I wish I had taken a before photo so that you could see the lack of light on the statue in the background. The sculpture helps inform you that this is a Catholic school, not just a prep school.

Another problem is when the student reads, the sun is above, and her face is in the shade. Her head looking down is similar to wearing a ball cap; it creates a shadow on her face.

I added two strobes using a grid on each of them. One light is to light the student, and the other is to illuminate the sculpture.

Here is the setup for this photo:

I underexposed the scene about -2/3 of a stop. Then I just was sure that the flash on the student’s face was around ƒ/8, and on the statue, it was more like ƒ/10 to help lighten it up just a bit more and support this not being in the shadows but help add value to the photograph.