final print skills audit

AS Media Production: Final Skills Audit Print Production

Name:                         Tutor group:              Date:

Photographic Skills

Which of the following photographic features/equipment have you used on a camera before:

Feature	Yes	No	Comments if yes – where have you completed this skills and to what level
Manual Focus features	x		I used this every time I took a picture like when we took pictures so my pictures where not blurry and they were focused. I used it when I did my photo-shoot and when I did my other photos for first magazine.
Shutter Speed	x		I used shutter speed when I took pictures of leaves falling and when I took pictures of people on bikes. It helped me get a clear picture when the person was moving. You have to change the speed on the camera first to get the picture clear.
Aperture control		x
ISO Control	x		This was when I went out side and changed it from 200 to 400 etc. to let more light into the picture to make the picture look better and make it clearer.
A tripod		x
External flash	x		I used this in the photo-shoot and when I went outside and it was dark this made my models features stand out more.
Self timer facility		x
Light meter	x		This was used during my photo-shoot for my front cover and double page spread.
Composition grids	x		I used on the camera when I wanted someone in the top third and someone else at the bottom of the grid.

Photoshop Skills

Which of the following features of Photoshop have you used before:

Feature	Yes	No	Comments if yes – where have you completed this skills and to what level
Text control	x		I changed the spaces on my double page spread so that the title looked better and fit well with my magazine.
Filters	x		I used this on my first magazine it made it sepia.
Brushes	x		I have used brushes for my Christmas CD cover and for my front cover this was how I got the feet on the front cover and double page spread.
Layers	x		I have used this all the way through Photoshop so others things are over the top of certain things.
Opacity control		x
Shape creation	x		I used this in my first front cover and in my DPS and in graphics.
Brightness and contrast control	x		I used this to get my front cover brighter and to give her a slightly darker skin tone.
Gradients	x		I used this on my Christmas CXD cover red/white to make it blend more.
Load selection features	x		I used this when making my masthead.
Feathering		x
Colour curves adjustment	x		I used this when I di it for my blog it was a snowboard skater.
Resolution setting control	x		I used this for my front cover.
Magnetic lasso, polygon lasso tool	x		I used this to get my model on the front cover without it looking scruffy.
Cropping tool	x		I used this to crop photos in graphics.
Clone tool		x
Retouch tool	x		I used this to make my model have no spots or blemishes.
Other skills Spot heel tool Walk tool Dodge and burn Magic wand			Making my vampire Making my vampire

In Design Skills

Which of the following features of In Design have you used before:

Feature	Yes	No	Comments if yes – where have you completed this skills and to what level
Have you ever used In design ever before?	x		In media
Margin and column guide creation	x		I used this for my front cover and DPS so everything was all laid out. Correct.
Inserting an image ID	x		My double page spread I had to insert the image of my model.
Resizing images in ID	x		My image was to big to I had to make it smaller on my double page spread.
Text manipulation – resizing, rotation	x		I used this to change the direction of the font and to rotate it to fit my dos more.
Text manipulation – controlling kerning and leading	x
Text flow creation	x		I used this to link my boxes together.
Using transparent imagery in ID		x
Shape/line creation In design	x
Exporting to PDF from In-design	x		I did this for my final DPS
Text Wrap	x		This was to get all of my text where I wanted in on my double page spread.
Other Skills