Affinity Photo 2: Solid Foundations

Learn the best way to use Affinity Photo 2 from a 35+ year designer

4.59 (271 reviews)
Udemy
platform
English
language
Digital Photography
category
instructor
Affinity Photo 2: Solid Foundations
1,657
students
15 hours
content
Sep 2023
last update
$94.99
regular price

What you will learn

Use Affinity Photo 2 to enhance images using proven techniques

Know why they are doing things a certain way

Be aware of the various 'gotchas' and problems that may arise

Use the right tool for the right job

Why take this course?

'I've done some Affinity Photo tutorials on YouTube, but they just cover one tool or technique. How do I actually enhance a photo, start to finish?'

'There are so many tools in Affinity Photo! So many things to remember! As a beginner what do I need to know and what do I not need to know?'

Enrol on this course and get the answers to these questions from someone with 35+ years in the business.

Affinity Photo is the hottest image editing program for the Mac and Windows, & now it's at version 2. It has many powerful tools for making your photos stand out. But you need to know how to use it, and how to get the best out of it. It's not enough to just learn what a few sliders do. You need to know how a professional sets about developing photos - where they start, what steps they take, which tools they use and most importantly - why.

The course starts with a thorough grounding in the five steps you need to consider taking when you enhance a photo. These steps are so fundamental that I make sure that they are covered properly and in detail. Practically every image you see is available as a download and every step has practice videos. Not a multi choice quiz where you just have to remember the name of a tool. That's not enough - you need practical exercises for a program like Affinity Photo and I give you exactly that in a unique way.

Your practical exercises are consistent. I'll give you a picture and tell you what I want you to do with it. Then you have a choice. You can listen to the advice I give you about how to do the job, or you can skip the advice and try doing the exercise - crop a picture, deal with the color balance, erase some blemishes and so on. Then come back to the video and I'll show you how I did it. I'll also give you some valuable tips about tools, techniques and workflow along the way. Then at the end of the first section you take five photos and do all five steps on them. I don't know of a better way for you to really nail down the fundamental concepts and be ready to move on to more advanced subjects.

Did you notice I said 'fundamental' twice instead of 'basic'? There's a reason for that. This course is aimed at beginners and existing users who want to round out their knowledge but that doesn't mean it's over simplified. Heck, no! You will learn the same tools and techniques that are used in professional studios everywhere. I've been in quite a few and - just between you and me - there's things on this course that I've had to explain to people who use image editors on a daily basis. That's something I can do for you too. As well as being a designer for decades I also spent some time as a teacher and my university degree is all about how people learn. And it is my firm belief that the right way to learn something like Affinity Photo is not to just learn the tools. The right way is to learn the right workflow. You learn the right workflow by using the right tools for the job, and the best way to use them.

Affinity Photo 2: Solid Foundations takes you from complete beginner through to accomplished user. I'll take you through the steps you need to take when developing an image. I use the most important tools for the task in hand and show you the best practices with each. The right way to use a tool, why you are using it, when to use it and cover some mistakes people make with those tools.

I assume no knowledge on your part. All you need is a willingness to learn plus a demo or copy of Affinity Photo 2 for the desktop. I'll take you though all the basics like getting the color and tone sorted. rotating and cropping, sharpening and reducing noise, selections, layer masks etc. Then we'll go on to more advanced topics like layer blend modes, vector art, text and painting. By the end of the course you will know how, when and why to enhance your photos, and really make them shine.

Screenshots

Affinity Photo 2: Solid Foundations - Screenshot_01Affinity Photo 2: Solid Foundations - Screenshot_02Affinity Photo 2: Solid Foundations - Screenshot_03Affinity Photo 2: Solid Foundations - Screenshot_04

Reviews

Lee
July 19, 2023
Familiar with Simon and his engaging delivery of good info. I did this course back in 2017 with V1 Affinity Photo. Only problem is with the differences between Windows and the Mac version he is using, it sometimes takes a few looks to translate the differences.
John
July 19, 2023
This course is very. complete. and the illustrations. are perfect. Your course. are always complete nothing left out.
Martin
July 13, 2023
Content and narrator "style" both excellent. Friendly, but not cloying like some courses I trial-ed. One point I'll stress: I really struggled with the ergonomics of keeping the visuals and narrations in sync with my own practice on my HP Spectre laptop. Don't have an ipad, and smartphone was useless. So I bought a refurb'd 14" chromebook (55 USD) to keep at side. The color sucks, but so much more efficient to pause and use the 5 sec forward and back arrows. It's a relatively modest cost to greatly enhance my experience. Suggest you devote a few sentences to this or other useful suggestions that come up.
James
July 4, 2023
Simon is putting more information into this presentation than in those of the past. And I am just loving it! Thanks.
Boysenberry
May 31, 2023
This course gets right to the point and has gotten me up and running in Affinity Photo so that I can get to what I need to do quickly!
E
May 30, 2023
Excellent course- Great teacher. Exactly what I needed: thorough, step by step -from the absolute beginning = zero prior knowledge. Simon explains the theory, completes the task, and provides resources and opportunities to practice. He's a great teacher and engaging instructor.
Renzo
May 24, 2023
Die Strukturierung des Kurses ist extrem effizient. Mir fehlte bei den anderen Kursen meist das Wissen über die Vorgehensweise. Den Workflow an den Anfang zu stellen ist didaktisch äusserst klug und gekonnt.
Kazuya
May 19, 2023
This is great. I wanted to learn photo shop level techniques by affinity photo2 and I think I can do that now. I use Japanese version and it’s iPad but still, I could know every single button to do those actions thanks to nice and slow teaching by Simon. Thanks!
Karen
May 15, 2023
Wow. I have taken some of your other courses - this one is terrific. Thank you. SO easy to undeerstand.
M
May 4, 2023
As usual for Simon, this course is clear, addressing what is important and avoiding what is not. His humor is always welcome. Thank you for a job well done!!
David
May 3, 2023
I had previously worked through the Affinity Photo 1 version of this course and so I had high expectations. I was not disappointed; this may be called "Solid Foundations" but it builds a Solid Structure. Simon is a highly skilled presenter and his enthusiasm shines through. Anyone taking the time to work through the course should achieve a good working knowledge of Affinity Photo.
Stephen
May 2, 2023
He gets us moving right out of the gate! Even with just the 2nd presentation my pictures are looking fantastic.
V
April 26, 2023
Content in this course has satisfied my basic curiosity regarding range of affinity. But more than that it has deepened my knowledge which I am very much thankful for. Why and how a tool is used in a certain workflow is explained neatly, I wasn't really expecting such advanced knowledge while purchasing the course.
Brian
April 19, 2023
I am used to the windows OS and I had a bit of problem following Simon's brilliant instruction who was using Mac demo locating tools, fortunately my problem was answered on Q&A's
Bob
April 15, 2023
Having taken the previous course I knew what to expect. I like his teaching style. Halfway through I Still find his teaching style easy to follow.

Charts

Price

Affinity Photo 2: Solid Foundations - Price chart

Rating

Affinity Photo 2: Solid Foundations - Ratings chart

Enrollment distribution

Affinity Photo 2: Solid Foundations - Distribution chart

Related Topics

5139104
udemy ID
2/5/2023
course created date
4/14/2023
course indexed date
Bot
course submited by