How to Edit Photos like a PRO in under 12 minutes || Batch Editing in Affinity Photo

[@ZachShurtz]

How do you edit your photos? Any tips or recommendations?

[@wcrofford]

I also use Affinity Photo, won't be sucked into MS/Adobe payment. I shoot mostly wildlife and landscape so using the raw editor isn't artuous and then to the development mod. I like to start with 'levels' then move on down with other layers as needed. Just starting to learn using the gradient tool and masks. So much to learn.

[@ZachShurtz]

Yeah definitely! I don't like the monopoly Adobe has over other tools that work just as good if not better than their tools. I use Affinity for photos and graphic art and divinci resolve for video editing, it just made my life so much easier! Yeah I haven't tried using levels, need to give that way of processing a try. I feel like for me curves give me the most gradual and even control over exposure, but I do tend to like contrasty images, so to each their own. But I need to try it out regardless! Thanks for the info on your process!!! @@wcrofford

[@ndon85]

you can apply batch editing also in raw. I read a post and it was brilliant. Basically: (1) open a raw file and make all your editing in the develop persona - (2) Click on develop and without doing anything else start a macro in the Photo persona - (3) Double click on the layer which will send you back to the develop persona - (4) Without do any more editing click again on develop to go back to Photo persona - (5) and final stop the macro and save it. And you are done, select raw files for the batch process and apply the macro. It sounds complicated but it is not and it works brilliantly. Cheers

[@AJQuestVideos]

After I hit develop persona and start the macro it says this "Please end your macro recording session before using Develop."

[@ndon85]

@@AJQuestVideos you should double click on the LAYER first not click on develop !

[@AJQuestVideos]

Hi sorry I'm just following what you posted so I'm a bit confused with the first two instructions you wrote (1) open the raw file, edit in develop persona. (2) then click on develop and start a macro ? @@ndon85

[@tonkabeanicecream5698]

When I double click on the layer nothing happens...

[@berlincoachdrivergoescreat8721]

From Carl 123 in the Affinity Forum (follow steps 3 and 6 especially ... then it works): BATCH PROCESSING OF RAW FILES IN AFFINITY PHOTO STEP 1: Capture RAW settings in a Macro 1. Open a RAW file 2. Make your adjustments 3. Select Embedded or Linked in the context Toolbar (NOT Pixel) 4. Develop image 5. Start Macro recording 6. Double click thumbnail of Layer (in Layers panel) to re-enter Develop persona 7. Make no changes, just Develop the image (again) 8. Macro panel should show just one entry called Develop 9. Stop Macro recording and save macro to Library studio (call it what you like) 10. Note that there is no need to save this Affinity document if you don’t want to. It is no longer needed. STEP 2: Batch process additional RAW files with same settings Start new batch job (File > New Batch Job) Select the RAW files to process & the output folder to save them in (Suggest you test this first with just, say, 5 to 10 RAW files) Select the file format to output results to. E.g. JPGs, TIFFs etc - (See note 1 below) IMPORTANT: Select the macro you saved earlier and click the Apply button (Not the OK button) Tick or untick parallel processing (See Note: 2 below) Click OK to start the batch process

[@lesolie1195]

One of the clearest most concise Affinity Photo videos I've ever seen. Thank you!

[@ZachShurtz]

@lesolie1195 oh good yay! I was hoping to make it that way! Thank you!! Let me know if you need any more tutorials!

[@wcrofford]

editing large photo shots have put me off of editing a lot of photos. This was so helpful, and I'm now excited to get back to work editing. Thanks

[@ZachShurtz]

Yay! Oh good i was hoping to find anyone feeling like this because this method helped me to not feel stressed out about editing anymore! I used to put off editing until now!

[@SaraQs]

This tutorial was so great. Really is helping someone like me, with 0 photography / editing experience understand what to do and not spend the whole day doing it. Thank you!

[@ZachShurtz]

Of course! I'm wo glad you found it helpful! That's exactly what Ibwas hoping for!

