital one with no hot shoe connection. Will this be a big problem? Do I need flash on all pictures? Is there some other kind of flash option? Can I have some kind of permanent light instead pointed at the subjects and what is this lighting called?

Any thoughts appreciated. I’m sure the studio will have all the lighting available, but I can’t afford to buy any equipment myself. I’ve thought about finding someone with an SLR, but I don’t know how to use them.

Thanks for your time.