Tuesday, 29 April 2014

Final skills audit

Feature
Yes
No
Comments if yes – where have you completed this skills and to what level
Manual Focus features
x

I used this when taking my photos, when I first used the Cannon the quality was not as I had hoped, as I was unfamiliar with the equipment. However, when taking my images for my final product, I felt more comfortable with how to use the Cannon and my images were of a higher quality.

Shutter Speed
x

When I was using this I set the time and the rate at which the camera takes photos, when taking photos of running water and falling leaves ensured the shutter speed was high enough to capture the images.

Aperture control
x

I have used this within my coursework for Film Studies.

ISO Control
x

I used this when taking my images outside, to start with the images came out black, by changing the ISO setting from around 200 to 800, this allowed a greater amount of light to enter the camera. After changing the ISO setting my photos improved massively.

A tripod
x

I used this when shooting my coursework for my film. This involved recording my final product for film, which was of a high quality.

External flash

x



Self timer facility
x

I have used this facility out side of class time on my own camera.


Light meter
x

I used a light meter when taking my photos


Composition grids
x

Outside of class





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

Moved text close together or longer, changed size


Filters

x



Brushes
x



Christmas card, front cover

Layers
x

Photoshop


Opacity control
x




Shape creation
x

Boxes – production


Brightness and contrast control
x

Too dark, altered levels


Gradients

x



Load selection features

x



Feathering
x

Magic wand tool


Colour curves adjustment

x



Resolution setting control
x

300 pixels per inch


Magnetic lasso, polygon lasso tool
x

Production


Cropping tool
x

Production


Clone tool

x



Retouch tool
x

Zoe (heal brush edit)


Other skills














x

Warp tool – vampire teeth
Drop shadow
Free transform – slants
Stroke tool
Dodge and burn – vampire
Margin guides


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 an image ID
x




Resizing images in ID
x




Text manipulation – resizing, rotation
x




Text manipulation – controlling kerning and leading

x



Text flow creation
x




Using transparent imagery in ID
x




Shape/line creation In design
x




Exporting to PDF from In-design
x




Text Wrap


x


Other Skills
x

Drop shadow










Composition photos






Close up and extreme close up


Tilt up / medium long shot





Rule of thirds
















Long shot

















Tilt up / tilt down

Front cover progression





This is the progression of my front cover, starting with initial ideas which led to further improvements until I created my final product.