Photo Editing with Affinity

You searched for Affinity Photo, downloaded Affinity, and there was no app by that name. Start here. In late 2025, Canva merged Affinity Photo, Designer, and Publisher into one free app called Affinity. Nothing was lost — photo editing now lives in its Pixel Studio, and the professional tools that made Affinity Photo a subscription-free Photoshop rival are all still here. This book teaches them, in plain language, for someone who is not a designer. One honest promise up front: everything in this book is free. All you need is a free Canva account. The only feature that costs money is the optional AI, and this book shows you how to do the same jobs by hand. Inside: - What happened to Affinity Photo, and where the photo tools went - Installing, the account requirement, and the one screen you need to understand - Layers, and why professionals never edit the original - The everyday fixes: crop, straighten, exposure, and color — done non-destructively - Shooting RAW and the develop step that rescues a lost photo - Selections and masks: changing one part without touching the rest - Retouching: removing the thing you wish wasn't there - Combining images: blending, compositing, and automatic merges - The AI features, what they cost, and the free way to do the same work - Exporting correctly, and one repeatable workflow you can run every time You will not need a subscription, a powerful computer, or any prior editing experience. You will need an evening or two, because this is a real tool, not a one-tap filter — and that is exactly why it is worth learning. Plain language. No jargon, no hype. Just the path from a raw photo to a finished image, and a habit that outlasts every update.