Nikonshooter Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 Hi hope I'm not posting in the wrong section, Does anyone use Affinity Photo to do macro photo edit's bugs insects etc. This would be my reason to buy Affinity Photo for macro photography editing, Can anyone share some photo sample's or pre-sets plugins thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Rostron Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 Hello @Nikonshooter, and welcome to the forums. Affinity Photo will provide all you need for processing your macro photos. In particular, there are the sharpening tools: Unsharp Mask and Clarity, and the Focus Stacking (or Focus Merging tools. I will see if I can dig out a few examples for you with what I recollect of the procedures I used. I'm not convinced that presets would be all that relevant here. John Quote Windows 10, Affinity Photo 1.10.5 Designer 1.10.5 and Publisher 1.10.5 (mainly Photo), now ex-Adobe CC CPU: AMD A6-3670. RAM: 16 GB DDR3 @ 666MHz, Graphics: 2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GT 630 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikonshooter Posted June 18, 2021 Author Share Posted June 18, 2021 @John Rostron That would be great if you could show some samples thank you very much, I am still on the fence if to buy so some samples might do the trick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smadell Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 I’ve attached a recent photo merge done with Affinity Photo. I bought a Nikon Z7 II this past September, and have taken advantage of its Focus Merge feature quite a bit. The photo below is a merge of about 100 images. Needless to say, I am quite satisfied. Sechmet, Nikonshooter, sfriedberg and 1 other 4 Quote Affinity Photo 2, Affinity Publisher 2, Affinity Designer 2 (latest retail versions) - desktop & iPad Culling - FastRawViewer; Raw Developer - Capture One Pro; Asset Management - Photo Supreme Mac Studio with M2 Max (2023}; 64 GB RAM; macOS 13 (Ventura); Mac Studio Display - iPad Air 4th Gen; iPadOS 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikonshooter Posted June 19, 2021 Author Share Posted June 19, 2021 @Smadell Wow an amazing image thank you for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron P. Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 Here's a sample insect macro I shot using a Canon 70D with a Sigma 150-600mm. Yes those long lenses can be used for close-up/macro. Anyway I just done a quick develop on the RAW image using AP. Garden Spider on Web Nikonshooter 1 Quote Affinity Photo 2.4..; Affinity Designer 2.4..; Affinity Publisher 2.4..; Affinity2 Beta versions. Affinity Photo,Designer 1.10.6.1605 Win10 Home Version:21H2, Build: 19044.1766: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5820K CPU @ 3.30GHz, 3301 Mhz, 6 Core(s), 12 Logical Processor(s);32GB Ram, Nvidia GTX 3070, 3-Internal HDD (1 Crucial MX5000 1TB, 1-Crucial MX5000 500GB, 1-WD 1 TB), 4 External HDD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uneMule Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 @smadell @Ron P. Nice work. Bravo for the focus stacking. Not a drop shaking. Spider in one shoot. What aperture? Quote Toujours pas !Windows 10 Pro 21H2 - Intel Core i7-3630QM CPU @ 2.40GHz - 16 Gb Ram - GeForce GT 650M - Intel HD 4000 Affinity Photo | Affinity Designer | Affinity Publisher | 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron P. Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 14 minutes ago, uneMule said: Spider in one shoot. What aperture? 600mm, f6.3, 1/500sec. Also I use an external speedlite/flash. Quote Affinity Photo 2.4..; Affinity Designer 2.4..; Affinity Publisher 2.4..; Affinity2 Beta versions. Affinity Photo,Designer 1.10.6.1605 Win10 Home Version:21H2, Build: 19044.1766: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5820K CPU @ 3.30GHz, 3301 Mhz, 6 Core(s), 12 Logical Processor(s);32GB Ram, Nvidia GTX 3070, 3-Internal HDD (1 Crucial MX5000 1TB, 1-Crucial MX5000 500GB, 1-WD 1 TB), 4 External HDD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uneMule Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 6 minutes ago, Ron P. said: 600mm, f6.3, 1/500sec. Merci. Cette optique semble impressionnante.*****Thanks. This lens looks impressive. Quote Toujours pas !Windows 10 Pro 21H2 - Intel Core i7-3630QM CPU @ 2.40GHz - 16 Gb Ram - GeForce GT 650M - Intel HD 4000 Affinity Photo | Affinity Designer | Affinity Publisher | 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikonshooter Posted June 19, 2021 Author Share Posted June 19, 2021 @Ron P. Now that looks incredible Fantastic image thank you for sharing, I am trying to find an easy work flow I was a PS user but sick of paying subs so looking for something that will suit my needs, again thanks for sharing.👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron P. Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 10 minutes ago, Nikonshooter said: @Ron P. Now that looks incredible Fantastic image thank you for sharing, I am trying to find an easy work flow I was a PS user but sick of paying subs so looking for something that will suit my needs, again thanks for sharing.👍 Your welcome. I was a user of the LR/PS bundle for a few years, until they discontinued the perpetual LR version. So I jumped ship to Affinity. I still have and use LR 6, mainly for organization. The closeup/macro using that lens, was because I had watched a video by B&H Event Space, where Arthur Morris and Denise Ippolito done a seminar. In it Arthur shows macro/closeup images he shot using a 600mm prime lens. Quote Affinity Photo 2.4..; Affinity Designer 2.4..; Affinity Publisher 2.4..; Affinity2 Beta versions. Affinity Photo,Designer 1.10.6.1605 Win10 Home Version:21H2, Build: 19044.1766: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5820K CPU @ 3.30GHz, 3301 Mhz, 6 Core(s), 12 Logical Processor(s);32GB Ram, Nvidia GTX 3070, 3-Internal HDD (1 Crucial MX5000 1TB, 1-Crucial MX5000 500GB, 1-WD 1 TB), 4 External HDD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikonshooter Posted June 19, 2021 Author Share Posted June 19, 2021 That Sigma 150-600mm is certainly an impressive set of glass, love that image very impressive, software wise I am leaning towards AP will play with the trial a bit longer before I make my decision Thank you.👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Rostron Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 Here is a close-up/macro image of a Scarlet Pimpernel flower taken on Alderney. The flower itself was approximately one centimetre across. The only post processing was some sharpening using the Unsharp Mask. John Nikonshooter and Ron P. 2 Quote Windows 10, Affinity Photo 1.10.5 Designer 1.10.5 and Publisher 1.10.5 (mainly Photo), now ex-Adobe CC CPU: AMD A6-3670. RAM: 16 GB DDR3 @ 666MHz, Graphics: 2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GT 630 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikonshooter Posted June 19, 2021 Author Share Posted June 19, 2021 @John Rostron Thank you for sharing your image, I am pleased with the way your image turned out John very nice shot, I am leaning more towards AP now I have had the opportunity to see some excellent images edited with AP, Thank you for your time & information relating to my questions about AP.😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikonshooter Posted June 19, 2021 Author Share Posted June 19, 2021 Thank you to everyone who took the time to help with my questions about AP & for sharing your images Thank you...👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chosen Idea Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 I've been pretty happy with it for some of my macro work, although I haven't done any focus stacking yet (looking forward to it). Be warned Affinity Photo is not the tool for batch processing RAW files. I'm doing that in Capture One. I used the unsharp mask tool, and a curves adjustment on this fruit fly. Ron P. and Nikonshooter 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikonshooter Posted June 27, 2021 Author Share Posted June 27, 2021 @Chosen IdeaHi thank you for sharing your image looks great, I have now purchased Affinity Photo for my edits thank you. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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