degtrv Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 (edited) Hey! I've been taking pictures for quite a long time but now I'm more into photo manipulation and retouching. I like the software and its "Live Filters" feature makes the process so much more flexible. Here are my first composites made in Affinity Photo. Hope you enjoy it! https://www.flickr.com/photos/167401184@N05/ Edited May 28, 2019 by dgtrv Wosven, Smee Again, Alfred and 12 others 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AffinityJules Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 Very nice indeed. If these are you first attempts, then I'm impressed. Quote Some scientists claim that hydrogen, because it is so plentiful, is the basic building block of the universe. I dispute that. I say there is more stupidity than hydrogen, and that is the basic building block of the universe. These are not my own words but I sure like this quote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
degtrv Posted May 28, 2019 Author Share Posted May 28, 2019 1 minute ago, AffinityJules said: Very nice indeed. If these are you first attempts, then I'm impressed. Thank you! These are my first attempts from coming up with an idea, picking out images to the final result. I have made about two dozens composites following tutorials and copying work of others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 Great stuff. I don’t know if it was intentional but both images seem – to me at least – to have a ‘cartoony’ quality to them. And by that I mean they look more ‘drawn’ than taken with a camera, and in a good way too. I think there’s a definite Dreamworks ‘vibe’. dannyg9 and transitdiagrams 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
degtrv Posted May 29, 2019 Author Share Posted May 29, 2019 11 minutes ago, GarryP said: Great stuff. I don’t know if it was intentional but both images seem – to me at least – to have a ‘cartoony’ quality to them. And by that I mean they look more ‘drawn’ than taken with a camera, and in a good way too. I think there’s a definite Dreamworks ‘vibe’. Thank you! I’m not sure that a “cartoony” feeling was intentional here because I don’t have great drawing skills. Things happening on images are not that realistic, this might be a reason for Dreamworks “vibe”. Smee Again 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 You’re welcome. Whatever the intention, they’re very nice images that surpass my efforts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jowday Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 On 5/28/2019 at 5:41 PM, dgtrv said: Hey! I've been taking pictures for quite a long time but now I'm more into photo manipulation and retouching. I like the software and its "Live Filters" feature makes the process so much more flexible. Here are my first composites made in Affinity Photo. Hope you enjoy it! https://www.flickr.com/photos/167401184@N05/ Both are superb. I love the first one. The second composite ... I have an expensive monitor and it renders black BLACK. I think you should remove a little contrast from the car and the couple or reduce the level of black JUST on these two. Just an idea so everything matches the hazy look. Then again... I am not entirely sure. Example: Quote "The user interface is supposed to work for me - I am not supposed to work for the user interface." Computer-, operating system- and software agnostic; I am a result oriented professional. Look for a fanboy somewhere else. “When a wise man points at the moon the imbecile examines the finger.” ― Confucius Not an Affinity user og forum user anymore. The software continued to disappoint and not deliver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
degtrv Posted June 3, 2019 Author Share Posted June 3, 2019 10 hours ago, Jowday said: Both are superb. I love the first one. The second composite ... I have an expensive monitor and it renders black BLACK. I think you should remove a little contrast from the car and the couple or reduce the level of black JUST on these two. Just an idea so everything matches the hazy look. Then again... I am not entirely sure. Example: Thank you! You’re completely right. I currently work on my old MacBook Air with a TN panel, which doesn’t render any colors accurately. I received a nice IPS monitor today as a gift, so I’m going to be a little more precise with contrast and colors now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jowday Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 Congrats with your new monitor and thanks for a kind reply. Looking forward to forthcoming creations from you. Quote "The user interface is supposed to work for me - I am not supposed to work for the user interface." Computer-, operating system- and software agnostic; I am a result oriented professional. Look for a fanboy somewhere else. “When a wise man points at the moon the imbecile examines the finger.” ― Confucius Not an Affinity user og forum user anymore. The software continued to disappoint and not deliver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 The first is divine, The second is cool too but would love to see one with the car the other way shining the headlights onto the moon and the couple standing on the headlight beam like it's a path and guy holding the girl so she can reach out with a finger to touch the moon. Or have them floating in the headlight beam doing the same thing. Or have the truck with a ladder standing in the back going up to the moon and again a similar thing, maybe he's holding the ladder and she's at the top touching the moon, that would be so cool. degtrv, Alfred and GarryP 3 Quote iMac 27" 2019 Somona 14.3.1, iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
degtrv Posted June 3, 2019 Author Share Posted June 3, 2019 13 minutes ago, firstdefence said: The first is divine, The second is cool too but would love to see one with the car the other way shining the headlights onto the moon and the couple standing on the headlight beam like it's a path and guy holding the girl so she can reach out with a finger to touch the moon. Or have them floating in the headlight beam doing the same thing. Or have the truck with a ladder standing in the back going up to the moon and again a similar thing, maybe he's holding the ladder and she's at the top touching the moon, that would be so cool. Thank you! You definitely have imagination and I will take your ideas for my upcoming projects if you don't mind. The biggest problem with compositing though is finding stock images that fit together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 3 hours ago, dgtrv said: Thank you! You definitely have imagination and I will take your ideas for my upcoming projects if you don't mind. The biggest problem with compositing though is finding stock images that fit together. you're welcome Go for it would love to see them become art. I agree, patience will win out on that score. Quote iMac 27" 2019 Somona 14.3.1, iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
degtrv Posted June 7, 2019 Author Share Posted June 7, 2019 Hey! As you might have noticed I like moon and nighttime pictures, so here is my another take on photo manipulation in Affinity Photo. Version 1.7 brought quite a few features that made compositing easier. New HSL adjustment is something I've been waiting for. https://www.flickr.com/photos/167401184@N05/with/48020464082/ StuartRc, GarryP, GDPR-365024 and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
degtrv Posted July 4, 2019 Author Share Posted July 4, 2019 Hey! Here's my take on Penrose triangle. https://www.flickr.com/photos/167401184@N05/with/48020464082/ GarryP, Move Along People, malayali and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 2 minutes ago, dgtrv said: Hey! Here's my take on Penrose triangle. Very nicely done. I love these impossible figures! Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
degtrv Posted May 20, 2020 Author Share Posted May 20, 2020 I haven't posted here in a while. StuartRc and Wosven 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imeling Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 that looks pretty incredible there's a lot of reasons to start using Affinity cause of my current app I had many problems with my freelance job - editing for Rabato website Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
degtrv Posted May 21, 2020 Author Share Posted May 21, 2020 4 minutes ago, Imeling said: that looks pretty incredible there's a lot of reasons to start using Affinity cause of my current app I had many problems with my freelance job - editing for Rabato website Thank you! Glad you liked it. I have been using Affinity Suite for my personal work and freelance for almost 2 years now and it has been great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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