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Affinity Photo

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What is Affinity Photo?

Affinity Photo is a software solution for photography and creative professionals, a fully-loaded photo editor integrated across macOS, Windows and iOS, from Serif Ltd.

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Incentivized
Melissa RiveraView profile
Vlogger/Blogger in Social Media at Being Pennys Mom (1-10 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

As someone who uses videos and photographs regularly alongside my husband/partner, we have found it to be an amazingly useful tool when it comes to editing our photos and creating graphic designs. It allows us the freedom to do this without a monthly subscription as other programs have.

Pros

  • Color manipulation.
  • Photo editing.
  • Graphic design.
  • Exporting as different files.

Cons

  • I have found some of the tools to be particular. I have to click them in a certain order for it to work.
  • Ability to alter or move the icons displayed.
  • Auto-save as you work.

Return on Investment

  • Very quick ROI due to the low cost.
  • One time expense VS monthly expense.
  • Ability to adjust from Photoshop easily.

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Adobe Photoshop

Other Software Used

Final Cut Pro X, QuickBooks Online, Trello, Google Drive

Feature Packed Photo Editing Software

Incentivized
Verified User
Professional in Corporate (1-10 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use Affinity Photo to edit and resize photos mainly. But that is only scratching the surface of what it can do. Adjusting photos and making them better before using them in other Affinity products is super easy. If you are used to working with a photo editing program then Affinity will feel comfortable for you.

Pros

  • It integrates with the other Affinity products really well.
  • Able to edit files that have been made in photoshop.
  • Good range of tools to touch up photos when needed.

Cons

  • Performance was a bit slow. But this seems to have been improved with updates.
  • More video tutorials would be great.

Most Important Features

  • The one off cost.
  • The features it has compared with other products.
  • Updates that make the product better.

Return on Investment

  • It's been great knowing I have a tool ready to do intensive work if required on photos.
  • Gives me the ability to be more creative with my photos.

Alternatives Considered

Adobe PhotoShop

Other Software Used

Trello, Audacity, Telegram

A more cost-effective version of Photoshop/Illustrator for small, scrappy teams.

Incentivized
Verified User
Director in Product Management (11-50 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Affinity Photo and Designer as budget alternatives to Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. For our small company, it's a much more affordable solution, and provides an almost unnoticeable feature set for a fraction of the cost. For companies that have a more robust/historical graphic design business, it may not be a 1:1 solution, but for us, we haven't looked back. For a small set of users on Photo and Designer, Adobe has no answer.

Pros

  • Almost all of Adobe Photoshop's features for a fraction of the cost. It was an easy decision for our organization.
  • The interface and most of the features are an almost mirror image of Photoshop. Flat fees instead of high yearly fees are much more desirable for our small team.
  • They have a great support forum for the little one-offs that aren't quite like the Photoshop app, or don't have the same exact name as Photoshop. The forum really helps when this happens. The YouTube support from the company and other users has been very helpful as well.
  • I use Sketch as my primary vector design tool. Affinity allows me to take a .ai, .eps, or other proprietary format and convert it to .svg for use/manipulation with Sketch and back. I can't say enough for this feature. It has helped me stay less pigeon-holed into Adobe products, which have lacked innovation for a long time in my opinion.

Cons

  • If you're a long time Adobe user of Photoshop or Illustrator, there is a learning curve, but it's not too major. This learning curve was well worth the cost of admissions for our organization.
  • I'd like to see them use the same names for certain features as Adobe's products, but feel like licensing/copyright concerns as the reasoning behind this. Overall, the transition has been smooth from Adobe to Affinity.
  • They just recently released their Publisher program for print designs, similar to InDesign. They're a little late to the game in this arena, but I'm very interested in a low-cost alternative to Adobe. I wonder how they'll compare to other competitors like Canva in the space?

Return on Investment

  • It has reduced our cost per seat as compared to Adobe's solution, but for our small team, it's a great savings.
  • Some of our most experienced designers griped a bit at first, but came around fairly quickly. Well worth the cost savings we are still benefiting from.
  • Affinity has allowed us to save cost, and still produce solid designs with a negligible difference to our clients or employees for that matter. Our clients absolutely did not notice, while the savings really helped our bottom line.

Alternatives Considered

Adobe Photoshop

Other Software Used

Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator CC, Adobe InDesign