Photographing flowers is simply too easy. They're already pretty, they hold perfectly still, they don't have crappy schedules to work around, and they don't charge you for their time and beauty. While I will concede that some photographers can elevate a bloom to the realm of true art; the fact remains that even a hack like me can pull it off with reasonable results. I really admire the people who choose to photograph more difficult subjects - ones that require real talent. In the meantime, I'll keep on peeping at plant genitals because it's easier than doing real art.

It's frustrating. I went back to school for my Master's degree because I was having trouble finding work with a BS. Now that I have my Master's the economy takes a nosedive, and industries like biotech which depend so heavily on investors, well, we're just screwed. And school loans still need repaying.

People keep telling me to sell my art, but that's something that I'm just not cut out for (then again, I don't think I'm cut out for real life either; but that hasn't stopped me from trying it out anyway). The art world is already saturated with more talent and skill than the economy can really support. My crap simply can't compete.

So back to tedium and mild desperation I go; sending yet more resumes into the black holes called HR departments.