Using layer masks in Affinity Photo is a powerful way to combine parts of several images into a single image or to limit the effect of adjustment layers and filters to only affect part of your image. Layer masks are nondestructive. This means that you can modify them at any stage of your post-processing workflow.
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Tips for Editing Black and White Photos in Lightroom?
Do you want to create black and white photos that have more impact? And do you want to do this by using only Lightroom to convert your photos to black and white?
In this black and white Lightroom tutorial, you will learn to do just that. You will learn which sliders to adjust to create a black and white photo which leaves an impression on everybody who sees it.
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Luminar for Nik Collection Users
As you probably know, the reason for Nik Collection being free is because Google has decided not to continue to develop or support this software. It doesn’t mean that you cannot use it. You can use it for as long …
The Best Luminar Filters To Create Amazing Landscape Photos
A powerful photo editor like Luminar allows you to quickly change a photo from a flat looking raw file to a beautiful photo. Luminar has some filters and sliders, that you won’t even find in other popular photo editing software programs …
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Just Launched: Luminar Presets Pack designed for Landscape and Nature Photography
There is a lot of hype over the new photo editor Luminar, by Macphun. In many ways, Luminar is a lot like Nik Collection Plugins, which I really enjoy using. One of the advantages in Luminar though is that you …
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How To Use Luminar Presets?
Presets in Luminar is a very powerful way to work with your images and speed up your workflow. It is much more flexible than you are be used to if you are familiar with Lightroom. With Luminar presets you can also include how layer blends with those below it, and you can set a specific opacity for a layer that you applied the presets to. You can apply masks to each individual filter within a preset.
If you are used to working with Nik Collection Plugins you will soon recognize that using presets in Luminar is quite similar to applying recipes in Nik’s Color Efex Pro 4.
How to Create a Vignette in Affinity Photo?
In both Affinity Photo and Photoshop, there are a lot of different ways you can create a vignette. You can use the radial gradient tool, use a dodge and burning approach or use the marquee tool. However, the most straightforward …
How to install Nik Collection Plugins in Affinity Photo
Switching from Photoshop to Affinity Photo can be a little daunting experience when you first think of it. However, the transition is easier than you think and well worth it. If you are using Nik Collection Plugins, you might wonder whether …
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Nik Collection: How to Use Control Points In Viveza 2?
In this tutorial, you will learn how to use control points in Nik Viveza 2. Control points take a whole different approach to creating precise selections or masks than what you know from Lightroom or Photoshop. All of the plugins from …
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Just launched: Affinity Photo Macros for Photographers
With Affinity Photo 1.5 came the support for macros, which is the same as actions are in Photoshop. To ease the transition, and the workflow for those who also want to reap the benefits of using Affinity Photo, I …
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