5 Tricks That Will Change Your Instagram Life! Affinity Photo Tutorial 📸

[@charltonthomas-william6833]

You are very natural at teaching --I was able to watch, follow and learn from start to end with a totally non-destructive flow on the subject. Beautifully done with no intermittent self-promotions. You have a new subscriber :)

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! 😊

[@sims19931]

That last tip alone was worth watching this! Great job as always!

[@AffinityRevolution]

I know right?! I was blown away when I found out you could upload photos from your computer. :)

[@distinctauthors9300]

@@AffinityRevolution Which browser are you using? I tend to use Google Chrome and am having issues finding the developer setting

[@AffinityRevolution]

@@distinctauthors9300 I use Google Chrome as well. At 8:30 in the video, I show how to find the Developer Tools in Chrome. 😊

[@BenjiCollege]

That last tip blew my mind!!!! You learn something new every day

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you Benji! I'm glad you liked it! 😊

[@garywu_8]

The last tip did in fact blow my mind. Thanks! It was so frustrating doing it the old way. Just did a quick google search and can confirm you can do it in safari as well: Safari->Preferences->Advanced->show develop menu in menu bar (at the bottom) ->go to instagram->develop->user agent->safari -- iOS 12. -- iPhone

[@AffinityRevolution]

Very nice! Thanks for sharing!

[@notionsofdragonsfire]

Thank you!

[@martinconrad9260]

I appreciate how your videos don't just say "This is a good thing to do," but "This is a good thing to do *because* [it will affect this] or [it is affected by this] or [this will happen when…] so we know why we're doing things, and learning the *craft* of photo refining, not just the techniques.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you Martin! 😊

[@LutzHeidbrink]

The last tip is pure gold, thank you so much. I even stoped uploading to Instagram cause you have to do it on a freaking phone.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Haha right? I love being able to upload directly from the computer.

[@Jan-S-Simonsen]

Ally - I love your tuition. Your voice and style are amazing. You and Ezra are the best. Hope you’re both well.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! I'm glad you liked the video. 😊

[@caseymckay9971]

That last one helped me so much, I have a photography account for my dog. I've ran out of space on my phone because I always download them 😂

[@AffinityRevolution]

Haha oh man... 😅

[@TheOverlordOfProcrastination]

I could listen to her reading the phone book ❤️

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! 😊

[@fischergreen4134]

Her voice is nearly as nice as the software ❤️

[@NiTiSHmurthy]

I wish i could replace 'Hey Siri' with 'Hey Ally' on my iPhone.

[@normancoffey7734]

Hi I just got the photo program on my computer. So I have be trying to put it on my iPad i click on the buy now but there is no place to download it or pay for it can you please help me.

[@bin_ali313]

She is so cheerful..

[@ch4mb3rl41n]

💚Thank you for the very good tutorial. Always a pleasure to watch your videos. Keep up the good work.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you so much! 🤗

[@jamesgaszak3685]

Love your video Ali! I would really enjoy more videos dedicated on creating dreamy photoshop pictures, in depth blending and effects techniques! So far Affinity photo seems to be photoshops little brother that needs more focused how to videos to show its refined quality and specific capabilities. Keep up the good work girl!😀🎈🎈🎈

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! And great idea! 😊

[@sidneyjohnson6895]

Absolute Genius! Ally, you're a great Instructor. ❤️ the new branding intro; smooth vibe on the music.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you Sidney! 😊

[@ArtisticMysticSoul]

Awesome! Thanks so much for showing how to upload from the computer!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thanks for watching! 😊

[@NormanWoods]

Awesome!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! :)

[@scott5087]

Wow! Great video! Learned lots in this video, I love this channel😊

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you Scott! 😊

[@drrozzyable]

Thanks! I've learned so much things using affinity photo on ipad from ur tutorials 🙏

[@AffinityRevolution]

That's great! I'm glad you're learning so much! 😊

[@angelalowe5747]

Nice job . I am a beginner and you make it easy to follow

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! Glad you liked it. 😊

[@einsteinparrot]

Wonderful video! Great job and my best to Ezra! That 3rd tip was AMAZING! Not only can I upload, but I can answer direct messages, reply to comment, and give hearts! THANK YOU SO MUCH!

