Well what you did with both worked really well! I have not played with my flash enough yet to see what it really can do but now I'm anxious to, you wouldn't have guessed it was a flash on the saints, they look very natural.
Why would you have not used a reflector on the whippets? I'd be curious to know so I know how and when to use mine better when it comes. What size and color of a reflector do you use?