Peter McKinnon

Starting Before You're Ready: What Peter McKinnon's Journey to 1 Million Subscribers Taught Me About Creative Risk
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Starting Before You're Ready: What Peter McKinnon's Journey to 1 Million Subscribers Taught Me About Creative Risk

There’s a photo on my phone that I’ve never posted anywhere. It’s slightly blurry, taken in bad light, and the composition is nothing special. But I look at it constantly, because it’s from the week before I started seriously teaching photography. It captures something true about where I was, even if it captures it imperfectly. I thought about that photo the entire time I watched this milestone video from Peter McKinnon.

How to Shoot Fine Art Photos of Everyday Objects Using Focus Stacking
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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.

Stop Making These Beginner Photography Mistakes (A Breakdown of Peter McKinnon's Best Advice)
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Stop Making These Beginner Photography Mistakes (A Breakdown of Peter McKinnon's Best Advice)

Every Sunday morning I do a photo walk through my neighborhood in Seattle. No agenda, no client, no pressure. Just me and whatever camera I feel like grabbing. And even after years of doing this professionally, I still catch myself making some of the same lazy habits I had when I first started. That’s why when I sat down with Watch the full tutorial on YouTube from Peter McKinnon, I found myself nodding along more than I expected.

How to Find Your Photography's Story (What Jeff Bridges' Photo Book Taught Me)
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How to Find Your Photography's Story (What Jeff Bridges' Photo Book Taught Me)

I have a confession: I spent about three years chasing the same kind of shot I kept seeing on Instagram. Same compositions, same color grades, same light. I thought I was developing a style. I was actually just borrowing everyone else’s. It wasn’t until I started pulling photography books off shelves, the physical kind, that something shifted in how I thought about making images. That’s exactly why this Peter McKinnon tutorial stopped me mid-scroll and made me want to write about it.

What a Knife Maker's Pockets Taught Me About Intentional Everyday Carry (And Why It Matters for Creatives)
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What a Knife Maker's Pockets Taught Me About Intentional Everyday Carry (And Why It Matters for Creatives)

I used to throw whatever I needed into my bag every morning without thinking twice. A lens here, a battery there, my phone stuffed into whatever pocket had room. Then I’d get somewhere beautiful on a Sunday walk and realize I’d forgotten my AirPods, or my backup card, or the one thing I needed to actually enjoy the shoot. It sounds small until it happens enough times that it starts affecting your work.