Under my Umbrella...

[Chantelle]

Yea I didnt notice the motion blur on the little LCD screen, until I got home and saw it. I'll need to get myself a reflector. Thanks guys

[Marko]

Given the harsh natural light, these are quite well done.

shot 1 - I love the pensive expression here. Sharp focus on the lashes - Nice. To my eye shot looks a bout a 1/2 stop overexposed.

shot 2 - My fave of the 3. Nice intense sharp gaze. Definite fill flash or reflector needed to light her eyes.

shot 3 - way way cool background here. You missed the focus here. Model is not sharp so despite the coolness factor I would reject this image. Foot blur would not bother me 1 bit if the model's eyes were sharp. Stronger fill flash needed for the face.

This is an excellent effort in tough tough light. If you were part of a pro crew...they might have tamed the sun with a huge diffuser. Or they may have tamed the sun by NOT using it as the main light for the model. This would have allowed them to control both the intensity and the quality of the main light (flash) and any fill.

Hope that helps - Marko