[@AffinityRevolution]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching! 😊

[@deebonash1495]

Affinity's team has an insane elite of Graphic designers. Knowledge for days!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! 😊

[@The80sBoy]

Such an interesting and useful video. Thanks!

[@AffinityRevolution]

You're welcome! Glad you liked the video. 😊

[@windsurf17]

This is a great guide, that really makes a difference for sure.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! I'm glad you liked the video. 😊

[@mjklein]

The mobile phone emulation upload technique is pure gold! Thank you for that!

[@AffinityRevolution]

My pleasure! 🙂

[@kayaeki]

the last tip goddd, As a digital artist ive been sending the photo to my phone so much lengthy process, thank youuu

[@AffinityRevolution]

You're welcome! 😊

[@viragfoldhazi3771]

Mind blown! Love this so much

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! 😊

[@DiamondFlame45]

Thank you so much! I need more videos like this on the practical uses of the Affinity Products.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! I'm glad you liked it! :)

[@lundefischeone3845]

OMG thanks for the Instagram hack. I don't have IG on my actual phone because of serious privacy issues but there was no way to upload - but now this is fantastic. Thank you!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Glad you liked it! 😊

[@xdm-xponentialdigitalmarke3963]

Loving your content, learnt so much guys, thank you so much!!!!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! 😊

[@sauravganguli1780]

Woah, that last tip just blew my mind!!

[@AffinityRevolution]

I know right? 😄

[@Neteralchemy]

Really useful video, thank you.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! 😊

[@Route765]

MKBHD’s videos are so good!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Right? I can only hope to be as cool as him someday! 😆

[@SunwingsStudios]

Love these tips especially the last one! works great on Windows using Google Chrome too! I made an instagram preset for Photo and I can now drop my photo straight in and start editing!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Very nice! I love presets. :)

[@jean_mollycutpurse_winchester]

That last one was terrific! Thanks.

[@AffinityRevolution]

I'm glad you liked it! 😊

[@meta0168]

Nice tip, didn't know that can upload photo on web Instagram. Thanks a lot

[@AffinityRevolution]

You're welcome! Glad you liked the video. 😊

[@Matt_Morgan]

Don't take this the wrong way, but I used to work for Google as a Digital Coach, and I've gotta say... You may as well have been a colleague, because your style of coaching is exactly the way Google do things. Keep up the GREAT work!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! I appreciate that. 😊

[@SylvesterValderrama]

Question how do you find what color space certain apps and websites use?

[@terrycabeen]

With the video tinted blue and unsaturated, I did not expect the photo tips to be this good. Really nice tips! I’m going to replicate these tips on the iPad as well. (Though that last time-saving tip was great!)

[@AffinityRevolution]

Haha ya, our photo editing is better than our video editing... 😅

[@dannywallispt5786]

Amazing advice!! Thank you so much 😊

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! 😊

[@k3nzilla]

This needs to be on an iPad tutorial.

[@Dandraperuk]

Kenny Try ask Bethany acorn channel

[@i5uhail]

+1

[@piotrkowalski6048]

Best tip for using the mobile format on browser. :*

[@AffinityRevolution]

SO useful!

[@DanFulloon]

That last tip is awesome! 👍

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you Daniel! 😊

[@edrivera6205]

Amazing ❤️

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! 😊

[@TorgeirHolme]

Great tutorial, thank you, just what i needed.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you Arden! 😊

[@leny5543]

Is there a tutorial on how to put/create a signature/logo to affinity photos?

[@AffinityRevolution]

Ezra made a video that shows how to do that on the iPad, but we don't have a Mac/PC version of the tutorial: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJ7OlJmojJt_jJI

[@jbravenscroft]

Really informative!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! Glad you liked the video. 😊

[@moonpost]

I wonder if instead of a brightness/contrast filter using a curve filter with an S-curve wouldn't be better - brightness is typically just such a brute-force-destroy-information kind of adjustment, no?

[@AffinityRevolution]

I agree with you. I typically like curves better as well, but I tried to keep it simple for this demo.

[@hjb2269]

Brilliant IG tip, thank you for this! Only one problem, if you have more than 1 account ie personal and business/hobby related, I can't see a way to switch accounts, do you know if this is possible?

