Final Skills Audit

Feature	Yes	No	Comments if yes – where have you completed this skills and to what level
Manual Focus features	*		I frequently took images in manual focus, for example for composition, production and shutter speed images. As well as other occasions for art projects.
Shutter Speed	*		To capture the images we took of the torches in the dark, I changed the camera setting to a slow shutter speed to capture the torch in the process of movement and will result in a continuous line of light in the shape I chose to draw.
Aperture control	*		To change depth of field, if objects/ people are further forward or further back than the other. I used this
ISO Control	*		To allow more light to be captured in the images, I used this for the slow shutter speed images in the dark with the torches.
A tripod	*		I have used a tripod a few times in Fine Art and learnt how to set it up and how to put it away. This is always helpful to use if you are taking a series of images that need to be set at the same height, distance, tilt etc.
External flash		*
Self timer facility		*
Light meter	*		To create the correct lighting for the production images I took for my magazine
Composition grids	*		To arrange the setting of the image specifically in the grid order; this is also helpful for taking depth of field images so you can specifically see which part of the camera objects/ models are in.

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	*		To move particular text closer together on my magazine front cover, this helped apply the text that will improve the appearance and so it will all fit in the space of the front cover.
Filters	*		During production, altering the images I took of the model to improve imperfections or achieve certain emotions that could link to the topic of the magazine.
Brushes	*		I downloaded brushes for the Christmas card we created to help it look more advanced and professional.
Layers	*
Opacity control	*		When applying my splash of colour as a bold image, I then altered the opacity amount to make it more transparent to make the front cover look more professional.
Shape creation		*
Brightness and contrast control	*		Images that went into my magazine have been altered on Photoshop by changing the brightness and contrast, to create a “flawless” appearance to the model.
Gradients		*
Load selection features		*
Feathering		*
Colour curves adjustment	*		I chose a random image to change the curves and colours of; this causes it to contain more emotion and consistency or also to make it look like a completely different image.
Resolution setting control		*
Magnetic lasso, polygon lasso tool			I used the lasso tool to change the models teeth to vampire fangs.
Cropping tool	*		I have used the crop tool frequently in Fine Art
Clone tool	*
Retouch tool	*		I used this for
Other skills Stroke tool Warp tool Dodge and burn 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?	*		I used In Design to create my magazine front cover and double page spread.
Margin and column guide creation	*
Inserting an image ID	*		Using for DPS
Resizing images in ID	*		Resizing magazine images for frame
Text manipulation – resizing, rotation	*
Text manipulation – controlling kerning and leading		*
Text flow creation		*
Using transparent imagery in ID		*
Shape/line creation In design		*
Exporting to PDF from In-design	*		Saving images or my own productions as JPEGS so it can then be exported on to Blogger.
Text Wrap	*		Enabling the important pieces of text within the article to be separated for the rest of the text.
Other Skills