To get more experienced in any thing, you need to leave your comfort zone. The more you try out new things or things where you don't feel comfortable, the more confortable you get with them.
Today I tried to enlight difficult light situations using my flashlight. The background was in bright sunlight, but my subject, like a biker, was in a shady area. What would you expose correctly? The fore- or the background? To get both sides of the medal you need the help of your flashlight. Use it to enlight you subject while you expose the background correctly.
Another nice effect is to underexpose the background about one or two f-stops while your subject is correctly exposed with the flashlight. I call it thunderstorm effect. At a thunderstorm front often there is a black wall of clouds in the back while objects in the front are shining in he sunlight. I really had to try several times to get the correct parameters for the exposure.
So don't forget; by leaving your comfort zone you'll get comfortable with your weak points.
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