Don't forget to use fill flash when you are outside on sunny days to soften the harsh shadows of the sun. I recently volunteered to take photos at a charity golf tournament. I drove around the course taking photos of groups as they waited to tee off. Under the circumstances I had to work very quickly. I took two things into consideration. The first was the angle of the sun - I didn't want them squinting. Secondly, I took into consideration the backdrop. I wanted the course visible behind them. I had them position themselves so that the sun was to their left and slightly behind them. I took this first shot without the flash. This put them in the shadows which, as you can see, are very harsh.
To bring them out of the shadows I set my camera on manual mode and exposed for the background. Then I turned on my flash and set it to 1/2 power. Yes, the flash was sitting on top of my camera. Not a great way to shoot, but these guys were in a hurry so you do what you got to do, right? The shot ain't perfect (I probably could have turned downed the flash just a smidge) but it is a huge improvement over the previous shot.
Keep shooting!
Ryan
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