NO CAPTION...BUT

When I was asked to be one of the professionals to critique images here on PhotoArtsForum.com I was under the impression that the submissions would be from professionals and would be professional type images.  This is obviously a snapshot, so I will critique it! :-)

Sunshine is nearly impossible to use as a light source in images of people, unless it is real early or real late in the day, or at other times of the day if the sun is obscured by clouds.  As one can see the bright sunshine has left hard shadows in this image which looks bad.  Sunshine also causes people to squint because it is so bright.  So what should one do when shooting in sunshine?  Don't!  Find somewhere where it is shady and shoot there.  The area behind her appears to be dark, which indicates it was most likely shady there. Had you placed her there and made the capture the shadows would have been much much softer.  Lastly her skin is overexposed.

Benji

I agree with Cindy.  I have photos like this of my daughter and they capture her personality and they make me smile.
You mentioned that this is the type of photography you want to do, but I am not really sure what you mean by that.  Are you talking about the candid nature of the picture?  Black and white images?  Lifestyle photography?  If we know the direction you are trying to go we can probably give more constructive ideas. 

at the time i really was not prepared to take this shot,we were at the pond looking for nature shots. shot this one at random and loved the happiness on her face.
          i love to capture those types of looks on children and next time i will be better prepared...

                             thank you for taking the time to look and critique,i truly appreciate the comments
                                                                    bp

This image is definitely of "snapshot" quality.  The idea of a professional  caliber portrait is that it will capture the expression but will also create a clear, recognizable and well executed likeness of the subject.  The harsh sunlight has created multiple highlights and shadows across the face which only distract from the beauty of this child.

Some tips for further efforts:  Make your portraits in the soft light of open shade.  This way there will be better tonality and the subject won't need to squint, thus revealing their lovely eyes.  Keep thins simple and elegant- try to have the background out of focus so all the attention goes to the subject- you do this by using a wider aperture (f/stop) and increasing the shutter speed to compensate for exposure differentials.  Use a camera angle that neither is shooting up or down at the subject- the rule for a nice undistorted vies of the face in a head and shoulders portrait is to place the camera at the subject's eye level or slightly above. If you camera has a zoom lens or interchangeable lenses, use a focal length that is is slightly longer than normal- perhaps in the 50 or 60mm range on a DSLR.  Theses are simple procedures that will help you get on the right track.  Once you have mastered some of theses methods- there are more creative things that you cam apply but for the time being you need to simplify things and apply some of theses basics.

Ed Shapiro