Generally i’m a fan of specialized programs like Zerene Stacker or Helicon Focus to do a focus stack, but just like Photoshop CC Affinity Photo has a stacking function on board. The resulting image is equivalent to Photoshop CC: The image is devided into 3 areas, a sharp center area, 2 areas on bottom and top of the sharp center werre you get the effect and 2 outer areas completely unsharp.
And again handling and functionality is equal. The result of this filter can be seen here:Īffinity Photo also has a Tilt/Shift filter just like the competitor Photoshop CC. Handling and functionality are almost the same, the filter can be restricted to lets say the cloud area and you can define the angle of motion. Just like the big example Photoshop CC Affinity Photo implements a filter to add motion blur to the image or parts of it. With Photoshop CC a new layer is created with the results of the filter, while in Affinity Photo the results of the filter are applied to the currently selected layer. There is a little difference in handling between Photoshop CC and Affinity Photo. The older beta version mentioned Analog Efex and Color Efex only as executable, while the last beta version the complete set is executable. Just for testing i defined the folder for Google Nik collection, which is available free of charge for quite some time. Per default the app searches for those plugin in the default Photoshop CC folder, but you can add additional or define other folders for searching available plugins. : a) Photoshop PluginsĪffinity Photo supports usage of Photoshop Plugins. The updated beta application didn’t improve processing speed and this morning the company released version 1.5 for both Mac OS and Windows.B ut i want to cover some of the additional features not mentioned in the first blog post. I already took a look on the application, but meanwhile there were questions and the beta got an update, so best opportunity for Affinity Photo II □ If you wanted a printed version of any of our most recent issues we have a selection of back issues to choose from in our online store.Serif company is running a public beta period for Affinity Photo on Windows. Readly (all-you-can-eat digital magazine subscription service).PocketMags (multi-platform app ideal for Android devices).Zinio app (multi-platform app for desktop or smartphone).Why not subscribe to a print edition, and have the magazine delivered direct to your door every month?Īlternatively, we have a number of different digital options available, including: This tutorial originally appeared in N-Photo, the monthly newsstand magazine for Nikon photographers.
Here, for example, our subject has striking blue eyes and a strong jaw, so it makes sense to enlarge those eyes and accentuate the jawline. So think about which features you want to exaggerate.
Often used for images of politicians and movie stars, a caricature is a depiction of a person in which their most striking features are exaggerated for comic effect. Add any final touches we dodged and burned the face to boost the eyes and added a HDR effect using the Tone-Mapping Persona. Use the settings to recolour the backdrop, then hit Cmd/Ctrl+D to deselect. Click the Adjustment Button in the Layers panel and choose Recolour.