It is a common misconception that you only use flash at night or when there is really poor light. It is also not true that you don't need flash in broad daylight. A flash, in fact is most useful in daylight or harsh light situations. Our camera, I found out, measures light (in matrix mode) from the whole scene and thus often miscalculate the exposure if the subject is against the light, or if there is strong light from above. This is where we see those underexposed pictures or or darkened faces against very bright (or even correctly exposed) background. One way to compensate is to use spot metering. You can also go manual and over expose the picture a little. The result would be a properly exposed subject but blown out (over exposed) background.
FILL FLASH to the rescue. The best way to capture your subject and the background in the right exposure is simply to pop-up the flash!
FILL FLASH to the rescue. The best way to capture your subject and the background in the right exposure is simply to pop-up the flash!