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Professional Image Editing Made Easy with Affinity Photo

By : Jeremy Hazel
Book Image

Professional Image Editing Made Easy with Affinity Photo

By: Jeremy Hazel

Overview of this book

In this book, you’ll explore the Affinity Photo program through practice-based learning as you make popular photo edits, learning the tools and techniques in conjunction with the workflow concept. Instead of comprehensive description of the tools, you’ll learn through practical application and understand why they work, not just how they work. This is neither a technical manual nor a workbook but a project-based hybrid approach that provides a deeper understanding of how to use each tool to achieve your goal. Starting with the fundamentals of navigating the interface, understanding layers, and making your first edit, this Affinity Photo book gradually increases the complexity of projects. You’ll go from single-layer edits, composites, and RAW development to putting together a complex composition using the tools that you've learned along the way. Additionally, you’ll learn the best practices used by expert photo editors for a flawless finish. By the end of this book, you’ll have a good body of work, be able to evaluate the edits you want to make, and achieve desired results with Affinity Photo.
Table of Contents (25 chapters)
1
Part 1: Foundational and Navigation Basics for Affinity Photo
7
Part 2: Fundamental Concepts Used to Create a Simple Edit
13
Part 3 : The Practical Applications of Affinity Photo
19
Part 4: Finishing Your Edit and Building Your Own Artistic Palette

Technical requirements

The technical requirements for Affinity Photo are not as significant as they are for other programs. As taken from their website, the technical requirements for the machine are shown here. I have included the requirements for the desktop versions, as this is the focus of this particular manual:

  • Windows-based PC (64-bit) with a mouse or equivalent input device
  • Hardware GPU acceleration
  • DirectX 10-compatible graphics cards and above
  • 8 GB RAM recommended
  • 1 GB of available hard drive space; more during installation
  • 1280x768 display size or larger
  • Windows® 11
  • Windows® 10 May 2020 Update (2004, 20H1, build 19041) or later

These are the requirements for Mac:

  • Mac Pro, iMac, iMac Pro, MacBook, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, or Mac mini
  • Mac with Apple silicon (M1/M2) chip or Intel processor
  • 8 GB RAM recommended
  • Up to 2.8 GB of available hard drive space; more during installation
  • 1280x768 display size or larger
  • macOS Ventura 13
  • macOS Monterey 12
  • macOS Big Sur 11
  • macOS Catalina 10.15