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They tried this before, and gave up on it.
https://www.playmemoriescameraapps.com/portal/
BMW had to back down on the heated seat subscription foolishness.
Vote with your wallets, people.
Not sure about how to use this as a gift, but I can tell you the way to photograph artwork, it's called "copy stand lighting" this discussion thread shows some setups https://www.photrio.com/forum/threads/copy-stand-lighting.181663/
Could be as simple as a couple of gooseneck lamps.
Any mention of Leica triggers Redditors pretty hard.
Anything at all political, like compare Pete Souza's images of Reagan and Obama with Trumps official images. (hope you like death threats)
"3D pop", some religiously believe in it, some consider it religious heresy.
Sensor size wars.
On-camera flash.
offers positive / constructive criticism
Online critique is a scarce resource, it takes time/effort/expertise to do critique, and the people qualified to do that usually have better ways to spend their time.
I'm not sure how your interactions have gone, but you can improve the odds of getting useful critique https://alessandrachaves.com/2022/06/17/asking-for-a-critique-on-your-photos-helpful-tips/
Ask for a deposit, and they'll disappear like magic.
Gelled flash, make it any colour you want
https://neilvn.com/tangents/flash-photography-changing-the-background-color-with-gels/
How cold is cold? What country? Are you looking for high end outdoors stuff or budget?
https://www.reddit.com/r/photography/wiki/recommendations#wiki_recommended_photography_books
In particular the discussion threads linked at the bottom of the entry