Reflection - Term 2

My term 2 started with chaos. I did not have a good opening, as I have no idea where should I start at the beginning of the term, and I have to catch up in the middle of the term, which was a very difficult and hard job. 

In this term, I have learnt how to do portraits, which was my first official attempt. The portrait project itself was not bad, but if I have done it earlier, then I would be able to shoot more different musicians, with different instruments and poses. However, some minor technical issues, such as too much headroom, were still exist even I already have one to two practice sections in class. But overall, I think if I can keep on practice portrait photography, I am confident that i can improve my portrait skills.

Also, I wrote a book in this term. The writing and the content of the book were based on historical facts, which lead to the book sound not interesting enough. But it was finished in a week, and everything was done in a rush, and therefore there was spaces for improvements. Writing is my weakness, as English is my second that I still have a long way to improve. But I learnt how to make a book myself on some online website, which I think it will be useful for my future career. 

I am going back to Hong Kong during the two-weeks term break, and hopefully I will be recharged and get ready for the last term of this academic year.

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  1. Zoe Van-de-Velde24 April 2024 at 04:31

    Good that you have added a reflection and there is some thoughts on what you could improve in coming term

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