I am a commercial photogrher. Some fols think that is a kida glamorous job- pretty fashion models, designer jewelry, gourmet foods, snazzy cars, cool stuff- well sometimes. Sometimes- not so much! Imagine spending a week shooting surgical supplies for a catalog How a bit musical instruments for an auction house, 300 of them, straightforward on a white background. appliances and home- entertain stuff but for an online seller- no fancy stuff. As my grandkids used to Booooooring! The good thing is, I get a studio full of stuff with interesting shapes, colors, and surfaces, and things that most folk don't have lying around the hous or office. Good fodder for abstract images.
Another idea. Oftenteims, I read posts on forums where photograhers are frustrated- it's bad weather, the birds have gone south, there's a pandemic, nothin' to shoot, etc, What I do is empty my junk drawer, boxes in the basement, or whatever I can find and shoot it before donating it the charity shop. And while I am at the charity shot or junkyard, I find more junk for props, still life, and abstracts.
Minimalist? NAH! I'm too much of a semi-hoarder and clutter bug. Abstact? You tell me! By the way, I do this
stuff for fun- I do not attempt to sell it s "fine art"!
