My friend Charles has, what he calls, a very “minimalist” apartment.  It is all white, which is annoying.  I never get those people!  What would possibly possess you to challenge the gods like that?  Do you not drink red wine?  Do you not track in mud?  Are you trying to compete with American Psycho or something (who also had an entirely white place until blood appeared!)

Anyway, who am I to judge?  Just because my place is every color under the sun and is by no means, shape or form “minimalist” doesn’t mean I can make fun of Charles for neatness.  Right?  Well, whatever.  I think it’s weird!

But Charles is a good friend so I took a “minimalist” shot of a ballpoint pen on my desk.  Yep, that’s right.  A ballpoint pen.  I shot in black and white and used some macro settings.  It had surprising richness and depth.  I sent it to MyPopArt.com and chose some vivid blues and greens.  I was shocked how much I liked the final results!  I didn’t even want to give it to Charles.  But I’m glad I did.  He hung it with pride over his pristine desk and smiled a nice, clean, neat smile.  I think I may have started a trend for Charles – color might start slowly slipping into his perfectly white palace.  He assured me it wasn’t but color is contagious, I told him!
Bottom line:  you don’t have to go out of your way for a good shot to send.  It can be as simple as a pen.  Or a feather.  Or an empty glass.  Think outside the box.  Then hang it up in your box.  Just don’t make it an all-white box.  Because that’s just weird.