[@AffinityRevolution]

Sorry, I'm not sure. 😕

[@hjb2269]

@@AffinityRevolution no worries - please do let us know if you find a way! 🤞 Thanks for the great videos as always. 👍

[@alman3071]

I enjoyed your 5 tricks video lots. I tried it on my iPad Pro version of Affinity but couldn’t get the Lens Filter to give me the pop up of the orange you got. Kindly advise on how to do the Lens filter on the iPad Pro version - thanks

[@AffinityRevolution]

Hmm.. I'm not sure why it didn't work for you. The lens filter works the same on the iPad. Sorry. 😕

[@studiojege287]

Great stuff !

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! 😊

[@ligatureD3siGn]

I tried to do the High Pass but it would apply it to the lens filter adjustment layer. How do you make high pass its own layer?

[@AffinityRevolution]

Apply it as a Live Filter (the hourglass icon at the bottom of the Layers Panel), and then drag the live filter layer to the top of your layer stack. 🙂

[@simonhargreavesphoto]

Thank you, some really useful tips here. 😊

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! 😊

[@steveatesh]

Brilliant Tips there, thank you!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you Steve! 😊

[@ljswaan]

Wow. I love the Instagram hint. Thanks

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thanks for watching! 😊

[@AlecDrow]

First like -> then watch 😊

[@AffinityRevolution]

You're too nice! 😊

[@hotjazzbaby]

Affinity should create an automatic 1-click Instagram AI persona, including an uploader. Thanks for the video ♥️

[@AffinityRevolution]

That would be cool! 😄

[@hanaberkova6447]

Perfect job, Ally:-) Thank you

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! 😊

[@lynnmason475]

I though t Instagram preferred a 1 to 1 ratio? The dimensions you stated are very unusual.

[@AffinityRevolution]

1:1 also works. Instagram has multiple "good" dimensions. :)

[@deisler2568]

Thank you !

[@AffinityRevolution]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching. 😊

[@TartantazCreates]

Wow, you weren't kidding about the last tip 😜📷

[@AffinityRevolution]

Isn't it great?! 😄

[@DANNYBLVCK]

she has to be the one guys sister. they sound exactly alike and favor each other!!

[@AffinityRevolution]

We spend a lot of time together... 😅

[@drksde0995]

DANNY BLVCK That's his wife bruh

[@josephjohnson1464]

Affinity Revolution wow you guys must spend a lot of time together because it’s almost like you have the same personality lol

[@AffinityRevolution]

@@josephjohnson1464 We work together, eat together, relax together... ya, we pretty much spend all day with each other. 😅

[@josephjohnson1464]

Affinity Revolution Awesome 😊

[@eduardobaduel6309]

Hi there! Is sharing from your computer a Macbook feature? Can't do it from Windows...

[@AffinityRevolution]

It can be done on Windows too. Just make sure you are using Google Chrome.

[@StevePotgieter]

A lovely young lady and a great vid. Now to try this on my food photos.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Good luck! 😊

[@sidetrackbeatz5431]

great video!!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! 😊

[@vilajetleka3414]

He recently... last year... 😂😂😂 love your tutorials, I recommend everyone to not just watch but also download the pictures and follow along!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! 😊

[@AndyStareN]

Thanks a lot, now I maybe gonna you my IG when I can upload from my pc.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! :)

[@Caropj88]

Works well in Chrome but not in Safari but that's no big deal because so easy to share photos with Apple. Photo turned out great - attracted new interest

[@AffinityRevolution]

You can do the same "trick" on Safari, it's just done a little differently. :) hbase.net/2017/11/08/how-to-upload-photos-to-instagram-from-safari-browser-on-a-macintosh-computer/

[@mindmulch5304]

I've been enjoying your youtube videos. Now I'm having a problem with Affinity Photo and hope you can help. Suddenly the Inpainting brush tool and the Clone brush tool stopped working. I tried rasterizing the pics but that didn't work. I also tried changing the "current layer" setting to "current layer and below, but that didn't solve the problem either. I would be really grateful for any ideas. Also, I'd like to know if there's a way to reset Affinity Photo back to factory settings so I can start fresh.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Sorry, but I'm not sure. 😕 I recommend you ask for help on the official Affinity forums: forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/forum/5-affinity-on-desktop-questions-macos-and-windows/

[@mindmulch5304]

@@AffinityRevolution Okay, thanks.

[@BenjaminTrinks-Schauspieler]

Hey Ally ! great video but I got an important question. If I set all color spaces to sRGB, do I have to change color profile in my monitor also to sRGB or does it not matter? cause your macbook also has its own color space doesn’t it?

