Taking pictures directly into the sun is a good way to add drama to your images. The issue, of course, is how to handle the exposure. If you use a wide angle lens as I did in this shot of a Maasai warrior in Kenya, the sun will be relatively small in the frame and therefore it won't have a significant impact on the meter's accuracy. However, if the sun is close to the center of the picture, then it's influence on the meter reading will increase and there is a probability that the photos will be too dark.
The safest way to deal with this is to check the LCD monitor for your exposure. If it is too light or too dark for your taste, change the exposure by using the exposure compensation feature on your camera. In this picture in Kenya, my first picture was underexposed, so I used + 2/3 f/stop in the compensation menu and that solved the problem.
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