How to Crop an Image in Affinity Photo
How to Crop an Image in Affinity Photo In this tutorial we’re looking at how to crop an image in Affinity Photo. To do this we’ll use the Crop Tool in the Photo Persona. As well as explaining how you can apply a crop, we’ll cover some of the many other useful options to control the cropping. Quick steps to ...
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Nik Collection 2.5 Released by DxO
Nik Collection 2.5 Released by DxO It’s quite possible you’ve already seen the news. DxO has released version 2.5 of the Nik Collection and if you’re a fan of film you’ll be happy. We’ve already seen the Nik Collection 2.3 introduce new film simulations to Silver Efex Pro. Well this time it’s the turn of another of my favourite plug-ins; ...
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Introduction to Affinity Photo Blending Ranges
Introduction to Affinity Photo Blending Ranges This tutorial is an introduction to the powerful Blending Ranges feature found in Affinity Photo. If you’re experienced in Adobe Photoshop, you may already know how to use the BlendIf feature which is similar but less powerful. At its simplest, Affinity Photo Blending Ranges allows you to blend the layers in an image together ...
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Affinity Photo Panorama Stitching
Affinity Photo Panorama Stitching In this tutorial we explore Affinity Photo Panorama Stitching. The Panorama tools in Affinity Photo produce excellent results but there are a few tips and tricks you can use to help.Let’s start with the three-stage process of creating a panorama: Shoot the individual frames of the panorama. Process the frames to prepare them for stitching. Stitch ...
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How to Use Blending Modes in Photoshop and Affinity Photo
How to Use Blending Modes in Photoshop and Affinity Photo In this video tutorial we are looking at how you can use Blending Modes in both Photoshop and Affinity Photo. Don’t worry if you’ve tried to understand these before and struggled. I have a few examples to share with you to make everything fit into place. You only need to ...
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How the Photoshop Curves Tool Works
How the Photoshop Curves Tool Works In this tutorial, we look at how the Photoshop Curves Tool works. But it isn’t a tutorial full of simple examples that don’t help you. Instead, I’m going to explain how to read the Curves Tool so that you understand how it works. This is important because the Curves Tool is a common photo ...
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How to Use the Photoshop Levels Adjustment
How to Use the Photoshop Levels Adjustment Whilst this tutorial’s titled How to use the Photoshop Levels Adjustment, you can apply it to many other editing tools. In fact, when you watch the video, you’ll find it demonstrates the Levels adjustment in Capture One and Affinity Photo, as well as Photoshop. That’s because the Levels adjustment is a common tool ...
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Photo Editing Workflow
Affinity Photo Landscape Photo Editing Workflow In this tutorial, we look at how to edit an example landscape photo with Affinity Photo and Silver Efex Pro from the Nik Collection. If you don’t already have a workflow for editing your landscape photos, try using the following simple approach: Image Assessment –Evaluate your landscape image and consider the end results you ...
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Affinity Photo Personas Explained
LENSCRAFT PHOTO EDITING TUTORIALSAffinity Photo Personas Explained Robin Whalley, Landscape Photographer13 August 2019Are you confused by the Affinity Photo Personas? If you are, you’re not alone. In this tutorial we’re going to look at the different Personas, explain what they are and how to use them. We’ll also look at a couple of reasons people find the Personas so confusing ...
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Affinity Photo High Pass Sharpening
Affinity Photo High Pass Sharpening The High Pass filter in Affinity Photo appears to cause confusion. That’s a shame as it’s a very effective and useful filter to use for sharpening photographs. In this tutorial we’ll examine: How to use the High Pass filter in Affinity Photo. Consider why you might want to use this. Explore different ways to control ...
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