Composition Photography

This image is using a distance to present the subject matter of the image in the far background.

This image uses the building as a frame of the models body restricting its movement and ensuring the viewers eyes are drawn to the model as the subject matter.

This image include's the very direct eye line of the model.

Final Product Review

Final Product

Front Cover Development

Final Skills Audit

AS Media Production: Final Skills Audit Print Production

Name: Sean Furphy                                      Date: 22/04/14

Photographic Skills

Feature	Yes	No	Comments if yes – where have you completed this skills and to what level
Manual Focus features	x		AS-Level, During Photo-Shoot
Shutter Speed	x		AS-Level, During Skills Development
Aperture control	x		AS-Level, During Skills Development
ISO Control	x		AS-Level, During Skills Development
A tripod	x		AS-Level, This was used to stabilise the camera during the photo-shoot
External flash	x		AS-Level, This was used to increase the brightness and definition of the photos during the Photo-shoot.
Self timer facility	x		AS-Level, During Skills Development
Light meter	x		AS-Level, During Skills Development
Composition grids	x		AS-Level, This was used during skills development to ensure the rules of thirds was followed.

Photoshop Skills

Feature	Yes	No	Comments if yes – where have you completed this skills and to what level
Text control	x		AS-Level, This was used during the front cover production to ensure the text was the correct colour font and size etc.
Filters	x		AS-Level, Front Cover Production
Brushes	x		AS-Level, Front Cover Production
Layers	x		AS-Level, This was used in the production of my front cover to help develop it having different effect and shapes on each layer.
Opacity control	x		AS-Level, Front Cover Production
Shape creation	x		AS-Level, During Skills Development
Brightness and contrast control	x		AS-Level, Front Cover Production
Gradients	x		AS-Level, Front Cover Production
Load selection features		x	N/A
Feathering	x		AS-Level, Front Cover Production
Colour curves adjustment	x		AS-Level, During Skills Development
Resolution setting control	x		AS-Level, Front Cover Production
Magnetic lasso, polygon lasso tool	x		AS-Level, Front Cover Production
Cropping tool	x		AS-Level, This tool was used to ensure that image was the correct size and that there was no wasted space.
Clone tool	x		AS-Level, During Skills Development
Retouch tool	x		AS-Level, During Skills Development

In Design Skills

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		AS-Level, During DPS Production
Margin and column guide creation	x		AS-Level, During DPS Production
Inserting an image ID	x		AS-Level, During DPS Production
Resizing images in ID	x		AS-Level, During DPS Production
Text manipulation – resizing, rotation	x		AS-Level, In the production of my double page spread I had to resize the text to achieve the correct effect I wanted.
Text manipulation – controlling kerning and leading	x		AS-Level, During Skills Development
Text flow creation	x		AS-Level, During Skills Development
Using transparent imagery in ID	x		AS-Level, This was to ensure that the black background of the original image did not impact upon the double page spread.
Shape/line creation In design	x		AS-Level, During Skills Development
Exporting to PDF from In-design	x		AS-Level, During DPS Production
Text Wrap	x		AS-Level, During Skills Development

Double page spread development:

Shutter Speed: