Essential Affinity Photo

Essential Affinity Photo
Author: Robin Whalley
Publisher: Robin Whalley
Total Pages: 195
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Genre: Photography
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Quickly learn Affinity Photo image editing Affinity Photo is the hot photo editing package from Serif. It can compete head on with the latest version of Photoshop. It’s also affordable, incredibly powerful and exceptionally flexible. But all this power and flexibility brings its own challenges. Just like Photoshop, Affinity Photo can be confusing and tricky to learn. Even with a background in Photoshop image editing it’s likely you will miss a lot of its features. And unlike Photoshop you won’t have an endless choice of books to learn from. Which is where “Essential Affinity Photo” comes to the rescue. In this comprehensive yet easy to follow book, Landscape Photographer Robin Whalley explains the core features of Affinity Photo Desktop. Written in his unique, easy to understand style, Robin explains logically the essential techniques you need to know to learn Affinity Photo. Follow this book and its examples and you will soon be editing images as though you have been using the software for years. The book is arranged into a series of lessons that focus in on the essential image editing skills. Each lesson builds on the previous one, minimising repetition and saving you valuable time. You will learn about: - Different Affinity Photo Personas, what these do and how to navigate them. - The Develop Persona, using it to convert a Raw photo file into a high-quality image. - How layers form the backbone of the Photo Persona and how to use them to improve your editing. - Different Adjustment layers, filters and live filters you can apply, to fine tune and improve your photography. - How to convert your images to black and white as well as important techniques such as Dodging and Burning. - Creating and using layer masks to precisely target your adjustments to specific areas of an image. - Harnessing the power of the Export Persona. - And lots more. Throughout the book there are examples and exercises for you to follow. The author provides the images for these on his website, allowing you to follow along on your own computer. You won’t need to wade through hundreds of pages to find answers. This is a comprehensive and concise guide to help you learn Affinity Photo. It doesn’t matter if you are a complete novice or have some experience of Affinity Photo, this book could help improve your Affinity Photo editing.

Essential Affinity Photo 2

Essential Affinity Photo 2
Author: Robin Whalley
Publisher: Robin Whalley
Total Pages: 271
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Genre: Computers
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Unlock Your Inner Photographer with Essential Affinity Photo 2! Do you own Affinity Photo version 1? Then please see the first edition “Essential Affinity Photo”. Are you ready to unlock the full potential of Affinity Photo 2 Desktop? This comprehensive and easy to follow book will teach you the core features of the powerful photo editing software, so you can start editing images like a professional in no time. With step-by-step instructions and exercises, you'll learn the core features in the correct order, so you don't waste valuable time. Affinity Photo is one of the most powerful photo editors available today, rivalling Adobe Photoshop. And just like Photoshop, Affinity Photo can be confusing and difficult to learn. At least it can be if you don’t have the right instruction. What you mustn’t do is try to memorise its huge range of features. Instead, you need to learn a small subset of these, and importantly, in the correct order. This comprehensive and easy to follow book explains each of the core features of Affinity Photo 2 Desktop. It does this by presenting examples and exercises for you to follow on your computer, so making the features easy to learn. Follow this book and its examples and you will soon be editing images as though you have been using the software for years. The book is arranged into a series of lessons, focussing on the essential areas of photo editing using Affinity Photo. Each chapter builds on the previous, minimising repetition and saving you valuable time. You will learn about: · Exploring the essential tools and features in the different Affinity Personas. · Understanding the powerful retouching capabilities of the Photo Persona. · Using the different repair tools to remove, clone and move objects in an image. · Enhancing images with special effects and Filters. · Using Filters and Live Filters to sharpen and blur images as well as remove unwanted noise. · Harnessing the power of the Export Persona. And lots more. This book is an essential guide for anyone interested in learning Affinity Photo. Not only is it packed with examples and exercises for you to follow, but you can also download the accompanying images from the author's website, allowing you to follow along on your computer. With this book, you won't waste your time wading through hundreds of pages of filler content - this is a comprehensive and concise guide, designed to help you improve your photo editing skills as quickly as possible, no matter your current level of experience. Get started on your journey to mastering this powerful photo editor today!

The Affinity Photo Manual

The Affinity Photo Manual
Author: Frank Walters
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022
Genre: Affinity Photo (Computer file)
ISBN:

Written specifically for beginner users of Affinity Photo software, presents newly revised and updated first 10 Affinity Photo skills beginners want to learn and 20 new step-by-step lessons on photograph editing techniques using the Affinity Photo software.

