Originally posted by kislotiq ...So I want to ask you experienced guys on how to improve this workflow?
TLDR: Try matrix metering rather than spot, and don't agonize about highlights. What I say may or may not be applicable to your case.
There are many different kinds of "street photography". My style, which I'm still developing, shows people as they go about their day. I don't want them to react to me or pose, so I don't have time to carefully compose. I usually shoot in TAv mode: shutter fast enough to freeze motion, aperture stopped down a little for depth of field, pre-focused 2 meters away.
I use matrix metering to help the camera select ISO in TAv. Always use DNG format so I can adjust exposure later.
Sometimes those settings will blow out highlights. I can try highlight recovery in Lightroom. If the highlights are too far gone, it doesn't much matter because the subject is more important than the background, anyway. I'd rather have a bad background than a subject that's too dark and turns overly noisy when I brighten shadows.
Blown highlights might matter more if your "street photography" is more about the buildings. You can still use matrix metering. Turn on bracketing and pick the brightest, least-blown exposure later.
Here are 2 examples where the subjects were in deep shadows cast by tall buildings. The background had more sunlight. Getting the highlights correct would have meant subjects looking too dark. In hindsight, the subjects have potential but I didn't catch them at especially interesting moments, so the photos could be better. The blown highlights are irrelevant and probably out of focus, anyway, because I'm focused close.