Blowdrying the hair

This is a photograph from after I blow dried Issy's hair.
Our task was to wet the hair and wash it using shampoo and conditioner and then to dry it off using two techniques; finger drying and blowdrying. This was my first attempt for this module even though I have done this in the past on my college course.
After washing my clients hair with a shampoo and conditioner that suited her medium hair and using massage movements such as effleurage and petrissage, I wrapped her head in a towl and sat her down in front of a mirror. I then smoothed the cuticle of her hair down with the towel whilst trying to rinse out some of the excess water on the hair.
Afterwards, I started to finger dry the hair with the hairdryer pointing downwards to make sure the cuticle stayed smooth. I could then carry on to the blow dry the hair once I had got the hair to be damp through fingerdrying.
I then went on to section the hair into four different sections. Taking piece by piece from the 2 back sections I started to blow dry the hair using my rotary brushes. I carried on this movement onto all 4 sections and completely drying the hair. My client didn't want her hair straight so I put a bit of a curl into it at the bottom.

I have done blowdrying in the past but it was nice to revisit it and do it on an actual model as I am more used to doing it on a training head which doesn't have as nice a hair as the real human but also you don't have to be as gentle with them so you aren't learning how to do it properly. I came to realise I am not as confident as I thought I was when it came to blowdrying especially on a real person.
I kept finding myself banging my brush on her head and on the odd occasion I banged my hair dryer on her head when trying to pick up a section of hair to dry. This made me feel really bad and unprofessional but worried I had hurt her. I also think I need to add a bit more volume to the roots of her hair near the parting as it looked a bit flat compared to the rest of her hair which had volume.
However, I was pretty proud of the outcome overall. I think I did an alright job blow drying her hair and kept it looking and feeling smooth.

I think that blowdrying is a good styling technique to add volume and straighten the hair. It's not as harsh as other techniques that use extreme heat such as straighteners and it's an easy look to achieve.

I am looking forward to having a second and third attempt to see my improvements and confidence boost hopefully.