Pro-Grade Image Editing with Affinity Photo

Affinity Photo is a prize-winning application with everything the modern photographer needs for pro-grade image editing. It is reasonably priced (no subscriptions!), is available for Mac OS and Windows, and is highly Photoshop-compatible.

In this book, Rüdiger Schestag gives you a hands-on introduction to image editing basics, professional RAW development, and creative post-processing. He teaches you how to use brushes, selections, layers, blend modes, adjustments, and filters to achieve amazing results. He also goes into more advanced retouching techniques, such as frequency separation and dodge & burn, and also explains how to create panorama and HDR images. Focus stacking, layouts with text, and the automation of repeated tasks using macros round out this comprehensive introduction.

The book is designed to mirror the software interface, making it a great resource for referring to while you work on your images.