[@DebbieWatkins133]

I didn't know you could do this in an affinity photo, so thank you it will save me time thank you so much x

[@ZachShurtz]

Of course! So glad to spread the info!

[@Razidurgh]

I don't play with curves, I start immediately with levels and gammas. I want my blacks 100% black, and whites 100% white, so I push the levels all the way until the histogram is filled from left to right, without any gaps from the sides. Then some luminance and saturation, and sometimes selective color - and that's it. And now I'm an Affinity user too.

[@ZachShurtz]

Oh awesome! That's a method I'll have to try, i usually start with curves but I'll need to try using levels and gammas thanks for sharing!

[@YouGotLucky6]

Same here

[@captainkanji1]

I just dumped Adobe and I'm trying the 6 month Affinity trial. This video goes a long way into getting me started. Thanks

[@ZachShurtz]

@captainkanji1 so glad you alsp chose to ditch Adobe, I'm so grateful to hear it helped you jump into Affinity quicker! I made this because I wish I could of found a tutorial that did this exact process like you might do in other programs!

[@obviousalias9506]

Found this at random. Very useful to an Affinity noob like me. Thank you!

[@ZachShurtz]

@@obviousalias9506 of course! Glad it could help!

[@Bikeopath]

Excellent tutorial. Very detailed and helpful. After watching I was able to immediately apply batch editing.

[@ZachShurtz]

Great to hear! Thank you for watching!

[@ivaaaaaana]

SO helpful!

[@ZachShurtz]

@@ivaaaaaana good! So glad it helped!!!

[@colinmbright2496]

Great job…clear, concise, life saver…I have a canon lens where the camera doesn’t recognize the lens profile, so I always get flat images, this has saved me hours of work…thanks for the tutorial.

[@ZachShurtz]

Of course! I'm so glad it could help! It's been a time saver for me as well! Anything to help put other photographers!

[@RedRoomPhotography]

Zach.... Thank you! I have been trying to figure out how to do this for months now. Editing is going to be so much more enjoyable and not feel like a chore. And Thank you

[@ZachShurtz]

Of course! I'm glad you found it helpful! I wish i knew it so much sooner, too!! Happy editing!!

[@gabequezada2066]

Zach... Thank you for the video and straight forward approach.. Question: Do you have a vid on window pulls for real estate photography that also includes flambient.. Thank you

[@ZachShurtz]

@@gabequezada2066 your so welcome? And I think there was some typos in your comment, what was your question?

[@gabequezada2066]

@@ZachShurtz Apologies for making my question not as clear. My questions was: Do you have a separate video on the topic of doing whats called "window pulls" for interior real estate photography. As in taking two shots in the same position and taking one underexposed shot facing a window so the exterior is properly exposed and one regularly for the interior and then merging them for one final shot where the outside and inside are properly exposed. This is called "window pulls" in the industry. There is one video already on youtube but its explained so badly that I cant follow and since your videos are well done I thought you may have a video on that topic Thank you

[@mango_wm]

Great tutorial. Thank you a lot!

[@ZachShurtz]

@mango_wm of course! So happy to spread the process to help make it easy and fast!

[@withloveabiya9120]

this is super helpful thanks mate seriously !!!

[@ZachShurtz]

Of course!! Let me know if you have any other questions about photo editing or whatnot! Glad it helped!

[@jamesmhango2619]

Thank you mate. You saved my eyes

[@quakebot1]

What is the maximum number of images a single batch process will support? Greater than 305?

[@ZachShurtz]

I haven't found a limit. I've done over 1,000 photos. Just the speed depends on your computer's specs. But yeah no limit!

[@RógerLópezBadilla]

I love these programs but I have not found a way to make a contact sheet and view several images at the same time to show my client. Is there a way you can explain to us please, because in other programs it is very simple but not here I find the way. Thank you very much for your response and your excellent videos.

