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No need to apologise I am after all asking for advice and not necessarily providing all the info!☺️ One at a time for me is fine, and saving to the native file would not present an issue. The neutral filter allows you to smooth the skin n the face, which is the main thing I use it for, but you have to be careful because it is Ai driven so you can overdo it. One advantage is that once you have reached what you think is a good result it is saved and you can apply it to every photo in the batch / session you are editing, the same applies to the camera raw filter. I think the way to go is to invest in Affinity 2 and work with it. The issue I have with PS is the increase in cost from November it will be close to 50% for me as a current subscriber so it will go from £120 a year to £180! I can get the full Affinity suite for just under £120 with my discount and that is a one off payment, so way more cost effective. I can buy it play with it and get used to using it until November, and then transition fully to Affinity Ultimately PS is not going to get cheaper (and neither will Affinity 😉☺️). The other issue I have with PS is the continual pushing of Ai and the amount of Ai that is incorporated into the programme already, which does not necessarily produce the results you are looking for. Thank you so much for trying to help (all of you) and I will keep you posted on my progress!🙂

Hi both. Thank you for your responses. I currently do a variety of portrait genres ie themed, cosplay, high fashion, lingerie, fine art nude. I make use of neutral filters, healing brush, spot healing and the remove tool. I have found the alternatives to everything but the neutral filters. I save the edited images to a PSD file and a copy to jpeg to send to the models. I work on two monitors one I use to edit and zoom in and I have a copy on the second monitor enlarged to fill the screen, so I can see the whole picture while I am editing specific areas. At the mo I can find the zoom, but I have yet to find the fill / fit screen option, which I can do with a click of a button in PS. Best wishes Dave.

Hi Ages ago I bought Affinity 1 to start editing images. I then moved to the PS Photography plan, which is currently £9.98 pm, however at my next renewal that will increase significantly. I am now looking at other options / alternatives, particularly as I am now more experienced at both the taking of and editing of images. I have the option of upgrading from V1 to V2, but at the mo am undecided as to whether Affinity is the best way to go, from what I can see it is similar to PS in many ways but seems to lack some of the options / tools available in PS which I use. It could however be I am looking in the wrong place!🙄☺️ Any advice from anyone who is familiar with both would be appreciated. Dave.

Just thought I would let you know that I have been playing with Affinity photo and decided to buy it! It seems to offer what I am looking for and there is plenty of resource material and help if (when) I need it! It also provides more advanced stuff that I can make use of once I have got better at the basics! I have hundreds of photos many of which can easily be replicated should I make a mistake! Thanks again to all of you for your help and advice! You will know doubt find me on here again at some point in the future! Takes care and best wishes Dave.

Hi Ian thank you so much I found it and it worked! I really appreciate you taking the time to help me! Many thanks Dave.

After getting some good advice from members of this forum I decided to give Affinity a go taking advantage of the 90 trial. I clicked the trial and received an email with my product keys, which I downloaded. I went into Affinity photo and it worked fine. However this morning I thought I would have a serious look at it and start to learn how to use it. I opened Affinity photo and was asked to validate it (again) I put in my email address and the validation code sent and was told it was invalid, I then tried Affinity Designer m and got the same result! I am not sure now what I need to do to use the programme and am left wondering if it is the difficult to get in am I going to have further problems using the programmes! Dave.

Thanks IanSG I have signed up for the free trial and will set some time aside over the next day or two to familiarise myself with the programme. I have a lot of photos to experiment on! 😉😁

Hi thanks for the info I will sign up for the newsletter now! Best wishes Dave.

Hi Thank you for your response and advice. I have also received a response from the FB which was very helpful! It sounds very much like AP{ is would provide me with what I want i.e. somewhere to learn the basics but also provide more advanced features as I getter better! I like the fact that it uses layers which I believe means that it is non destructive! Being retired I have the time to spend learning and the fact that there are tutorials is also a bonus. I think I will take advantage of the free trial and go from there! It certainly looks a good programme and it receives good reviews! When it comes time for me to purchase I will buy direct from the site rather than through MS store. Thanks again for your time and advice. Best wishes Dave.

Hi I am an enthusiastic photographer who would like to start playing with editing my photos. I am currently doing my research to find an alternative to the app on Windows 10 which does not have the capabilities I would like to use. Your product looks very good but I have some concerns. I have asked the questions on your FB page but as yet have not received a response. The main concern I have is ease of use, also can I / could I import my pics from other sources i.e. Windows photos and finally how easy is it to upload from Affinity direct to social media? I have also emailed support and asked the above questions but have not response, which has caused me a to have second thoughts about whether I should consider Affinity, but it looks a good programme at a very good price. Many thanks in anticipation of your response, best wishes Dave.