I see some people only posting landscapes. Or only birds. Some only post street photography.
Is it normal for a photographer to gravitate towards just one type of photography over time as one gets more experience?

Also, about styles. Some people seem to prefer natural-looking pictures. Even when light modifiers are used. As long as the final result is as if no additional equipment was involved. But others seem to like producing pics that have strobes with "wrong" color temperature. Or overpowering the ambient. Or reflectors that almost completely eliminate shadows.

I'm not talking about HDR or post-processing. More about different styles. Realistic vs. artistic. Do photographers generally stick to one style? Or should a good photographer be able to adopt any style they need?

My wife's grandmother would have taken that SS pan as a challenge. Way back when aluminium pans started being coated with black PTFE, and 'non-stick' was a new concept, we left her on her own for an afternoon. When we came home she made a few scathing remarks about household cleaning practices with 'you youngsters'. But half a box of Brillo pads later, she had managed to get just about all 'that black stuff off that pan'.
That was close to 60yrs ago. but we can't bring ourselves to throw out what was a very expensive pan at the time.

A little more wide angle on anything here would've forced me to include elements I didn't want to include. I mean, really! How out of place would the Eiffel Tower, a jetport, and a Gucci Outlet Store look within the context of what DID get included here? And "desolation"??? Crikey, none of these show "desolation". You want "desolation", I can show you some desolation! Utah's full of it. (Desolation, I mean.)

But if you wanna edit something, have at it. (Can we haz generative fill, pleze?)

I want to share a technique for colorizing graphic line art for those who may have an interest.

There are a multitude of graphic programs that one can use to draw and color such as Photoshop, Affinity Photo, Clip Paint, Krita, etc. I use Krita (as well as the others) because it is power-packed with features and it is an Open-Source program which means that it is free for public use as all Open-Source programs are.

I'll take you through the steps of the cartoon dog that I created as an example of how this process works.

IMAGE ONE (Draft Sketch)- I start with a loose, quick, draft sketch. I use a blue color to set it apart from the other layers. I don't spend much time on this because it is to be used as a guide and I often change it before it is done.

IMAGE TWO (Line Drawing) - I create a new layer and turn down the opacity of the draft sketch layer. Because the dog's face is symmetrical, I use a mirror drawing tool that allows me to draw the right and left sides at the same time (how cool is that!). Note: This is NOT a copy, paste, and flip process. It draws both sides in real-time. Because this is the line art that will be used, care is taken in the drawing with attention to close shapes that may have open gaps. This is important for the colorizing process.

IMAGE THREE (Colorization Mask) - A colorization mask layer is added and bits of color are placed where I want them to be applied. This can be a line, dot, scribble, or whatever. Yes, this looks weird and it is not how we would paint in non-digital media.

IMAGE FOUR (Processed Colorization Mask) - With the colors laid in place, the mask can be processed to block in the colors where placed.

IMAGE FIVE (Final Touches) - When the colorization is processed, new layers can be added to apply highlights, shadows, details, etc.