So there's this cat in the window...

[Izzie]

And it faces East. So whenever I want to take a picture of this perfectly composed scene, I get a lot of back light.
Here is an example picture, taken a few years ago.



What can an amateur photographer do with just a point-and-shoot digital to keep the subject from turning black?

I can adjust the levels on my camera in manual mode- including exposure/light/dark.

I was thinking of making a reflector with tin foil or something?