Nope this looks like mid-day sun, there is no magic framing that can solve this problem. Here are some of the options the photographer could've used:

• Don't shoot outside at noon on a sunny day (morning/evening instead)
• move to a shadowy area, increase exposure
• diffuse the sunlight, in this case for a group photo you need a huge diffusion panel
• use a reflector to fill in the shadows
• use lighting to counter the sun

Or any combination of the above.