The Digital Darkroom

The Digital Darkroom
Author: James Abbott
Publisher: Ilex Press
Total Pages: 587
Release: 2021-04-08
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1781578354

Post-production can make the difference between a good image and a great image, not to mention it's an essential process if you shoot in RAW to enjoy the most flexibility and control possible. This book will outline everything you need to know to gain a better understanding of how to apply darkroom style effects to your images using Adobe Photoshop and Affinity Photo. Through detailed background knowledge designed to make you familiar with the software and to build your confidence, you'll learn a wide range of skills and techniques through step-by-step case studies that will make learning an active experience. Not only will this be a valuable reference resource, it will also be your very own personal tutor giving you everything you need to edit your images like a pro. - Learn the essentials with a complete guide to every tool, filter and effect for both Adobe Photoshop and Affinity Photo - Get the most out of your RAW files with detailed instructions on processing your digital image - Master basic, intermediate, and advanced editing techniques with easy to follow step-by-step tutorials - Get the best quality images for display with a complete guide to home printing

Affinity Photo How To

Affinity Photo How To
Author: Robin Whalley
Publisher: Robin Whalley
Total Pages: 261
Release:
Genre: Computers
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Are you ready to improve your skills and knowledge of Affinity Photo? If you ever find yourself wondering how to do something in Affinity Photo, then this book is for you. It doesn’t matter if you are a novice or advanced Affinity user, you are likely to discover something you didn’t know by reading this book. In Affinity Photo How To you will learn how to perform common tasks such as how to crop a photo, how to sharpen an image or how to create a mask. But in doing so you will learn much more than just a collection of simple techniques. Each chapter of the book focusses on a different activity, and using instructive exercises, explains how Affinity Photo works. Importantly, it links what might seem unrelated activities together, to build your understanding and editing skill in Affinity Photo. By the end of this book, you will find you are delving deep into Affinity Photo to perform tasks such as easily creating complex selections and masks. Here are just a few examples of what you will learn: · How to customise almost every aspect of the Affinity interface. · How to control the many different options when exporting an image, like colour space, bit depth and image resolution. · How to edit images using different colour formats for example RGB and CMYK, but how to do this without changing the image format. · How to easily add layer effects including shadows, outlines, and glows. · How blending modes work and how you can use these with different Affinity Photo tools like the Paint Brush. · How to use the Refine Selection dialog to greatly improve the accuracy of a selection automatically. What may seem like a simple topic will probably delve much deeper into Affinity Photo than you imagine. Accompanying the many exercises in this book are sample files. You can download these from the authors website, allowing you to follow along in your own copy of Affinity Photo. Packed with tips and advice, this book is a valuable resource for all users of Affinity Photo.

How To Select It

How To Select It
Author: Robin Whalley
Publisher: Robin Whalley
Total Pages: 133
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Genre: Computers
ISBN:

What if you could unlock the secrets to perfect selections in a few simple steps? Mastering the ability to select any object in a photo with precision is a game-changer. This essential skill enhances your overall editing capabilities, allowing you to achieve professional and polished results. With confidence in your selection techniques, you’ll unlock new levels of creativity and efficiency, transforming your photo editing and what you can accomplish. Imagine effortlessly isolating an animal from a cluttered background, selecting the fine strands of hair in a portrait, capturing the intricate details of a bird's feathers, or outlining a building with precision. Now, envision doing all this in Affinity Photo desktop in just minutes and with remarkable ease. In 'How To Select It,' Robin Whalley reveals expert techniques to achieve these feats and more, elevating your photo editing skills to new heights. In this easy-to-follow guide, you will learn how to: - Create intricate selections with the Marquee, Freehand, Flood Select, and Selection Brush Tools. - Paint and refine selections effortlessly using the Quick Mask Mode. - Draw precise selections with the Pen and Node Tools. - Combine multiple tools to simplify the creation of complex selections. - Apply the Refine Selection tools to achieve exceptionally detailed and accurate selections of any object. This step-by-step guide teaches you everything about producing detailed and accurate selections. It includes exercises and five full-length examples, each explained in detail. You can even download the images from the book to practice on your own computer. Since the launch of Affinity Photo, Robin Whalley has been helping photographers globally to master its tools. His previous works have gained widespread praise for their clarity and depth. In this latest book, Robin continues to elevate your knowledge, offering insights and techniques to enhance your editing skills. Unlock the full potential of Affinity Photo and take your editing skills to the next level. You won’t believe what’s possible until you see it. Get your copy of “How To Select It” today.

