Photography by Derek McBurney

Jeni, Jeff & Ryden

Family shoot: Confederation Park

To keep up with Ryden, I had to take a ton of photos. He made me work hard this day, but it was a blast! I tried to think of the day from Ryden’s perspective for this shoot, and I loved watching him interact with ducks, leaves and of course his parents in this beautiful Fall scene.

- 50mm
- ISO 100
- f/2.0
- 1/640
- 50mm
- ISO 100
- f/1.2
- 1/1250
- 135mm
- ISO 200
- f/2.0
- 1/320
- 135mm
- ISO 200
- f/2.5
- 1/800
- 135mm
- ISO 200
- f/2.5
- 1/800
I love the colours!
- 50mm
- ISO 200
- f/1.4
- 1/640
They always say if you think you're close, get closer, to take a good photograph. I might overdo this, but I love it. The viewer is right there with the family in this great moment in time.
- 24mm
- ISO 200
- f/1.6
- 1/400
I love the kinetic energy of this photo. At first when I looked through the zillions of photos I had of Ryden, I thought this one might be a dud because I didn't catch all of his face. But that's actually one of the reasons I love this photo. We're so in the moment with Ryden we can hardly keep up! This photo also demonstrates why I love prime lenses. With a zoom, I most assuredly would have had Ryden entirely within the frame and the photo would have been half as interesting.
- 24mm
- ISO 200
- f/2.0
- 1/250
- 24mm
- ISO 200
- f/2.0
- 1/500
- 135mm
- ISO 200
- f/2.0
- 1/640