Shooting outdoors on a bright day often means the sun will create ugly hard shadows on your subject. The easiest way to solve this problem is with a "bounce card" or "reflector" which bounces sunlight into the shadow areas.

(Generally "bounce cards" are hand held, whereas "reflectors" are bigger and on stands.)

To see the effect of a reflector, move it back and forth--to get precisely the effect you want. It's useless unless you are angling it into the sun just right. This may take some practice. But it's worth the effort. A bounce card or reflector can improve the quality of your image immensely.