In today’s episode / free Affinity Photo Tutorial I will show you from start to finish how I edited a long exposure of an iconic place from my hometown and how I managed to further transform it into an amazing epic photo!

Hello everyone!

We all have interesting places at our hometowns that we probably have shot a million times to death. I know because I have done so myself.

To the point that I truly believed that there is no way I can shoot one of the most iconic castles of my hometown in an interesting way.

Until one day I went down for a photo walk, during one of those rare occasions that I had a free hour ( Yes miracles do happen ). During that hour the clouds gave an amazing show and I managed to take a few interesting shots.

OF course shooting is only half of the story. Editing is the other half. So in this free Affinity Photo Tutorial I am going to show you not only how I took this photo ( settings, gear etc ) but also how I edited the RAW file in order to get some amazing results.

As always, I will start in the Develop persona to make some adjustments and after that I will dive into Affinity photo where I will complete the edit using adjustment layers and a few practical tricks that will take the photo to the next level.

This workflow is 100% nondestructive and you will be able to customize it to fit your very own style of shooting and editing.

Skills you will learn:

• How to prepare a photo in the Develop persona
• How to bring more details to the surface from the highlights of your photo
• How to color grade your photos in order to give them a cinematic vibe and mood
• How to use various adjustment layers and make them work together in harmony
• How to relight your photo for more impact
• How to take long exposure photos
• And many more

Enjoy!

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In today’s episode / free Affinity Photo Tutorial I will show you from start to finish how I edited a landscape photo in non-ideal conditions and how I managed to transform an average image to an amazing landscape photo!

Hello everyone!

Sometimes the weather Gods do not favor us when we go out to shoot landscapes. The sky is boring the light is not what we expected, and everything seem to go sideways.

Plus with the gas prices skyrocketing ( hello inflation ? ) we have another thing to me sad about when we drive to a location and we get average results.

But Today I am going to drive your sadness away, because I will show you how I edited an average photo and transformed it into a cinematic landscape by using only Affinity Photo!

As always, I will start in the Develop persona to make some adjustments and after that I will dive into Affinity photo where I will complete the edit using adjustment layers and a few practical tricks that will take the photo to the next level.

This workflow is 100% nondestructive and you will be able to customize it to fit your very own style of shooting and editing.

Skills you will learn:

• How to prepare a flat landscape photo in the Develop persona
• How to bring more details to the surface from the highlights of your photo
• How to color grade your landscapes in order to give them a cinematic vibe and mood
• How to use various adjustment layers and make them work together in harmony
• How to relight your photo for more impact
• And many more

Enjoy!

DO YOU WANT A FREE AFFINITY PHOTO COURSE THAT WILL BLOW YOUR MIND?

If you like this tutorial you will LOVE our full FREE course on how to create cinematic black and white portraits with Affinity Photo. Grab the FULL course for free by clicking here.

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In today’s episode / free Affinity Photo Tutorial I will show you from start to finish how I saved an under exposed photo that I took during one of my trips in Europe!

Hello everyone!

Underexposed photos. We all hate them Especially when we cannot go pack to the same spot and take the same photo again. So, what do we do? Do we smash our cameras? Do we burst in tears? Do we sell everything and become professional ballet dancers?

Nope. There is a solution to the problem, and I am going to show it to you, in today’s free Affinity Photo Tutorial.

In this tutorial I will show you my step-by-step process of bringing an under exposed photo to life with amazing results.

As always, this workflow is 100% nondestructive and you will be able to customize it to fit your very own style of shooting and editing.

Skills you will learn:

• How to selectively brighten parts of your photo
• How to save blown out highlight areas
• How to use masks
• How to color grade your photos to give them a cinematic vibe and mood
• How to add a new light source and a WOW factor
• How to save your under exposed photos with confidence
• And many more

Enjoy!

DO YOU WANT A FREE AFFINITY PHOTO COURSE THAT WILL BLOW YOUR MIND?

If you like this tutorial you will LOVE our full FREE course on how to create cinematic black and white portraits with Affinity Photo. Grab the FULL course for free by clicking here.

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In today’s episode / free Affinity Photo Tutorial I will show you from start to finish how I edited a portrait to transform it into a vintage looking photo!

Hello everyone!

After a much-needed holiday beak we are BACK with a free brand new Affinity Photo tutorial.

Today I am going to show you how I transformed a photo of a pilot into a vintage cinematic shot.

As always, I will start in the Develop where I will do some much needed adjustments and once I am done, I will continue editing the photo in Affinity Photo.

As always, this workflow is 100% nondestructive and you will be able to customize it to fit your very own style of shooting and editing.

Skills you will learn:

• How to bring to the surface hidden details within your photo
• How to create a vintage color grade
• How to use overlays for that extra vintage feeling
• How to use various adjustment layers and make them work together in harmony
• And many more

Enjoy!

You can download the texture overlay by clicking here!

DO YOU WANT A FREE AFFINITY PHOTO COURSE THAT WILL BLOW YOUR MIND?

If you like this tutorial you will LOVE our full FREE course on how to create cinematic black and white portraits with Affinity Photo. Grab the FULL course for free by clicking here.

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In today’s episode / free Affinity Photo Tutorial I will show you from start to finish how I edited a RAW long exposure photo that was taken at a nearby beach!

Hello everyone!

Here we are with another RAW full edit. This time our tutorial is a BEAST that lasts for more that 20 minutes to buckle up!

This time I will show you how to create cinematic black and white “fine art” landscape photos that were taken with ND filters.

I will start in the Develop where I will do some initial adjustments and my BnW RAW conversion and once I am done, I will proceed with the retouching and editing in Affinity Photo.

