Hi All,
Like Marvin I am also retired and a keen amateur photographer. Until recently I was a Windows user with some 30 years experience from MSDOS onwards. Like most people I have put up with the ups and downs of Microsoft products without too much moaning (what would be the point?). The end came with Win8/8.1 on my new all in one PC. Upgrading to Win10 just made things worse! I bought a refurbished early 2009 Mac running Yosemite and the difference in performance was staggering. I have a subscription to Photoshop CC which along with Lightroom were my tools of choice but I don't like the subscription model and I was disappointed to hear Aperture was being discontinued as It had been recommended as a viable alternative. So, I set out to find something else, Thank you Serif! I downloaded a trial of Affinity Photo, and I love it!
The tutorial videos are excellent and I have mastered the basics in a fraction of the time it took me to get a handle on Photoshop. It's so much faster as well. Keep it coming guys! My trial just expired and I am going to download the full version in a few minutes (after I've Cancelled my CC subscription).
