Affinity Photo Workbook
Ignite your photo editing skills with this in-depth workbook www.affinity.serif.com £38 / $53
Become an Affinity photo pro with the help of the Affinity Photo Workbook. This sturdy book contains everything you need to know in order to take your editing skills to a whole new level.
The thing that makes this workbook really stand out is the fact that industry experts have produced the content, including photo enthusiasts, professional retouchers and talented digital artists. Contributors include photographers James Ritson, Mark Ivkovic, Timothy Poulton and Steven Randolph, as well as digital artists that include Emi Haze and Neil Ladkin, who designed the stunning cover artwork.
The workbook is split into five chapters, as well as a helpful welcome section. Start at chapter one with an interface tour, then move on to core skills, enthusiast projects, commercial projects then finish with creative effects and techniques.
Although not everything in the workbook will be relevant to the day-to-day photographer there is plenty of advice and tips to get your teeth into. Even the more creative digital artist content will provide the photographer with more knowledge, and perhaps even spark some new creative ideas.
The welcome section is great for explaining different terminology and explains how to get the most out of the workbook. In chapter one the interface tour covers everything you need to know about the program. Each tool explanation is clearly labelled with the relevant icon and is super easy to understand. The core skills section is where things really kick off for the photographers looking to enhance their skills; it covers everything from adjustments to layers, selections and masking.
The imagery throughout the book is stunning, which makes learning new skills all the more interesting. The very back section has a range of shortcuts that will make your life so much easier. It really does feel like you have everything in one place with this book, there’ll be no more hunting the internet for questionable tutorials and advice – it’s all here.