EOS R7 street photography lighting and contrast help

[mdphotography]

per the subject, I've been doing some street photography, but really struggle with the contrast between the buildings and the sky...especially when shooting from a shaded position.

here are some examples - I'm in the building shade shooting against a bright sky.

Is there any way to compensate?  white balance maybe?  a filter?

thanks in advance!

using EOS R7 with Sigma 18-50mm lens

[LeeP]

Flip them to monochrome in post.

[shadowsports]

You are not alone. 😅

You can also use post processing tools (masks) in apps like Photoshop or DxO.  

[LeeP]

Yes, I'm sure people think there always has to be a lustrous blue sky, but with respect to your photo, the color clarity of what is there is quite nice. I think it's a successful image. Besides, I would rather have an "honest" picture with the sky blown out than something doctored in post. Just my opinion, not that it matters one way or the other.

[LeeP]

To play devil's advocate...

I'd classify these images as liminal photography.

Maybe because there is no human element in these photos to make them more "street" than "liminal", the whiteness of the sky is a concern for you, especially if in your mind's eye they are street photography.

I think both images are successful as is and I enjoyed them as is. I think they are an honest representation of what the eye sees not what the brain wants the eye to see. If the former is your intent, then leave them as is. If the latter is your goal then play with edits.

I prefer SOOC so I think they are not in need of editing.

[shadowsports]

Lee,

Different country, different day. Sky was blown out and look what I recovered 🙂 

[mdphotography]

yep, I do it in post now, but sometimes the glare is just too much, especially on an overcast day with near "white out" conditions 

[LeeP]

Quite stunning. If something is recoverable, I have no problem with people recovering it.

I lose patience when people paste in something that wasn't there or they put together multiple images, then purport the result to be a photograph when in reality it's a constructed image.

That's my opinion and I have no problem with people disagreeing. I don't have to "win". 

Oddly, my Canons (R100 and R8) do a better job of rendering sky than my film cameras,

Once again, the photograph above is really wonderful. Well done.