Joyce D Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 Does anyone know where I could take an actual course for Affinity? I'm having a learning curve with my MacBook Pro, new Sony A6000 camera and now this editing program. I've taken numerous tutorials and still cannot wrap my mind around on how to use an editing program, right down to how to get an image on Affinity from my photos, to how to export properly. I know this must sound crazy but with assistance, once I'm actually able explore around and use it, historically, I'll catch on quickly. Thank you so much! Joyce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 Udemy has a bunch of courses listed: https://www.udemy.com/courses/search/?src=ukw&q=Affinity Joyce D 1 Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 18.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.0.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 19 minutes ago, walt.farrell said: Udemy has a bunch of courses listed: https://www.udemy.com/courses/search/?src=ukw&q=Affinity “Learner Appreciation Sale ends today” Here’s a link to just one of numerous options: https://www.udemy.com/course/affinity-photo-2-solid-foundations/ Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.5.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardMH Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 Affinity Photo is probably not the best first editing program. Have a look at Capture One Express for Sony, which is free and will get you started with the basics. Then transition to AP when you need more. Joyce D 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmwellborn Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 Welcome to the Forums @Joyce D. There is a lengthy document (rather than a video) with many helpful illustrations, written by James Ritson of the Serif staff, which I found exceptionally useful as a starting point. When I did a web search for it just now, I also found a number of other possibilities that you can explore. You might like to check "Jump into Affinity Photo" out. It was written using V1, but other than slightly different icons and more possibilities, you should be able to learn quite a bit about navigating the apps. If you print it out, and then follow along on your MacBook Pro, I predict you will be surprised at how much you have learned!! R C-R and Joyce D 2 Quote 24" iMAC Apple M1 chip, 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU, 16 GB unified memory, 1 TB SSD storage, Ventura 13.6.7. Photo, Publisher, Designer 1.10.5, and 2.5.5. MacBook Pro 13" 2020, Apple M1 chip, 16GB unified memory, 256GB SSD storage, Ventura 13.6.7. Publisher, Photo, Designer 1.10.5, and 2.1.1. iPad Pro 12.9 2020 (4th Gen. IOS 16.6.1); Apple pencil. Wired and bluetooth mice and keyboards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 3 hours ago, jmwellborn said: There is a lengthy document (rather than a video) with many helpful illustrations, written by James Ritson of the Serif staff, which I found exceptionally useful as a starting point. FWIW, the direct link to that is https://affinityspotlight.com/article/jump-into-affinity-photo/ Joyce D and jmwellborn 2 Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.5.5 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 All 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hangman Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 In addition to the great suggestions above, it's worth giving Serif's YouTube channel a watch as they cover everything from the basics to more advanced techniques plus it's free... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQZN-kIrZUQyoTnexM3jJAw Plus you could give their Quickstart guide a read... https://affinity.serif.com/en-gb/learn/photo/desktop/quickstart/ Joyce D and jmwellborn 2 Quote Affinity Designer 2.5.5 | Affinity Photo 2.5.5 | Affinity Publisher 2.5.5 Affinity Designer Beta 2.6.0.2861 | Affinity Photo Beta 2.6.0.2861 | Affinity Publisher Beta 2.6.0.2861 MacBook Pro M3 Max, 36 GB Unified Memory, macOS Sonoma 14.6.1, Magic Mouse HP ENVY x360, 8 GB RAM, AMD Ryzen 5 2500U, Windows 10 Home, Logitech Mouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikeg57 Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 Hi, Try this guy on youtube and web - has over 800 easy to follow videos - and they are free https://changingminds.org/disciplines/photography/affinity_photo/categories/ap_categories_beginners.htm Good luck Mike Joyce D 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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