In reflection upon the professional practice module this academic year, I would say that I have probably learned just as much as I expected to. There are things that I have learned about myself that I didn’t know existed, things I have learned in terms of photography in the wider world of work and more importantly, I have made huge advancements in my chosen career path by gaining an unconditional place on the Fine Art Masters course at Chester. The things that I have learned about myself are that I need to have more confidence in my projects and narratives. This realisation came after the feedback from the professional practice interview. I have learned never to let myself think that I have done enough either, and to always plan for everything, even when I think I’m done, I need to ask myself if I could do more. During that interview I should have been able to steer the conversation back towards my narrative more clearly but was thrown by most of the comments, another thing that I didn’t think would affect me, but sadly did. On the other hand, gaining a place on the MA course has set the next two years of my life in stone which I am thrilled about, and at least this proves there are some interviews I can easily sail through, even when presenting an unfinished, working portfolio. I’m glad I attended the guest lectures that I did as some of the photography ones were very useful to me, Sian’s in particular. Various other lectures, like the talk given by the BBC website designers, were really encouraging and made me feel slightly less worried about things not happening for me straight away after graduation (from the MA). That seems to be the case for most of the visiting lecturers, that they did not immediately get a job related to their degree and in fact had to take on quite a few other roles beforehand. This gives me confidence in the fact that even if it doesn’t happen straight away, it will one day if I keep at it. I think, after having to write this blog and converse with an entire year group via Moodle on things like degree show branding and fundraising, I am more aware of the effort that needs to be made in future group projects as large as this. I am quite used to working in a group, but following this module, I feel better trained in organising my time between so many different aspects in projects such as this. On a project that includes so many people, maybe in future, if I have an idea I want to put across, to then get it across to that many people and heard above everyone else, I will first need to reflect upon my confidence in portraying a plan to a larger amount of people than I’m used to.