ClarityDynamic

@Ej2019 if you find these controls complicated wait until you start using Affinity Design & editing nodes 

@Ej2019 if you find these controls complicated wait until you start using Affinity Design & editing nodes 

@Ej2019 if you find these controls complicated wait until you start using Affinity Design & editing nodes 

Hello ClarityDynamic,
I almost only draw on the graphics tablet. We have arrived in the digital age. For drawing on the computer, I use great apps, such as Affinity Photo / Designer. 

This is good, ArtStation is interesting ive never heard of it before today...

The RAW data, is just that, data, its not really a photo yet as its hasn’t been developed. Once developed you can manipulate it as a photo. Each RAW file is in a proprietary format that programs can read the data from but generally only the OEM can create the original file. Hence more RAW file formats in the world than the “standard” photo formats like JPG,TIFF etc. Writing and much more importantly, testing complex photo manipulation software like AP, PS etc tends to stick to an output format in one of the few standardised file formats otherwise the effort involved in testing would be restrictive.

Only the RAW file holds all of the RAW data, once you have developed (some people say cooked) the photo is no longer RAW. Develop is like cooking a steak, you can’t reverse it to get back to the raw steak.

@maco welcome to the wonderful apple eco system  but mark my words once you see how amazing iPad is 200GB of storage won’t seem like a lot at all 
I’m excited for you to begin this journey cuz there is nothing you can’t design on an iPad. 

The 150 free Tutorials on my youtube channel are a good starting point. https://www.youtube.com/oliviosarikas 

Stick some of these on lampposts in your local area and in some gardening centres.
 
 

Moe like the Craig Revell Horwood, dahling!

How about making it more about the challenge? Instead of saying “Help Needed”, what about saying something along the lines of: “Contractors, I bet you can’t fix this” or “Impossible Gardening Challenge”. Try making people want to do it out of pride - or whatever - rather than asking for help. Also, try and make the photo a little darker, foreboding and moody. A scary place that needs making better. I’ve attached a very quick-and-crude sample in case it helps in some way.
I agree that the fire looks out-of-place. It’s not necessary in this instance.
I only recently purchased Photo and the sheer amount of features and tools is a bit daunting, even though I’ve been using GIMP for years. Sometimes having so many options can slow down the creative process. With so many options it’s difficult to choose what to try next.

After "Help Wanted", i would "Competent Landscaper Needed."
Contact info on leaf might work, but lose the flame. Wpn't work unless you're planning to have it burned down.

$99.00 Nikon L340 for this shot.

Hello.
 
Just wanted to share this quick design made with Affinity Designer.
 
Had an old line of products done with Photoshop and Illustrator. https://www.totalfix.com.mx But now migrating the workflow to Affinity products for Packaging, Branding and promotional materials. Brochures, posters, business cards, etc.
By the way, the Client was looking over the shoulder as I did some adjustments and asked about what software I was using. Had some time to do a little evangelizing of the Affinity Line,. He was happy with the results.
 

Too many fonts! Try  reducing to 2-3 fonts (including styles, header can be treted as logo, so it doesn't count). If you need more emphasis on something use rather color or size instead of another font While background image is pretty it has very vague connection with content. Not really criticism here, just observation. Colors are very aggresive and not really fitting togheter - they make something I call visual puke  If you struggle with palette, there's a lot of  online tools which will help you Margins, aligments etc. - why text about competition is far closer to edge than icons on left? Same goes for top and bottom, and few other places Be consistent - if you decide that background for text frames is green, use same green for most of them. Reserve different color for something special, that should pop Text kerning, spacing, leading, size - Well... it's wrong in too many places. Let's just say that "justify  all" isn't always best solution. Also pink titles on left - remove line break in top one. It's just one place, and disturbs spacing in whole block. General advice is to stick with established rules  and be consistent - use same style for all similiar elemnts.
And remember - rules can be broken to achieve extraordinary results, bu ONLY if you master working within their limits first

Woman photo from pixabay. Three photoshop brushes that I imported into AP. A texture from Deep Dream. Topaz Studio adjustments
 

images from pexels - a few imported PS brushes - topaz studio adjustments
 

I’ve watched a photoshop tutorial where the lady made a very realistic magazine cover. I’m sure she had a lot of trial and error, the one you made is good format