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the thing to do is shoot what you 'enjoy/have passion for/understanding of' in the real world
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Here is where I disagree. That is what every amateur does. If you are lucky, you can do it as a professional. Better route is to learn to shoot something that pays the rent and do it well. Then indulge your passion. Unless you are one of the lucky ones where passion a profit collide, this is a more prudent course to making a living with your eye.
edit: Here is an example. I was shooting a simple commercial once. Three scenes, three different set ups. It was a national brand but not very creative at all. Boring as snot if you ask me. This was ten years ago, and at that time the lighting director (d.o.p.) was earning $10,000.00 a day for five days. He was bored. I was bored. The talent was bored. The food stylists were bored. The only one excited was the Agency Queen. But the money was good. I was on 2500 a day. We were all bored but happy.