


there is a ton of help material out there from Affinity users, and that’s in addition to all the documentation Serif provides. For what you get, it’s a great price.Īgain, if you don’t like the idea of a subscription plan but want many of Photoshop’s capabilities, then I’d seriously consider Affinity Photo. If you’re just interested in a substitute for Photoshop that you can own outright (Affinity Photo 2), then the cost is $41 during this introductory period. Realistically, that’s unlikely unless they really jack up the price, but I keep the Photographer Plan primarily because of Lightroom, and Photoshop is a bonus that I don’t often use but that does come in handy for some things. At some point, I might decide to forego Adobe’s Photographer Plan subscription, and this would do nicely as a substitute. Two, because I have the occasional use for Designer and Publisher, and the cost of the Adobe equivalent is prohibitive for how much I might use them.Īnd, three, because it’s not a subscription model and I want to support the company. One, because it’s a pretty powerful package, and it handles some things that Photoshop doesn’t. They’ve now released Version 2, and even though there is no upgrade path for current users, I’ll blow the money to update the suite ($99). I currently have about $80 into the software and since then, there have been a few free updates. I then added Designer and Publisher a year later when they were on sale. Instead, this quick community service announcement has to do with Affinity having just released Version 2 of their Suite ( HERE).ĭisclaimer: I’m not associated with the Serif (the parent company) in any way, nor do I get anything for mentioning their products.Īnyway, I purchased Affinity Photo back in 2017 for about $40. So, the photo has nothing to do with the post other than I wanted to spend a few moments dusting off my skills with Portrait Pro 17.

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