This workflow is 100% nondestructive and you will be able to customize it in order to fit your very own style of shooting and editing.

As usual these results are achievable using native Affinity Photo tools, without plugins or external tools.

Skills you will learn:

• How to create a black and white photo with impact
• How to delete unwanted spots and specs from your photo
• How to properly convert a photo into BnW using the Develop Module
• How to create a cinematic image
• How to do local adjustments that will draw the attention of the viewer to your subject
• And many more

Enjoy!

DO YOU WANT A FREE AFFINITY PHOTO COURSE THAT WILL BLOW YOUR MIND?

If you like this tutorial you will LOVE our full FREE course on how to create cinematic black and white portraits with Affinity Photo. Grab the FULL course for free by clicking here. 

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In today’s episode / free Affinity Photo Tutorial I will show you from start to finish how I edited a RAW landscape autumn scenery!

Hello everyone!

We are on FIRE with our RAW full edit series! Since you love them so much I created another one in which I will show you how I edited a landscape photo of one of the most iconic destinations in Greece, using Affinity Photo.

Once again, I will show you all the steps that I took in the Develop persona in order to breath some life into the photo and make the initial adjustments.

As usual, once I am done with the Develop Persona I will bring the photo in Affinity Photo and I will use it’s native tools in order to complete my edit.

This workflow is 100% nondestructive and you will be able to customize it in order to fit your very own style of shooting and editing.

As usual these results are achievable using native Affinity Photo tools, without plugins or external tools.

So, enjoy today’s free Affinity Photo tutorial and master the art of Landscape editing!

Skills you will learn:

• How to save a flat photo in Develop Persona by bringing back color and detail
• How to do local adjustments that will draw the attention of the viewer to your subject
• How to create amazing skies
• How to erase and retouch unwanted objects
• How to create amazing fall colors
• And many more

Enjoy!

DO YOU WANT A FREE AFFINITY PHOTO COURSE THAT WILL BLOW YOUR MIND?

If you like this tutorial you will LOVE our full FREE course on how to create cinematic black and white portraits with Affinity Photo. Grab the FULL course for free by clicking here.

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In today’s episode / free Affinity Photo Tutorial I will show you from start to finish how I edited a RAW photo that was taken at Kavala Air Sea Show!

Hello everyone!

Since you LOVE my RAW full edit series I am back with another one in which I will show you how I created a cinematic photo that was taken at Kavala Air Sea Show, using Affinity Photo.

As always, I am going to start by editing the RAW fine in the Develop persona in order to prepare the photo and make the initial adjustments. Then I will bring the photo in Affinity Photo and I will use it’s native tools in order to transform the image into an impressive photo.

This workflow is nondestructive and you will be able to customize it in order to fit your very own style of shooting and editing.

As usual these results are achievable using native Affinity Photo tools, without plugins or external tools.

So, watch today’s free Affinity Photo tutorial and learn how to create amazing cinematic action photos like a PRO!

Enjoy!

DO YOU WANT A FREE AFFINITY PHOTO COURSE THAT WILL BLOW YOUR MIND?

If you like this tutorial you will LOVE our full FREE course on how to create cinematic black and white portraits with Affinity Photo. Grab the FULL course for free by clicking here. 

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In today’s episode / free Affinity Photo Tutorial I will show you from start to finish how I edited a RAW photo of an autumn portrait with magical results!

Hello everyone! I am back with another full RAW edit using Affinity Photo ( the 8^th in a row ) and the theme of this free Affinity Photo tutorial could not be anything else other than an Autumn portrait.

As always, I am going to start by editing the RAW fine in the Develop persona in order to prepare the photo and make the initial adjustments. Then I will bring the photo in Affinity Photo and I will use it’s native tools in order to transform the image into an extraordinary photo.

This workflow is nondestructive and you will be able to customize it in order to fit your very own style of shooting and editing.

As usual these results are achievable using native Affinity Photo tools, without plugins or external tools.

So, watch today’s free Affinity Photo tutorial and learn how to create amazing autumn portraits like a PRO!

Enjoy!

DO YOU WANT A FREE AFFINITY PHOTO COURSE THAT WILL BLOW YOUR MIND?

If you like this tutorial you will LOVE our full FREE course on how to create cinematic black and white portraits with Affinity Photo. Grab the FULL course for free by clicking here.

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In today’s episode / free Affinity Photo Tutorial I will show you how you can give to your photos a dreamy soft look that will not go unnoticed!

Hello everyone! Another week, another free Affinity Photo tutorial.

This time I will show you how to create a dreamy look that will make your photos look amazing with a technique that was first invented in 1980!

Using Affinity Photo you will be able to give an aethereal look to your portrait and landscape photos, while keeping total control, in a non-destructive way.

As usual these results are achievable using native Affinity Photo tools, without plugins or external tools.

So, watch today’s free Affinity Photo tutorial and learn how to create amazing dream-like photos full of color and style like a PRO!

Enjoy!

If you like this tutorial you will LOVE our full FREE course on how to create cinematic black and white portraits with Affinity Photo. Grab the FULL course for free by clicking here.

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Hello everyone! Another week, another free Affinity Photo tutorial. This time I will show you how to create save your precious underexposed photos using Affinity Photo.

Underexposed photos is a common problem among photographers. The photo might be just a tiny bit under exposed or a terror inflicting super dark image!

No worries though because I have just the right solution for you. And its easier that you might think!

So, watch today’s free Affinity Photo tutorial and learn how to save your under exposed photos like a PRO!

Enjoy!

If you like this tutorial you will LOVE our full FREE course on how to create cinematic black and white portraits with Affinity Photo. Grab the FULL course for free by clicking here.

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