Cuando intenta cargar ruta de la imagen a la base de datos me sale este error "la Creación de un objeto predeterminado de valor vacío"

Me sale este error "la Creación de un objeto predeterminado de valor vacío" cada vez que intento subir la imagen de perfil cuando el registro de usuario, lo que quiero hacer es subir a la ruta de la imagen "profile-photos/PP_1637044275.jpg" a la base de datos, no el nombre de la imagen, cualquier ayuda será apreciada.

Este es el Controlador/acción de clase

  class CreateNewUser implements CreatesNewUsers
 {
    use PasswordValidationRules;

  /**
 * Validate and create a newly registered user.
 *
 * @param  array  $input
 * @return \App\Models\User
 */
public function create(array $input)
{

    $request = request();

    //Handle profile photo Upload
    if ($request->hasFile('photo')) {
        // Get filename with extention 
        $filenamewithExt = $request->file('photo')->getClientOriginalName();
        // Get just filename
        $filename = pathinfo($filenamewithExt, PATHINFO_FILENAME);
        // Get just Extention
        $extention = $request->file('photo')->getClientOriginalExtension();
        // Filename to store
        $filenameToStore = $filename.'_'.time().'.'.$extention;
        // Upload Image
        $path = $request->file('photo')->storeAs('profile-photos', 
        $filenameToStore);

        $user = new User;
        $user->profile_photo_path = $path;
       

    }

    
 
    if ($request->hasFile('photo')) {
        
        $user->profile_photo_path = $path;
  
       
    }

Este es el punto de Vista

     <!-- PROFILE INFO -->
    <form method="POST" action="{{ route('register') }}" enctype="multipart/form-data">
    @csrf
    <div x-show.transition.in="step === 1">
    <div class="mb-5 text-center">
    <div class="mx-auto w-32 h-32 mb-2 border rounded-full relative bg-gray-100 mb-4 
    shadow-inset">
      <img id="image" class="object-cover w-full h-32 rounded-full" :src="image" />
    </div>

    <label
      for="fileInput"
      type="button"
      class="cursor-pointer inine-flex justify-between items-center focus:outline-none 
      border py-2 px-4 rounded-lg shadow-sm text-left text-gray-600 bg-white hover:bg- 
      gray-100 font-medium"
    >
      <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" class="inline-flex flex-shrink-0 w-6 h-6 - 
       mt-1 mr-1" viewBox="0 0 24 24" stroke-width="2" stroke="currentColor" fill="none" 
        stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round">
        <rect x="0" y="0" width="24" height="24" stroke="none"></rect>
        <path d="M5 7h1a2 2 0 0 0 2 -2a1 1 0 0 1 1 -1h6a1 1 0 0 1 1 1a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h1a2 
      2 0 0 1 2 2v9a2 2 0 0 1 -2 2h-14a2 2 0 0 1 -2 -2v-9a2 2 0 0 1 2 -2" />
        <circle cx="12" cy="13" r="3" />
      </svg>
      Browse Photo
    </label>

    <div class="mx-auto w-48 text-gray-500 text-xs text-center mt-1">Click to add 
    profile picture</div>

    <input name="photo" id="fileInput" accept="image/*" class="hidden" type="file" 
    @change="let file = document.getElementById('fileInput').files[0];
      var reader = new FileReader();
      reader.onload = (e) => image = e.target.result;
      reader.readAsDataURL(file);">
   </div>