Creative Sunday Practice #12

The post-Christmas fridge usually tells a story. It’s either still packed with leftovers or suspiciously empty. Both are perfect starting points for a creative practice.

This week’s Creative Sunday Practice invites you to open your refrigerator and explore it with your smartphone camera as a visual space.

Before taking a single photo, pause for a moment and simply look.

Notice the light.

The shelves.

The containers.

Condensation on plastic and glass.

Empty gaps next to crowded corners.

Repetition, order, and small signs of chaos.

Once you start paying attention, the fridge quietly reveals its potential.

Try these creative directions

Use any of the ideas below to get started, or let them spark your own approach:

🥛 Photograph what’s left vs. what’s missing
Empty space can be just as powerful as fullness.

💡 Use the fridge light as your only light source
Treat it like a built-in studio lamp.

🧊 Explore textures
Plastic, glass, food surfaces, fogged air — all of it changes up close.

🍖 Isolate one object and fill the frame
Give it full attention and remove distractions.

📐 Look for geometry
Shelves and drawers naturally create strong lines and structure.

When I practiced this at home, I was surprised by how quickly the fridge stopped feeling like a fridge. It became a set. A lightbox. A still-life studio hiding in plain sight.

You can follow the ideas above or simply recreate the example images I photographed with my iPhone. No cleaning, styling, or special setup required.

Set aside ten minutes. Observe first. Photograph second.

Often, the image appears before you consciously decide what you’re making.

I’ll be back next Sunday with another everyday object to help you keep your creative eye active.

P.S. Creative Sunday Practice is a weekly ritual designed to help people improve their smartphone photography and train their creative eye by working with ordinary household objects. The goal isn’t perfect photos — it’s building the habit of seeing creatively.