kids last

[kat]

Vertical look.

[Marko]

The vertical is much better.
You might try to dodge(lighten) the eyes in a graphics program.

[Mad Aussie]

Well her 'get the hell away from me Aunt Kat I want to go home where there is cell phone reception' look turned out almost sultry didn't it?

I've really learnt something from this shot.
In bright sun, when the shadows are showing under eyes, noses etc, instead of turning the head more toward the light to eliminate the shadows ... try the opposite perhaps.
Turn the head so that most of the face is in shadow and then use fill light ... bounce or reflector perhaps.
Result hopefully is a more even lighting across the face itself.
Could be good to remember when there's no shaded areas available.