AS Media Production: Technical Skills Audit Print Production

Name: Scarlett Miller Tutor group:  1.37  Date: 18.09.12

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
Shutter Speed	x		I have completed this skill many times, and are familiar with it and it is an easy skill to use.
Aperture control		x
A tripod	x		I have used a tripod when taking photos of backdrops and when trying to get a steady photograph.
External flash		x
Self timer facility	x		I have used self timer a lot when taking group photos etc, it is a very easy skill to use.
Light meter		x
Composition grids	x		I have used composition grids before when trying to get a photograph in the centre of the screen/to the left/right of the screen, it is a simple yet effective skill.

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
Have you ever used Photoshop ever before?	x		I have used it at GCSE grade to edit photographs and change the properties and create artistic images such as layering etc.
Text control	x		I have used this when trying to create certain images with font on such as trying to put a message across through a photo.
Filters	x		I have used filters when trying to get a different effect to photographs, i used this tool a lot throughout a gcse art course.
Brushes		x
Layers	x		I used layers a lot to layer photos on top of each other and create new and abstract photos.
Opacity control	x		I have used opacity control when trying to make a photo/layer more transparent so the layer underneath was more visable.
Shape creation		x
Brightness and contrast control	x		I have used the brightness and contrast many times to enhance photos.
Dodge/Burn		x
Clone stamp tool		x
Colour curves adjustment	x		I have used colour curve adjustment on lots of photographs to enhance certain colours and slightly change others.
Resolution setting control		x
Magnetic lasso, polygon lasso tool		x
Cropping tool	x		I use the cropping tool often when trying to make a photo smaller or to focus on an area of a photo.
Retouch tool		x

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
Margin and column guide creation		x
Inserting text in ID		x
Inserting images in ID		x
Resizing images in ID		x
Text manipulation – resizing, rotation		x
Text manipulation – controlling kerning and leading		x
Text flow creation		x
Text effects – drop shadow		x
Drop cap insert		x
Using transparent imagery in ID		x
Shape creation In design		x
Text wrapping		x
Exporting to PDF from In-design		x