JLARM Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 This is my first photo from the new release of Affinity Photo. For those who might be interested, the photo is from a RAW file opened in AP, slightly adjusted and then developed. The image was then exported out of AP in 3x which resulted in a 219 MB PNG file with the image at approx 48 x 36 inches with a resolution of 288 ppi. I then squished it down to upload to the forum. The image is a macro photo of a small agate stone that has been cut and polished. Affinity Photo handled the whole thing like a trooper. No hesitation, no slowness, no fuss, no bother. I really like this program. Since I have zero experience or talent in this area, I am really pleased at the result. Thank you guys at Serif. Nice job ! LilleG and scoda 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon1 Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Well nice shapes and colors although I think a normal export would have resulted in a much cleaner/ sharper image. Correct me if I´m wrong but I honestly don´t see the point in exporting non vector stuff in @3 mode. I think it only bumps up the image size while it does not gain detail. Peace :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLARM Posted July 10, 2015 Author Share Posted July 10, 2015 Thanks MBd. I appreciate your viewing. You are most probably correct about the exporting. I was just mainly testing AP to see what it would put out at the 3x level. I am not a photographer and my photos of these stones can sometime be a real pain to get to look good. I know that the more pixels I have to work with the better the result will be when printed at a smaller size. I will, as you suggest, check it out as a normal export and see if it improves any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLARM Posted July 11, 2015 Author Share Posted July 11, 2015 Another RAW file processed through Affinity Photo new release. This one is just a normal export as a JPG small size. From a distance it reminds me of an oriental painting of a snowy branch. There is very little post processing of the photo to adjust colors. This is another photo of a small cut and polished stone. The area covered by this photo is only slighly larger than a US 25 cent coin. Please excuse the slight blurryness in the image. Not Affinity Photos fault. Macro photos at this level are difficult at best with less than a professional camera. I hope you enjoy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon1 Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Yes I think this is a bit better. The point you have to consider is, of course the amount of pixels. But you can´t get more pixels than your camera saves. You will never gain more detail through bumping up the resolution higher than the camera. (as long as only the photo is used) I have a sort of magnifying glass which I can attach to my lens and then the minimal distance for in focus areas is much closer. And It´s extremely cheap compared to a macro lens. The attached file is just a jpg out of the camera using a 110mm lens and the glass attached. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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