Shots against lght/sun..

[bimbobo]

Hi,
my first post here.

I have a Panasonic FZ150, and shoot RAW and JPeg.
It happens from time to time that I need to take a picture against sharp light or sun.
I tried several things and so far the best is using IAuto settings, but I normally shoot P mode.

Is there a way (for beginners like me) to have a better solution.

Not "pro photos", but just better than dark ones

I read tthat I can try Spot Metering, and small apertures... and lens hood, which I have.

Any other thing I can try to experiment a bit.

Regards

[RichardTaylor]

Will a bit of fill in flash work?

[bimbobo]

..thanks, but probably not.

The objects can be not in the flash radius.. especially for landscapes and outdoor photos like that.

Regards

[RichardTaylor]

For high contrast subjects try shooting multiple exposures and combine them when post processing or use try processing your RAW files for the highlights, mid tones, shadows and combine the 3 files using masks or use HDR..