Congrats, Captain!
Here`s a simple trick, try covering the windshield with a cover or some kind of blanket. Alternatively, park the bird in the hangar. It will make a flight deck shot so much easier, without the bright light coming in.
Granted, my newspapers don´t look too fancy but you get the idea in the following example:
https://www.airliners.net/photo/Untitled ... Yudg%3D%3DPerhaps another obvious one: flash up the instruments in the relative "dark" as described above; this makes a cockpit so much more interesting.
Good luck!
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