AS Media
Production: Final
Skills Audit Print Production
Name: Lilly Yuill Tutor group: Date:
Photographic
Skills
Which of the following
photographic features/equipment have you used on a camera before:
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Feature
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Yes
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No
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Comments if yes – where
have you completed this skills and to what level
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Manual
Focus features
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x
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I learnt this skill in
school when I done photography as a part of my art GCSE.
I also done it when
taking my photos for my magazine I used it help get my photos in focus and
have the best quality.
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Shutter
Speed
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x
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I have done this when
learning and improving on my skills, I took photos with lights when they were
moving and this created a shadow and lighting effect.
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Aperture
control
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x
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ISO
Control
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x
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I changed the ISO levels
when I was taking photos with torches to capture the light moving and create
the right effect.
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A
tripod
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x
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I used a tripod when I
took my photos for my DPS and front cover, It helped me create the correct
angle that I wanted for my photos.
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External
flash
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x
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Self
timer facility
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x
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Light
meter
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x
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Composition
grids
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x
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I used this to make sure my header was in the correct place and it was
all equal and in proportion.
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Photoshop
Skills
Which of the following
features of Photoshop have you used before:
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Feature
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Yes
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No
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Comments if yes – where
have you completed this skills and to what level
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Text
control
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x
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I used text control to
add text on to my front cover such as my sell lines, my header.
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Filters
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x
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I used filters on my
photos to make them have more of an effect and make the details on them stand
out more.
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Brushes
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x
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I downloaded brushes off
brushezzy.com, which I used when I created and edited my women to turn he
into a vampire. I downloaded blood and Christmas trees/decorations too which
I used for my Christmas CD.
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Layers
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x
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I learnt how to add
layers to my Photoshop document when I wanted to add a photo or text on to
it.
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Opacity
control
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x
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I used this when I created
my circle, this helped make the circle a little see through and blend in a
bit more, which prevented it from been a block circle.
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Shape
creation
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x
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I used this on my front
cover when I added a circle that I put the price of the magazine in to make
it stand out more from the rest of the magazine.
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Brightness
and contrast control
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x
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I learnt how to adjust
the brightness of my photos that I had taken so I could make them stand out
more and have more of an effect.
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Gradients
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x
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Load
selection features
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x
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Feathering
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x
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Colour
curves adjustment
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x
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Resolution
setting control
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x
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Set everything up to 300
pixels resolution.
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Magnetic
lasso, polygon lasso tool
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x
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I followed a tutorial to
see what it would look like if I used it.
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Cropping
tool
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x
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I learnt how to use this
when I needed my photos cropping as I was cropping the background out of my
images.
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Clone
tool
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x
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Retouch
tool
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x
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I learnt to use this
because I needed to retouch a part of my photo to make it stand out more and
give the correct effect that I wanted it to.
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Other
skills
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In Design
Skills
Which of the following
features of In Design have you used before:
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Feature
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Yes
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No
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Comments if yes – where
have you completed this skills and to what level
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Have
you ever used In design ever before?
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x
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I used in design when
creating my DPS, this helped me create my article and create all the breakout
boxes and columns I wanted to use.
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Margin
and column guide creation
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x
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I created columns and a margining
on my DPS to make it look more realistic.
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Inserting
an image ID
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x
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I opened an image onto InDesign
to add on to my DPS.
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Resizing
images in ID
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x
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I changed the sixes of
my images so they fit my DPS/Front cover.
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Text
manipulation – resizing, rotation
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x
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Text
manipulation – controlling kerning and leading
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x
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Text
flow creation
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x
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I learnt how to create
text flow when I was adding my article onto my DPS; this helped my text flow
from column to column.
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Using
transparent imagery in ID
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x
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Shape/line
creation In design
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Exporting
to PDF from In-design
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x
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I exported to a PDF once
I had finished and completed everything I wanted on In design.
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Text
Wrap
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x
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I used this when I added
a break out box onto my DPS so the text blended around the breakout box.
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Other
Skills
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Number of new skills achieved:
(compare with your initial skills assessment)
