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James Ritson

@jamesr_affinity

Research Team @affinitybyserif, bit of this, bit of that. Photographer, geek and technical tinkerer...

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V3 of my Render Post Production macros for #AffinityPhoto is now available! New functions include inverted layer as mask, reduce path tracing noise, local contrast & texture, luma masked curves, a new CA method & more. Free d/l: bit.ly/3qFbcs4

V3 of my Render Post Production macros for #AffinityPhoto is now available!

New functions include inverted layer as mask, reduce path tracing noise, local contrast & texture, luma masked curves, a new CA method & more.

Free d/l: bit.ly/3qFbcs4
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I'll be live streaming #AffinityPhoto this Thursday 14th September at 4pm BST, looking at photographic post production: totally non-destructive workflows, luminosity masking, macros, live filters & more. Hope to see you there! youtube.com/live/22zUzIKB8…

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Thanks to everyone who watched the #AffinityPhoto live stream on Thursday, I really appreciate you all joining and participating in the chat. Here are some of the finished images. Don't forget you can grab the source files (link in video description) and follow along!

Thanks to everyone who watched the #AffinityPhoto live stream on Thursday, I really appreciate you all joining and participating in the chat.

Here are some of the finished images. Don't forget you can grab the source files (link in video description) and follow along!
Affinity (@affinity) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We’ve just released another free update to Affinity V2, introducing exciting new features and useful improvements across all apps and platforms. Head over to our website for full details: affin.co/WhatsNewTW #AffinityDesigner #AffinityPhoto #AffinityPublisher

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V16 of my #astrophotography macros for #AffinityPhoto now available: super texture, tone compression options, polynomial contrast curve, a new tone stretching method & more! Free d/l: bit.ly/3DFDQwM

V16 of my #astrophotography macros for #AffinityPhoto now available:  super texture, tone compression options, polynomial contrast curve, a new tone stretching method & more!

Free d/l: bit.ly/3DFDQwM
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For anyone struggling with "electric" blues, magenta solarisation and other colour artefacts when developing RAW files with intense colours, I've developed some free macros to help for the time being. PLEASE read the included PDF for setup instructions! bit.ly/3QTvIzy

For anyone struggling with "electric" blues, magenta solarisation and other colour artefacts when developing RAW files with intense colours, I've developed some free macros to help for the time being.

PLEASE read the included PDF for setup instructions!

bit.ly/3QTvIzy
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V3 of my Photographic Retouching macros for #AffinityPhoto now available! Colour & luminosity separation, luminosity & frequency separation, more luma masked adjustments, more tone boosting options, blurry grain, diffuse glow/bloom & more! Free d/l: bit.ly/45FhrvD

V3 of my Photographic Retouching macros for #AffinityPhoto now available!

Colour & luminosity separation, luminosity & frequency separation, more luma masked adjustments, more tone boosting options, blurry grain, diffuse glow/bloom & more!

Free d/l: bit.ly/45FhrvD
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Here's a start-to-finish workflow tutorial for wildlife image editing in #AffinityPhoto, covering several non-destructive techniques: bit.ly/3Rldrud

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Thought it might be interesting to post a variety of moon images I've photographed throughout November-December, all stacked and processed in #AffinityPhoto. The process of seeing what kind of colours and tones you can pull out during editing is great fun!

Thought it might be interesting to post a variety of moon images I've photographed throughout November-December, all stacked and processed in #AffinityPhoto.   The process of seeing what kind of colours and tones you can pull out during editing is great fun!
Affinity (@affinity) 's Twitter Profile Photo

2.4 is here! Free for all V2 customers, this latest update brings Layer States, DWG/DXF export, HDR broadcast PNG import/export, support for over 50 new cameras and more. For details visit affin.co/WhatsNewTW. #AffinityDesigner #AffinityPhoto #AffinityPublisher

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To go along with the release of #AffinityPhoto 2.4, here's a tutorial covering its new PNG HDR import & export support: youtu.be/zxhkSMgO2ew

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Even if you're only into one discipline (e.g. photography, graphic design), grabbing the entire suite for half price wouldn't be the worst idea. The apps all work together with a shared file format and functionality, plus it's a one-off price: all V2 upgrades, like V1, are free.

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If you’re coming from other image editing software, please do have a look at our official Photo tutorials. Straight to the point, educational about differences compared to other apps, and hopefully a bit inspirational! Start with the Basics playlist: bit.ly/3RhB1ZB

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This year there seems to be an interesting trend of claiming that the #AffinityPhoto tutorials use an AI voice over. Perhaps I should be less precise, use colloquialisms and make the videos harder to understand for non-native English speakers...

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For those recently acquainted with #AffinityPhoto, it has a feature called Live Filters. You can apply filters non-destructively like adjustment layers and change parameters at any time, no layer merging/smart layers required. Lighting is a great example: bit.ly/3xpP3Bv

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V18 of my Astrophotography Macros for #AffinityPhoto now available! Star & Background Separation, Super Structure, Laplacian Structure Enhancement & more. Separate stars & object detail for independent retouching (WIP, but useful!). Free d/l: bit.ly/3DFDQwM

V18 of my Astrophotography Macros for #AffinityPhoto now available!

Star & Background Separation, Super Structure, Laplacian Structure Enhancement & more.

Separate stars & object detail for independent retouching (WIP, but useful!).

Free d/l: bit.ly/3DFDQwM
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Just released V4 of my Photographic Retouching macros for #AffinityPhoto This update focuses on structure & texture enhancement options (see first image for details), plus a print-friendly PDF readme—finally! Free d/l: bit.ly/45FhrvD

Just released V4 of my Photographic Retouching macros for #AffinityPhoto

This update focuses on structure & texture enhancement options (see first image for details), plus a print-friendly PDF readme—finally!

Free d/l: bit.ly/45FhrvD
James Ritson (@jamesr_affinity) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Time to go live! This Thursday 23rd, I'll be previewing some #AffinityPhoto 2.6 usability improvements and new features (time permitting). Excited as I haven't done a live stream for ages due to vocal health—finally feeling ready to deliver! Link: youtube.com/live/1oUKGrFq3…

Time to go live! This Thursday 23rd, I'll be previewing some #AffinityPhoto 2.6 usability improvements and new features (time permitting). Excited as I haven't done a live stream for ages due to vocal health—finally feeling ready to deliver!

Link: youtube.com/live/1oUKGrFq3…
James Ritson (@jamesr_affinity) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Just a reminder that I'm live in about 15 minutes demonstrating some usability improvements in #AffinityPhoto 2.6 (plus looking at object selection if I have time!) Link: youtube.com/live/1oUKGrFq3…