The Brand IDEA

The Brand IDEA
Author: Nathalie Laidler-Kylander
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 229
Release: 2013-11-08
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1118573404

Offering a new framework for nonprofit brand management, this book presents the Brand IDEA (Integrity, Democracy, and Affinity). The framework eschews traditional, outdated brand tenets of control and competition largely adopted from the private sector, in favor of a strategic approach centered on the mission and based on a participatory process, shared values, and the development of key partnerships. The results are nonprofit brands that create organizational cohesion and generate trust in order to build capacity and drive social impact. The book explores in detail how nonprofit organizations worldwide are developing and implementing new ways of thinking about and managing their organizational brands.

Up and Running with Affinity Designer

Up and Running with Affinity Designer
Author: Kevin House
Publisher: Packt Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 461
Release: 2021-09-29
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1801073155

Add Affinity Designer to your creative skillset while creating innovative designs and illustrations, building a solid foundation for your future Key Features Understand Affinity Designer's interface and setup, discover its capabilities, and develop an efficient workflow Harness the power of an easy and flexible vector and pixel workflow in one application Learn practical skills and gain the confidence to power your own creative projects Book DescriptionAffinity Designer is a widely adopted creative application, and in a reasonably short space of time, it has become a leading design and illustration application. Affinity Designer, along with Affinity Photo and Affinity Publisher, is part of a suite of award-winning creative software applications developed by Serif Europe. Built on the latest technologies, which make it fast and smooth, Affinity Designer is quickly becoming the go-to professional creative application for vector drawing and pixel-based painting. Up and Running with Affinity Designer is a comprehensive hands-on guide to the Affinity Designer software. Whether you're new to the creative industry, a seasoned professional looking for a proven alternative, or an enthusiastic hobbyist, this book will help you get up to speed in no time. You’ll learn how to create documents and explore workflow best practices while working through practical exercises using the knowledge and skills developed in each chapter to solidify your understanding of the fundamentals. Finally, you’ll bring it all together with real-world practical applications by building a fun logo and professional illustration, forming a base for in-depth exploration in your own projects. By the end of this Affinity Designer book, you'll have gained the knowledge and confidence to use Affinity Designer as part of your creative toolset.What you will learn Explore the interface and unique UX characteristics of Affinity Designer Discover features that allow you to manipulate and transform objects Apply color, shading, and effects to create unique compositions Employ layers to organize and simplify complex projects Use grids, guides, and snapping features as design aids Adapt to Affinity Designer s custom workspaces and keyboard shortcuts Explore the workflow and design best practices for more predictable and successful outcomes Identify potential stumbling blocks in your design process and learn how to avoid them Who this book is forThis Affinity Designer book is for graphic designers, artists, illustrators, and hobbyists. Anyone curious about Affinity Designer's unique toolset and vector and pixel workflows or looking for cost-effective alternatives to the Adobe suite will find this book useful. Experience in working with other similar tools will be helpful, but not necessary.

The Easy Way to an Organised Photo Library

The Easy Way to an Organised Photo Library
Author: Robin Whalley
Publisher: Robin Whalley
Total Pages: 157
Release:
Genre: Computers
ISBN:

Does your photography library feel out of control? If you are like most photographers I know, your library of images is growing almost uncontrollably. Sometimes you try to organise them but it’s difficult to know what to do. After struggling for a while, you admit defeat and go back to ignoring the problem. But you’re left with a nagging feeling at the back of your mind. Your photography is a mess and it’s becoming harder to find the images you’re looking for. And what about that backup that you keep putting off because the backup drive is full? You know your hard drive will eventually fail and when it does, you lose everything. If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. Photographers everywhere are facing the same problems, and they feel out of control. But what if I told you there is a better way? Imagine that I can show you how to easily organise your photography using a method that could handle any number of images. That helps you sort and search for your best photos in seconds. Where you can make regular and automatic backups so that you don’t risk losing valuable images. And what if we can do all this using the existing features in Lightroom? Would you be interested? Well, there is a way. Following the quick and simple workflow laid out in this book you will learn: · How to use a self-organising and expandable folder structure to hold your photography. · Create a bespoke workflow to suit your needs, whilst easily organising your photographs. · Ways to sort and filter your images so as not to waste time. · Tools to find the perfect image amongst thousands. · What to do with all the finished images you produce when editing. · How and why to use keywords, even if you don’t sell stock photography. · Ways to move and reorganise an existing photo library that’s already in a mess. · Storing and backing up your photo library so as not to risk losing everything. Even if you have hundreds of thousands of disorganised images, you can quickly regain control following the simple steps in this book. If you don’t feel confident using Lightroom, don’t worry. Everything you need to know is explained in the step-by-step instructions in a way that’s easy to follow. This method works with both the latest version of Lightroom Classic CC and older pre-CC versions of Lightroom Regain control of your photography today with this concise, easy-to-follow guide.