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Taken in Saint Sebastian, Spain. This was just an ultra-quick snap (she moved right after I took it). I was also semi-hiding the camera, because I know her and she wasn't in the greatest mood for me taking pictures of her without her knowing.

I have a few questions relating to this pic:

A) How the hell do you compensate for poor lighting on overcast days while you're just out and about taking pictures?

B) What would be the best way to frame a shot like this?

C) Is this junk (note that it was one of the first pics I took with that camera)?
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>> ac !!VPzQAxYPAMA
Poor lighting on overcast days? Overcast days are the best lighting for portraits and whatnot. The clouds diffuse the light. Ever try to take pictures of people at noon on a cloudless day? Shit sucks.

What exactly do you think you need to compensate for?
>> Macheath
A)Overcast days are actually good because it diffuses the light which gives more even lighting, unlike the harsh sun at during the day which casts strong and ugly shadows. If you're taking portraits, have the person with their back to the sun and use a reflector or a fill flash.

B) Centering the subject, like you did here, doesn't work in this case. I'd get closer, either by zooming with your lens, or, with your feet.

C) IMO, yes.
>> Macheath
>>56965
damnit AC, why do you always seem to get your advice posts in before me?
>> Anonymous
overcast in reference to stormy. I like stormy days, but I get shit results whenever I bring my camera along.
>> ac !!VPzQAxYPAMA
>>56967
I have absolutely no fucking life and just sit around reloading /p/ all day.
>> Optical !4X8vLLNDE2
>>56971
I lol hard :/
>> Anonymous
i love taking pictures of homeless people too
>> Anonymous
A) As the previous responders said. Basically, for anything that you DON'T need the sky for, diffuse overcast lighting is marvelous, especially if it's light overcast and you nice soft edged shadows. Now, pictures taken in this environment may need a little more added saturation/other touch up, depending on your desired result.

B) Composition is a tricky art, so there's no 10-second sound bite answer that'll sum everything up. For now, try to become more aware of your composition, and focus on eliminating elements in the frame that distract from your subject(s), and become aware of the lines in the photo and where they lead the eye.

C) Sorry, but yeah; there's not really anything interesting there.