SPOTLIT SUBJECT

Burned out 1

If part of the subject is much brighter than the overall scene, it may end up overexposed. See the small peak on the right of the histogram?

Reduce the metering area 2

There are several options here, including switching to spot metering so that you can take a meter reading from the spotlit area.

Corrected 3

You’ll need to take account of the tone of the spotlit area. Here, we used positive exposure compensation to keep it relatively bright.