Well my and my girls went and done our little afternoon photoshoot and I was quite happy with some of my final images as they were exactly how I had pictured them. One of my faves was actually taken in full auto mode when we first got there, I wanted to see what settings the camera would choose.
I didnt have any problem shooting into the sun and just made sure it was always just out of the frame so I didnt end up with any sunflare in any of my images only a lovely soft haze which was what I had wanted. When I shot in manual mode I ended up using partial metering on my girls faces and overexposing by approx 1 3/4 stops, no flash needed.
I have posted some of the images in the members photos critique forum if anyone wants a nosey.