Affinity Photo
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An editing software with an intuitive interface, all the basics and some seriously advanced creative features, all for less than £50? Say hello to Affinity Photo…
WHEN YOU ENVISION a photo editing software, what comes to mind? Speed, cross-device compatibility, innovative tools, almost unlimited creative choice? What about a substantial price tag? Imagine if all those features and more were available for under £50. Well, with Affinity Photo, they are. › Raw editing › HDRmerge › Panorama stitching › Focus stacking › Batch processing › Non-destructive filter and image adjustments › Multilayer compositions › High-speed performance for live editing › Non-subscription software AFFINITY PHOTO KEY FEATURES
Affinity Photo is a powerful photo editing software designed for photographers and creatives of all levels, from beginners and enthusiasts just looking for the basics, all the way up to professionals who demand the most advanced creative features. Whatever your level, Affinity offers you room to grow. As the only fully loaded photo editor integrated across macOS, Windows and iOS, Affinity Photo has you covered, however you organise your workflow. You can work on the same project across a number of devices, and open Photoshop, InDesign and Excel files as of the recent 1.8 update. If you’re in need of even more choice, all Nik Collection plug-ins are supported. Thanks to StudioLink, you can also jump between Affinity Photo, Designer and Publisher. So, if your work includes elements of graphic design, typography or anything else publishing related, all the tools you need for professional results are literally one click away. affinity.serif.com/photo
BACK TO BASICS
Curves can be adjusted for the greatest possible control over the look of your images
It’s all well and good having a host of advanced tools, but if the essentials aren’t in place – and in place well – to allow photographers to complete the bare bones of photo editing, then your software isn’t worthmuch at all. Thankfully, Affinity Photo ticks all the boxes. Users will find a complete set of retouching tools, including a number of blemish removal options, a dedicated workspace for sculpting features and some
sophisticated object removal capabilities, which work even on fine strands of hair. Elsewhere, Levels,White Balance, Shadows & Highlights, HSL andmore can be adjusted on a basic level, or inmuchmore depth. Thanks to an intuitive interface, these changes are made easily, even for beginners. As you dive slightly deeper into the world of editing, inevitably, you’ll be using layers. InAffinity Photo, a whole host of creative
effects like blur, lighting edits, distortion and perspective corrections, andmuchmore can be added as non-destructive live filter layers. This means you can make corrections without risking the overall photo, or mask, reorder and adjust them at any time. Throughout all these edits, a live, full-resolution preview is available, so you can see changes as youmake them. For the greatest workflow, batch processing is also supported.
“Affinity Photo is apowerful photo editing software designed for photographers and creatives”
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