Hello. I’m Adam. I am a PLP student at Seycove Secondary School in North Vancouver. This blog will mostly be for school, but here’s some things about me. I like to read, go fishing, take photos, listen to music, play the alto saxophone and guitar, and build models. I am part of local Stream Keepers group, an organization that helps get data for hatcheries and helps to conserve underwater life. I also volunteer at the Morton Creek Hatchery. My favourite food is avocado, and my favourite colour is purple. I’m not really sure And of course, I have a beautiful toothless pocket beagle named Smeagol who will bark at you if you so much as walk on the other side of the road. Beware!

2024 Edit

Hi! It’s me again! I am going show you some of my photography. This will showcase how my photography skills have improved over time. Here’s some photography basics:

1/1250 of a second to achieve a non-blurry image 

2 second shutter speed to achieve blur

Shutter Speed: shutter speed is how long the shutter stays open. If you are capturing moving subjects, then you would want a fast shutter speed, like 1/1250 of a second. If you’re capturing something like stars, you would want a slow shutter speed, so the image sensor is flooded with more light. Above are some examples of using shutter speed to capture images.

f3.5

f22

Aperture: aperture is the size of the opening. The larger the opening, the smaller the f/stop. So, an f2.8 would be a very large opening, with a very shallow depth of field. An f22, however, creates a small opening and a deep depth of field. A larger aperture, the more light is able to be let in. The images above are examples of how the depth of field changes with different apertures.

ISO: ISO is the sensitivity of the image sensor to light. The higher the ISO number, the more sensitive it is to light. However, it also increases the graininess of the image.

The Rule of Thirds: something that I learned in PLP was the rule of thirds. This states that the subject of your image should be slightly off to one side, rather than in the middle. The viewer’s eyes are drawn first to the sides of the image, while around 2/3rds of the image is left open. The photo above is a good example of this. While it is more like 1/2, it still produces a similar effect.

Photos 2018-2023