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Have you ever wanted to take a photo of a building, or maybe your own house, but when you got the photo back the sky was pure white instead of blue? The reason for this exposure problem is that the sun is not shining on the side of the building that is being photographed.

If the sun is shining behind the building, the camera needs to increase the exposure in order to take the building "out of the shadows". By increasing the exposure, the blue sky becomes white, or over-exposed.

The most natural looking solution to this problem is to photograph the building when the sun is illuminating the the side that you are photographing (often morning or evening light). Because the house will be bright and well lit, the camera will not need to increase the exposure. This will result in a nice deep blue sky, and a well exposed building.

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