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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 264215" data-attributes="member: 9240"><p>With the girl backlit like this it's going to be near impossible to expose for both.&nbsp; So unless you want to go strobist or use a reflector then you are going to have to pick what you meter for.&nbsp; Spot metering on the girl will likely blow out the sky even more.&nbsp; If you have a RAW file and you work it you may be able to pull out more color in the sky in LR or PS.&nbsp; The dynamic range on the D7000 isn't bad and you should be able to get some color out of it.&nbsp; Replicate the image in Photoshop as a separate layer, adjust level curves for the sky only and then mask out the girl.&nbsp; Create a virtual copy in Lightroom and expose the second at -2EV to -3EV&nbsp; and merge them.&nbsp; Use the brush tool in ACR/LR to darken the sky.&nbsp; Lots of things you can do with the RAW file, but not a lot outside of manipulating light at the time of the shot if you want both the girl and the sky straight out of the camera.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 264215, member: 9240"] With the girl backlit like this it's going to be near impossible to expose for both. So unless you want to go strobist or use a reflector then you are going to have to pick what you meter for. Spot metering on the girl will likely blow out the sky even more. If you have a RAW file and you work it you may be able to pull out more color in the sky in LR or PS. The dynamic range on the D7000 isn't bad and you should be able to get some color out of it. Replicate the image in Photoshop as a separate layer, adjust level curves for the sky only and then mask out the girl. Create a virtual copy in Lightroom and expose the second at -2EV to -3EV and merge them. Use the brush tool in ACR/LR to darken the sky. Lots of things you can do with the RAW file, but not a lot outside of manipulating light at the time of the shot if you want both the girl and the sky straight out of the camera. [/QUOTE]

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