[@AffinityRevolution]

I think you will be fine, without needing to change your monitor. :)

[@jb769]

can you make a tutorial for enhancing food photo, thank you

[@AffinityRevolution]

Good idea!

[@barbaraharrison3847]

I was hoping that the video would show me how to resize a vertical photo to put on Instagram without losing the top. I have tried the 1080 x 1350 width and height but I still lost the top. Any recommendations? What you explained was done well. Thanks.

[@AffinityRevolution]

This video will show you how to extend a photo's background, which can be useful for changing a photo's size: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXuvYX-ZrcuhrNU

[@DonnaInForma]

She is great!!! Keep her face & voice for the channel, and don’t worry about how much time Ur voice needs to heal. Still.. get better soon

[@AffinityRevolution]

I agree, she's doing a great job! Thanks for the support. :-) ~ Ezra

[@viragfoldhazi3771]

I made a copy using 1080x1350 as you said and that doesn't seem to be the full size. It crops that down on the sides. Is a simple 1080x1080 not their full size? or 1:1?

[@azizolshafiee7921]

Hi I’m wondering if latest iPad version have content awareness feature or not?

[@AffinityRevolution]

Hmm.. I'm not sure what "content awareness" is, sorry!

[@cooleshaka]

Thank you for sharing.

[@AffinityRevolution]

You're welcome! :)

[@dennishumbla5431]

Great video, I thaught It was 2048 on the longside just like for Facebook. I whant to fill en Instagram 4:5 with an vertical portrait without crop, can I use content aware like In Ps Instead of disstorting the image?

[@AffinityRevolution]

This video can help you do that! 😊 kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXuvYX-ZrcuhrNU

[@azeton128]

That was pretty neat!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! 😊

[@rafaelvitorino3415]

can you make a video how to slice a photo in to 27 squares to make instagram tiles/grid ?

[@AffinityRevolution]

I'll add that to my list of future tutorials to make. :)

[@arthurvangraan1781]

One more tip. Use Facebook's "Publishing Tools" on your computer to directly post to Facebook and Instagram at the same time.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thanks for the tip! I didn't know that. 😊

[@stillsandvideo]

Thanks for another great video Ally. I didn't know you could transfrer from your computer and love that tip but I can't locate the settings tab. Missing on mine... I'm using Safari on a MAC... latest versions.

[@georgecharpentier6043]

I couldn't find them on Safari either, but you can use Chrome (View>Developer>Developer Tools) or Firefox (Tools>Web Developer>Toggle Tools) - look for the device icon

[@AffinityRevolution]

It's a little bit different, but you can do it from Safari as well. hbase.net/2017/11/08/how-to-upload-photos-to-instagram-from-safari-browser-on-a-macintosh-computer/

[@DipenHarsora]

Hey there, this is an amazing tutorial. Thanks for sharing. Please make a video for enhancing food photos in affinity photo. Thanks & waiting.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thanks for the idea!

[@BenjaminGib]

Superb. Thank you!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thanks for watching! 😊

[@BenjaminGib]

👍🏼👍🏼😊😊

[@giapreston2840]

help - 1) LOVE your video thanks SO much!! 2) I don't have "affinity photo" in the upper left of my screen (on Windows) - looked for preferences to adjust according to your tip#2 but can't find it :-( I just bought this today - 2/23/21)....maybe different version? Any help is appreciated

[@AffinityRevolution]

Sorry for the confusion. It's in a different spot on Windows (I'm using a Mac). Go to the Edit Menu at the top, and then down to Preferences.

[@littlecanvases]

@@AffinityRevolution THANK YOU FOR BEING THERE!!!!!

[@joanmelero2896]

hey thanks for the tricks, but I want to ask about DPI. So many tutorials says that should go on 72 DPI but I see that you let about 300... what i should to do? and when you export that picture are you limiting on 0,5 MB?

[@AffinityRevolution]

DPI only matters for physically printing a photo - it makes no difference when uploading a photo online. 🙂 Your max file size depends on what website you are using.

