Affinity Photo: I have had it with Adobe and there plans and I am going to switch to Affinity Photo after watching the training videos it looks like it does everything I would need...

Woodworm65 Loc: Lombard, IL

I have had it with Adobe and there plans and I am going to switch to Affinity Photo after watching the training videos it looks like it does everything I would need, would like to hear from others that have switched or are thinking of switching.

SpyderJan Loc: New Smyrna Beach. FL

I have the Adobe Photography Subscription, and I just bought the new Affinity. I like to try out new editors, but I keep going back to Lightroom and Photoshop as the industry standard. While Affinity and several others have some features that look intriguing, almost everything can also be accomplished with Adobe. In the end, it comes down to what you feel the most comfortable with. Affinity has a trial. Put it through it's paces and if you don't feel that you need to go back to Adobe then you have found your new editor.

Woodworm65 Loc: Lombard, IL

I understand what you are saying and if someday I was to require the use of Adobe I would return I think for the casual user Affinity works just fine and a one time fee is great. Also, check out Matt Granger's website he has switched from LR to Capture-One as he was tired of the monthly fees and he is a pro photographer.

Cwilson341 Loc: Central Florida

Affinity is my primary editor and I am very happy with it. I have been using it since it first became available in a Windows version. The available videos are very easy to understand and if you access them from the Affinity website, they are organized by function making it easy to learn. I have not yet encountered any processing need that I couldn’t accomplish with Affinity.

For me, it was kind of a no brainer. I have never used Lightroom or Photoshop. My only Adobe experience was Photoshop Elements. I agree with Jan that it can be difficult to leave a software that you are comfortable with so you will have to decide if your frustration level with Adobe justifies the effort to change. I didn’t find the learning curve to be too difficult with Affinity but I am a bit of a software geek.

blackest Loc: Ireland

heres a couple of interesting videos for affinity photo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d41VPT8Zacc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aV7WoD2ie4c&feature=youtu.be

Woodworm65 Loc: Lombard, IL

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via the lens Loc: Northern California, near Yosemite NP

Woodworm65 wrote:

I have had it with Adobe and there plans and I am going to switch to Affinity Photo after watching the training videos it looks like it does everything I would need, would like to hear from others that have switched or are thinking of switching.

Affinity is much like PS. Most likely someone who knew the PS code wrote the Affinity program. If you were familiar with PS then using Affinity should be easy. It's a good program as a PS replacement but not as an LR replacement so you will need to plan for that.

blackest Loc: Ireland

via the lens wrote:

Affinity is much like PS. Most likely someone who knew the PS code wrote the Affinity program. If you were familiar with PS then using Affinity should be easy. It's a good program as a PS replacement but not as an LR replacement so you will need to plan for that.

Surprisingly Adobe have made bridge free and its pretty good as a lightroom alternative.

Hammer Loc: London UK

A review of processing software was in a recent issue of N-Photo.

Their results claimed that DxO and Capture One give the best results for rendering RAW files . The Matt Granger link referred to seems to prove this for Capture One. The one downside for Capture One was that the camera/lens supported was limited, so you may want to check this out .

Having seen the difference between the RAW files on the Matt Granger video I am very tempted to at least give the software a trial.

Delderby Loc: Derby UK

via the lens wrote:

Affinity is much like PS. Most likely someone who knew the PS code wrote the Affinity program. If you were familiar with PS then using Affinity should be easy. It's a good program as a PS replacement but not as an LR replacement so you will need to plan for that.

Affinity is a great program, and is a Serif product. I have used Serif PhotoPlus, which Affinity replaced, for 15 years. PhotoPlus X8 is now a legacy app. but I still use it. I always preferred it to PS. It is totally reliable. PhotoPlus was written for Windows. Affinity was written for Mac. Following on it's success with Mac users it was then re - written for windows, replacing, instead of further up-dating, PhotoPlus.

Chief_Warrant

Do it! I bought it about six months ago, and I love it. I had no interest in an application that, number one, is cloud-based, and number two, cost an arm and leg every month. The support within AP is excellent, and the tutorials are comprehensive. Believe me, you won't regret your action.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Woodworm65 wrote:

I have had it with Adobe and there plans and I am going to switch to Affinity Photo after watching the training videos it looks like it does everything I would need, would like to hear from others that have switched or are thinking of switching.

I've used it, and I like it. When it gets to the point where my LR6 and CS6 no longer work, I'll use Affinity or one of the other similar programs.

Affinity
https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/software-review-affinity-photo-1-5-2
http://www.shutterbug.com/content/affinity-photo-software-review-has-photoshop-met-its-match#d1c5lY5EQ03QoLjh.97
http://www.diyphotography.net/affinity-photo-can-give-adobe-run-money/
https://www.tomsguide.com/us/affinity-photo-1.5,review-4257.htmlOthers

Maik723

Excellent is all I can say. Still use PS and LR and, AP as a seemless plugin for more advanced editing. Would not abandon PS and LR just yet but, I may have too at some point. AP offers a lot more than you think.

camerapapi Loc: Miami, Fl.

It is my main editor. I compliment it with Photoshop and Topaz Adjust.

dpullum Loc: Tampa Florida

blackest wrote:

Surprisingly Adobe have made bridge free and its pretty good as a lightroom alternative.

Yes, Adobe is giving away Bridge Free. Jerry add this to your links:
https://prodesigntools.com/free-adobe-bridge-cc.html

Adobe is a great substitute for Affinity but costs a lot more by monthly ransom. Much of my work is done with plugins Topaz has been in my stable for years and I added free from Google NIK and find it to be an excellent addition.

I am not sure what Adobe Bridge will do for me, the article says it is not limited to just Adobe products [?].