Last semester was a major learning curve for me, overall I know I could've put 100x more effort in so thats something thats motivated me to work harder this semester. A lack of confidence and motivation led me to slump through the semester although thoroughly enjoying the work I just couldn't seem to fully dedicate myself to it. I would love to say I blogged every week and read every single book but instead I chose to skip those and act way more relaxed than I should've. I'm definitely glad I've reflected on the past few months though, as it has made me realise handing in work that isn't at the standard I know i'm capable of left me feeling rubbish.
I definitely discovered aspects of the industry that I'm now more interested in learning about, particularly art direction. I also loved photoshop manipulation, leading myself to spend hours sat playing around with random images and creating new pieces of work. I've realised i'm someone who gets inspired at the randomest times, for example I can be in Tesco and suddenly have the best idea for a photoshoot. I've always been majorly inspired by music, on the train home to Leeds I spend hours imagining shoots and videos for the songs on my iPod and using sites like tumblr I gather images that inspire me in one way or another.
After my first term i've realised choosing to go out all the time just isn't worth it as the next day is almost always spent wasted being hungover, from now i'm definitely going to cut down on the nights out and alcohol and focus on putting my energy into creating my work. After reading Hegarty on Creativity: There are No Rules I felt incredibly motivated to get on with my work. It's one of those books that i'll constantly be going back to for motivation and inspiration.
Things that I will continue into this semester will be photoshop manipulation and also expanding my skills on indesign and creating sample pieces to show my development. Also creating random mood boards, I've realised i'm someone who saves any random image they love, my downloads folder is full of images from pictures of the ocean to random patterns and colours. I aim to create a mood board a week of my inspiration from that week with colours, people, textures.
Overall, I think not putting my all into the first semester really made me realise I need to motivate myself to get back to being a hard worker. I know there are reasons for my lack of motivation, after losing my auntie, who was the one person who pushed me to try hardest in everything, losing her suddenly, made me give up on everything. Coming to Uni was hard, not having her here to show my work to and discuss my ideas is awful but she's also the reason why I need to try harder this next semester and prove to her and myself what i'm capable of.
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