[@joanmelero2896]

@@AffinityRevolution well I would said to upload on Instagram. Thanks for the answer

[@michaelbobarev]

Amazing!!! 😀

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! 😊

[@schwamieboy1]

Awesome tutorial. Can you do a tut with one large picture that conforms to the panorama view? When you swipe the picture left and it keeps showing it without a seem. i don't know what it is called.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Sorry, I'm not sure what "ships to the panorama view" means. Do you have an example?

[@thejotthaa]

Well this I cannot wait to test. ;) super!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Have fun! 😊

[@PatMcDonald41]

Thank you, Ally ...

[@AffinityRevolution]

You're welcome! 😊

[@CarstenSchlipf]

Shouldn't you first do the adjustments and then convert to sRGB/8? After doing this you loose some color depth, which could result in color banding, when you do the adjustments, or am I wrong here?

[@AffinityRevolution]

I recommend you convert your color space first, because then you can apply adjustments that compensate for the new color format. If you wait until the end to change your color format, then all of your adjustments might not look good when you switch the format.

[@CarstenSchlipf]

@@AffinityRevolution OK, but then I would strongly recommend to first convert to sRGB/16 to keep the 16 bit color depth with enough room for adjustments (e.g. shadow and highlight recovery) and then switch so sRGB/8 before export.

[@AffinityRevolution]

@@CarstenSchlipf Thanks for the tip! 😊

[@creat0r518]

Cool

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! 🤗

[@joeandjanie2937]

I own affinity photo on my ipad pro and enjoyed your ipad pro tutorials for affinity photo. Would I still be able to do all this on my ipad pro affinity photo? Please help! Thx!!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Yes, all of these things you can do on your iPad. The buttons will just be in different spots. :)

[@edwinjangao]

nice tutorial

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! 😊

[@Esclarecidos]

Hi Ally, did you export to JPEG using 100% quality? Do you know the color space for Facebook and Telegram?

[@AffinityRevolution]

I usually export at 95% quality, because it looks the same as 100% quality, but produces a much smaller file size. :) They use RGB.

[@Esclarecidos]

@@AffinityRevolution Thanks! Do you mean sRGB, right? It seems that sRGB is the default for everything on internet.

[@AffinityRevolution]

@@Esclarecidos Yes, that's correct. 😊

[@nejonstudio553]

when I open mine in Safari. It doesn't look like what's in your video. What browser are you using?

[@AffinityRevolution]

I'm using Chrome. :)

[@nejonstudio553]

Thank you

[@corsegerspwnd]

How did you photoshop eerr affinityshop those cute sunspots on your face? Please release that new patch to us :)

[@AffinityRevolution]

Good idea! 😊

[@Prettywins]

How did you shrink the photo at minute 2.16? Tried resizing but it looks off

[@adisander]

I'm pretty sure she just scrolled out. You aren't resizing it, just working on it while seeing how it'll look when the picture's smaller.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Correct! 👆

[@Prettywins]

SCP-423 ok thanks a bunch!

[@vladmiropyc8795]

I can't focus on tutorial...third time restart the video... always look at her amazing smile and listen the sound of her voice ...

[@AffinityRevolution]

Haha oh wow, you are too nice! 😅

[@stevendeary502]

Another excellent video! Would you and Ezra be able to help, i shoot with an A7rii and edit on an iPad Pro, every picture I export seems to come out blurry and I just don’t know why, must have watched your export video 3 or 4 times now and can’t find a solution :(

[@AffinityRevolution]

Hmm.. I assume your photos weren't already blurry, but then they BECOME blurry when you export them? If so, that must be a bug in Affinity Photo. I would report it here: forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/forum/79-photo-bugs-found-on-ipads/

[@stevendeary502]

Affinity Revolution thanks a lot guys, keep on doing the lords work 😉

[@OliverSpohr]

You can upload landscape images as well. The ratio is the same...

[@AffinityRevolution]

Nice, thank you!

[@yeshuamylove4020]

How is Ezra? Please tell him I am praying for him every day 🙏 and I believe with all my heart that God will heal him and he will get better ☺️

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you very much. I'm still the same right now, but I'm going to start some new medicine next week that I hope will help. Thank you for your payers! ~ Ezra

[@yeshuamylove4020]

Great! 👍 I hope to see you again soon! God bless you!

[@jeffreyelliott1000]

I can not quite catch the name of the person who you and Ezra like to watch. Could someone tell me please?

[@74bish]

jeffrey elliott Marques Brownlee

[@jeffreyelliott1000]

74bish cheers 👍