When taking photographs outdoors, there's very little that any photographer, digital or film, can do to offset bad effects being caused by the position the sun.
The usual problem is lens flare, which can be controlled somewhat by using a lens hood. Of course, one can always buy a high priced lens whose elements have been treated with special coatings.
Even so, there are situations that the best of lenses can't cope with. If the photographer can't figure out a way of dealing …