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Apr 17, 2020 06:41:55   #
steve49 Loc: massachusetts
 
For me the answer would be bounced flash.
The kids would get used to it and you could fill in the dark faces.

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Apr 25, 2020 11:54:50   #
Josephakraig
 
The advice to use a faster shutter, depending on the camera is likely the best thing you can do when shooting in front of a window. Then when you get back to photo shop reduce the highlights and bring up the shadows and you just might get lucky enough to normalize the picture.

Using speed lights in front of windows is a possibility but it would take more than one. If you only had one and bounced it off the ceiling (if the ceiling was low enough) might overcome some of the window light but in the environment you were in it would take full power on the flash.

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Sep 22, 2020 14:14:46   #
flyboy61 Loc: The Great American Desert
 
Rule of Thumb (ROT) Backlight situations, open up 1 1/2 - 2 stops. Even with Matrix metering, this should help.

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Sep 22, 2020 14:32:06   #
gvarner Loc: Central Oregon Coast
 
Josephakraig wrote:
The advice to use a faster shutter, depending on the camera is likely the best thing you can do when shooting in front of a window. Then when you get back to photo shop reduce the highlights and bring up the shadows and you just might get lucky enough to normalize the picture.

Using speed lights in front of windows is a possibility but it would take more than one. If you only had one and bounced it off the ceiling (if the ceiling was low enough) might overcome some of the window light but in the environment you were in it would take full power on the flash.
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With bright window light I would use a TTL flash, camera set to Hi Speed Sync and a fast shutter speed to subdue the ambient window light. The flash and aperture take care of exposure on the subject. Works great outdoors too.

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