Overall review of Hair and Make up Design, Sept - now

I have thoroughly enjoyed the course so far, and I definitley feel ike I have learnt alot! Not going to lie it has been hard work at times and very stressful for some units wih the workload and the stress of practical assessments, but definitley worth it. I am 100% sure I made the right choice in coming to University to do this course. Not only for the skills and knowledge I am learning/going to learn but for the experience. I have found Group 1 (the group I am in for lessons) to be lovely people and I think as a group we are very supportive of each other. There has been a great deal of different techniques to learn in our practical sessions in both subjects and although I have been taking notes I think I need to adapt my style of writting and improve my organization, for example using a different notepad for each practical session, to avoid confusion and be able to record information in a more structured manor, simply to make life easier for myself when writting up tech files. Something that has suprised me is how much I have enjoyed our theory lessons, I have found the historical element extremely interesting not only this but the theory lessons have sparked an interest in writting which I did not predict on starting the course, when I thought the practical lessons would be my favourite.
Some of the practical skills I have found the hardest to grasp have included contouring and shading. I greatly underestimated the skill it takes to be able to contour correctly in order to give the appearance of either changing the shape of certain features or drawing attention to certain features and creating shadow. Although I have improved somewhat since september (where my shading looked patchy or like nasty bruises) I still think this is something I need to practice a lot util I can say I am good at it.
Digital imaging production has ben intersting, however the I feel the workload has been very heavy connsidering it contributes a smaller percentage to our grading. This being said there have been parts of the subject I have enjoyed. Photography was very interesting to learn and I feel I have learnt quite alot regarding fashion styling for example the difference subtle things like, colour, props, poses and facial expressions can make in the eyes of someone viewing an image which I didnt really think about before.
I feel the timed assessments went quite well although I have identified areas in both subjects where there is room for improvement. I think Anna and I made a good team as we were both very focused and willing to practice. I also felt we communicated well with each other.
Overall I feel the first semester has been a success (well... I hope so when I find out my grades!) and I am very much looking forwad to comng back after Christmas.