Final Skills Audit

AS Media Production: Final Skills Audit Print Production

 

Name: Shane Mitchell                           Tutor group: 1.25                Date: 15/4/13

 

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	Y		This skill was completed as while we were out taking pictures, for we needed to know how to manually focus on a subject in order to have a well-focused image.
Shutter Speed	Y		This skill was used when we needed to capture fast moving images. I slowed and quickened the shutter speed, resulting in effects that otherwise couldn’t be applied to my images.
Aperture control	Y		The aperture control was used when more light needed to be applied to image and was used at varied levels throughout the shooting process.
Continuous Shoot Mode	Y		CSM is used when a process of quick actions transpires. I used this when my subject performed an action that required multiple shots in order to capture the full action.
A tripod	Y		A tripod was used during my photoshoot. I chose to use it because it was efficient in stopping the image from being blurred due to camera shake.
External flash	Y		Also in my photoshoot, I used an external flash in order to capture a fully illuminated image.
Self timer facility	Y		The self timer facility was used when I needed to capture an image away from the camera, therefore meaning that I could either put myself into the image, or could make some last minute adjustments to the shot I’m taking.
Light meter		N
Composition grids	Y		The composition grid when I needed to use the rule of thirds to capture an image that complied with the basic rules of photography. It also allowed me to insert different connotations into my images – for example, I could create connotations of authority by putting the eyeline of my subject in the top third row 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	Y		Text control was used I needed to insert and manipulate text in my product. This was easy to do because  my products needed text insertion in order to complete the product.
Filters	Y		The filters were used when I needed to add some unique effects to my image. I used them through experimentation, and waded through a trial and error process as I selected the most desirable filter.
Brushes	Y		I used brushes when creating a CD cover for my blog. By selecting the appropriate brush, I was able to create a CD cover with a huge brush print for the cover. This gave it a unique look.
Layers	Y		Layers were used when trying to combine different images on one document. This meant that I was able to create certain effects with the use of other images.
Opacity control	Y		I used opacity when creating an effect that allowed me to show the image behind the new image, so that my breakout box – for example – wouldn’t obscure my main image.
Shape creation	Y		Shape creation was used when I needed to create a circle so that I could follow conventions of magazine layout, as circles on magazine covers often showed the price. With this, I was able to create different effects that almost gave the illusion that the circle was jumping out of the screen.
Brightness and contrast control	Y		Brightness and contrast enabled me to portray the main subject of my image as demonic, as I darkened my image, and turned down the contrast, making the entire image darker.
Gradients		N
Load selection features		N
Feathering		N
Colour curves adjustment		N
Resolution setting control	Y		My resolution setting allowed me to give my image a better resolution, therefore making my image look more aesthetically pleasing because the image had a better resolution.
Magnetic lasso, polygon lasso tool	Y		I used this tool to at a large amount when playing around with my project, seeing what worked and what didn’t work.  When using the magnetic lasso tool, I inverted the effect, allowing me to create a black & white filter on the background of my image, keeping the main subject of my image in colour. This made my subject stand out.
Cropping tool	Y		I used the cropping tool many times when making some images smaller so that they could fit on my main article.
Clone tool		N
Retouch tool		N
Other skills

 

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
Margin and column guide creation	Y		Margin and column guide creation was used to a high level because I needed these guides in order to position my article in a way that followed main conventions of a magazine layout.
Inserting an image ID	Y		Inserting images is constantly done when using InDesign because the article consists mainly of images.
Resizing images in ID	Y		With resizing my images, I did this frequently because I needed my images to fit around certain parts of my article. My main image needed to be resized to fit the entire article, then I could wrap my text around the image.
Text manipulation – resizing, rotation	Y		I used text manipulation so that I could take my text and fit it around the main subject. By rotating the text, I was able to make my text seem more spontaneous and ‘free’.
Text manipulation – controlling kerning and leading	Y
Text flow creation	Y
Using transparent imagery in ID		N
Shape/line creation In design	Y		By using shape/line creation, I could break my page up into sections, contrasting with the spontaneous that I sometimes added because lines give the article more of a structure.
Exporting to PDF from In-design	Y
Text Wrap		N
Other Skills

 

 

 

Number of new skills achieved:

Final Skills Audit – 26
Initial Skills Audit - 11