[@ZachShurtz]

@user-tj8cw7fc7n I am not sure exactly how to show multiple images at once, but while ending you can have multiple files open on Affinity Photo and click between them to show them to a client. Or make a single file and make a collage of photos. But to show multiple photos all at once like you can in Adobe Lightroom, I'm not sure 🤔

[@lindaqphotography7721]

How do you rename images in batch editing? When I export images I'd like to title the images to the event or client instead of the file number. Thank you for your help!

[@ZachShurtz]

@lindaqphotography7721 not sure if you can automatically rename them, you'd have to do it manually. If I find out otherwise ill come back and update my comment!

[@jamieomahen2656]

Thanks brilliant!

[@ZachShurtz]

Of course!!! Glad it helped!

[@spiketheyoutuber]

If I have a photo that I don't like the style of can I go back in and change it?

[@ZachShurtz]

@spiketheyoutuber yes if you batch edit the photo, you can go back and change it or even multiple photos just go and re edit the photo with another macro recording of the edit save as a preset (just like in the video) and then select the RAW photo to apply that edit to, and if you set it to save in the same folder with the other edits the old one will be replaced with the new one

[@justalittledaf]

Good job

[@ZachShurtz]

Thank you!

[@contemarcula]

HI! How can I edit multiple RAW photos with Affinity photo? At the moment I can only open one at a time, so it is not possible for me to select and process shots. I'm not a professional so I would like to switch to Affinity to edit the photos, but at the moment I can only do this with Photoshop and Capture One, which cost "an arm and a leg" Thank you

[@ZachShurtz]

So, all the steps to do so should be in this video: 1. Open RAW photo in Affinity 2. Click "develop" top left corner 3. Click the top left tab "macros" 4. Click the red "record" circle to record the edits you're about to make 5. Edit as you please using adjustment layers 6. Click the red recodd button again to stop recording edits 7. Click the gallery button located just a couple of icons to the right of the record button 8. Save edit as whatever name you'd like 9. Click "file" then "batch edit" 10. The batch edit window should pop up, click at the bottom left, and deselect "parallel processing." 11. Click "add" and select which RAW photos you'd like to apply this edit to (it might lag a bit to load photos depending how many you selected, but once the photos appear in the preview list it'll be ready for the next step) 12. Then select what folder you'd like the photo to save to 14. Select save as JPG, PNG, or whatever file type you want them saved as 15. Then select "ok" or "start" at the bottom right on the screen to begin batch edit 16. The photos will begin applying edits automatically, the batch editing window will disappear, and a list of batch editing photos will appear at the left side bar of the application to show the progress of batch edit job. Let me know if this makes sense or if you have any other questions!

[@contemarcula]

Thankiou @@ZachShurtz , it's not what I meant. I would like to open a big number of RAW shots, browse them like in the other softwares, in an single window. Currently I must open my photos one by one

[@ZachShurtz]

@@contemarcula are you using windows or mac?

[@contemarcula]

mac

[@ZachShurtz]

@contemarcula well you can select a photo in the raw photos from the finder window and press the space bar to preview and arrow keys to scroll through the raw photos. If you're talking about being able to view them all like in adobe light room where there is a preview of every photo below then affinity doesn't have that ability

[@tormung]

Dude, too much talking, try to keep your videos straight to the point. I did not finish the video as I got bored even before you started "showing" your tutorial.

[@ZachShurtz]

Good tips! Thank you. I tried my best, but it's helpful for those who are new to the program or need more information. Most tutorials on this program I have watched by other creators are even longer and don't go into detail. So I tried making one that I'd like to see. Sorry it wasn't helpful for you 😔

[@ThomazMartinez]

poor edit, LR would be much faster

[@ZachShurtz]

Fair enough. To each their own!

[@mmhm007]

Considering the video was about batch processing and not editing style, this is a poor comment and comparison. LR is leased software and much more expensive.

[@Kinadnuf]

Too much unnecessary background music.

[@ZachShurtz]

Thanks for letting me know still working on improving audio! Thank you!