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How to Shoot Fine Art Photos of Everyday Objects Using Focus Stacking
I have a confession: one of my most-shared photos ever is a close-up of a half-eaten granola bar sitting on my kitchen counter. Shot on my phone, terrible lighting, zero planning. People went wild for it. That experience taught me something I’ve been chewing on ever since – the subject almost never matters as much as the perspective you bring to it. That’s the core idea behind this Peter McKinnon tutorial, where he photographs a five-cent gummy bear alongside a $50,000 Phase One IQ4 camera system and makes the case that fine art isn’t about the subject.