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Resources & Recommended Platforms

A working set of guides, field notes and tools I come back to between shoots — for sharpening technique, finding locations, choosing gear, and learning the craft side of photography.

Guides & Field Notes

5 guides
Candid street portrait illustrating the street photography tips guide.
Field Notes

Street Photography Tips

How to read a block before you shoot — finding light, gesture and timing on an unfamiliar street.

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Travel photograph illustrating the travel photography guide.
Field Notes

Travel Photography Guide

Packing light, shooting less, and getting frames worth keeping on slow trips.

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Coastal location illustrating the best locations for photography guide.
Locations

Best Locations for Photography

A running list of locations around London and the coast that are worth the early alarm.

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Camera gear illustrating the beginner camera guide.
Gear

Beginner Camera Guide

What actually matters when choosing your first camera, without the spec sheet panic.

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Well-composed photograph illustrating the composition guide.
Technique

How to Improve Composition

Framing, negative space, and the habits that make a frame hold together.

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Photograph illustrating the Dan Ginn Photo blog.
Blog

The Blog

Weekly writing on street photography, the craft, and the creative life behind the camera.

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Tools I Actually Use

5 tools
Lightroom Classic Raw editing and catalogue management for every shoot — the backbone of my post-processing workflow. Editing
Backblaze Off-site backup running quietly in the background, so a dead laptop never means a lost archive. Backup
Blurb Print-on-demand photo books for personal projects, exhibitions, and client deliverables. Print
Google Maps + Sun Position Scouting light direction ahead of a shoot, especially for early-morning or blue-hour locations. Scouting
A simple notes app Nothing fancy — just a running list of locations, light conditions and ideas worth revisiting. Planning

A note on this list: these are tools I use myself and recommend on their merits, not paid placements. If that changes for any future addition, I'll say so plainly.

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