Affinity Photo Training — Intro Course
A practical, beginner‑friendly introduction to editing and enhancing images in Affinity Photo, taught through calm, structured online sessions designed for photographers, designers and marketing teams.
What you’ll learn on the Intro to Photo course
This introductory Affinity Photo course gives you a relaxed, easy start with modern photo editing. You’ll explore everyday tools, simple workflows and the latest Affinity improvements, including enhanced Object Selection, streamlined brush controls and the new Light UI workspace.
Across the day you’ll work with layers, masks, selections, retouching tools, Live Filters and Develop Studio adjustments to help you improve and enhance your images with ease.
Who is this course for
This intro course is ideal for anyone who wants a straightforward, friendly start with Affinity Photo. It suits beginners, self‑taught users, and anyone who feels unsure about where to begin. It’s also a good fit for organisations moving away from Adobe, including charities and not‑for‑profits looking for an affordable, dependable image‑editing option.
It’s especially helpful for:
Photoshop users switching to Affinity Photo from Photoshop wanting a relaxed introduction
Charities, community groups and not‑for‑profits who need reliable image editing without high software costs
Marketing teams creating visuals for web, print and social media
Small businesses producing their own imagery
Photographers looking for a simpler, cleaner workflow
Designers who need to understand Pixel Studio tools and Affinity’s updated features
Anyone who feels overwhelmed by image editing and wants a calm way to get started
Everything is taught at an easy pace, making it suitable for complete beginners and improvers alike.
Course Delivery
This intro course is delivered virtually online with a live instructor making it easy to fit around busy schedules and ideal for individuals, small teams and organisations. Sessions are practical, interactive and taught step‑by‑step, with plenty of time for questions and real‑world examples. If you prefer, we can also work directly with your own images so the training feels immediately relevant to your day‑to‑day work.
Before your training day, you’ll have a pre‑course meeting with your trainer to discuss your goals, experience level and any specific challenges you’d like to focus on. This ensures the session is tailored, perfectly aligned with what you need with not a minute wasted
Short Sprints (2‑hour sessions) only available online
Ideal if you’re short on time or want to focus on a single topic. Perfect for charities, not‑for‑profits and busy teams who need quick, practical support without committing to a full day.
*Available for Online training only
⟶ View our Short Sprints and Half Day training options
Half‑Day Training
A structured session covering the core tools and techniques. Great for beginners, improvers and organisations switching from Adobe who want a clear introduction without overwhelm.
Full‑Day Training
A complete, confidence‑building introduction to Affinity Photo with time for demonstrations, guided practice and tailored examples. Suitable for individuals or teams who want a full, uninterrupted learning day.
Live Online Delivery
Delivered via Zoom or Teams, with flexible scheduling to suit your diary.
Optional Onsite Sessions
Available onsite at your premises for individuals and teams across the Midlands, Cheshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire and surrounding areas.
Bespoke Affinity Training
Adjusted for charities, not‑for‑profits, marketing teams, small businesses and Photoshop users transitioning to Affinity Photo.
Lifetime Affinity Training Support
All Affinity Photo courses include full lifetime support, giving you ongoing help long after your training day. You can get in touch at any time by:
Email, for quick questions and guidance
Recorded video walkthroughs, when something needs showing clearly
Live online meetings, for particularly tricky or complex issues
This ensures you always have reliable, friendly support as you continue developing your editing skills.
Every session is designed to be practical, confidence‑building and easy to follow, giving you a clear workflow you can use straight away.
Course Content
This beginner‑friendly Affinity Photo course gives you a clear foundation in photo editing using modern tools and work practices. You’ll learn everyday tools, real‑world workflows and the latest Affinity improvements, including enhanced Object Selection, streamlined brush controls and the new Light UI workspace.
Across the day you’ll work with layers, masks, selections, retouching tools, Live Filters and essential Develop Studio adjustments to improve and enhance your images with confidence.
You’ll learn how to:
Improve and enhance photos Exposure, contrast, clarity, colour, tone, White Balance and HSL adjustments using Affinity’s modern Develop Studio controls.
Work confidently with layers Understanding layers, blend modes and non‑destructive editing, including Affinity’s updated Live Filters for clarity, sharpening and vignette effects.
Use masks for precise control Soft masks, hard masks and real‑world examples, with improved edge refinement and cleaner transitions.
Retouch and clean up images Using the Inpainting Tool, Blemish Removal Tool and Clone Tool to tidy up photos and remove distractions.
Make accurate selections Using the improved Object Selection Tool, Quick Selection, Remove Background (Auto) and Refine Edge with Affinity’s newer edge‑refinement algorithms.
Use Pixel Studio tools effectively Brushes, adjustments, Live Filters, essential editing workflows and the new streamlined brush controls for faster painting and masking.
Create clean shapes from selections Turning pixel selections into editable vector curves using the new Pixel‑to‑Curve conversion, perfect for silhouettes, cut‑outs and simple graphic elements.
Work in a clearer, beginner‑friendly interface Using Affinity’s new Light UI Mode and custom accent colours for a calmer, more accessible workspace.
Crop and prepare images for output Social media presets, print presets and rule‑of‑thirds overlays.
Export confidently Web‑ready images, print‑ready images and social media graphics using the Export Persona.
The course content is designed to give you a clear foundation in Affinity Photo. It’s perfect for beginners, self‑taught users, charities, not‑for‑profits and Photoshop users transitioning to Affinity PhotoWeb‑ready images, print‑ready images and social media graphics using the Export Persona.
Related Courses
Introduction to Affinity Publisher Course
Affinity Publisher is the layout and document‑design part of the Affinity suite. If you create brochures, worksheets, reports, booklets or any multi‑page documents, Publisher gives you the tools to design clean, professional layouts with full control over text, images, styles and structure.
This introductory course is ideal for anyone moving from Word, Canva or InDesign, or for teams who need a practical, step‑by‑step approach to building real‑world documents. You’ll learn how to work confidently with text frames, picture frames, master pages, typography, grids and professional export settings — everything you need to produce polished, consistent layouts.
Advanced Affinity Publisher Course
If you need deeper control over long‑document workflows, professional publishing, templates or advanced styles, you may be interested in the ⟶ Advanced Affinity Publisher Course
This optional course is ideal for organisations producing complex documents, authors working on long‑form content, or anyone who needs more advanced layout and publishing skills.
Affinity Designer Course
Ideal for creating graphics, icons, diagrams and artwork used in Publisher documents.
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Booking and Availability
If you’d like to book this Affinity Photo Intro Course, check dates or arrange a pre‑course meeting, you’re very welcome to get in touch. Training is available for individuals, teams, charities and not‑for‑profits, with flexible scheduling across short sprints, half‑days and full‑day sessions.
You can book or enquire using any of the options below:
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Affinity Photo Training FAQ
How do Virtual Online Affinity Photo Courses work?
This Online Affinity Photo Course is delivered virtually with a live instructor.
All our digital design courses are available online virtually in video editing software such as Zoom, Teams, WebEX and Google.
24 /7 Online Affinity Photo Training
Because of the flexibility of virtual online courses training can be run on a 24 /7 basis including evenings, overnight and weekends.
1 /2 Day Bite Sized Virtual Online Training Sessions
Lots of people prefer to learn in shorter sessions so because online training is so flexible we can break this down into half day training chunkies.
Please note we can only offer half days for online Photo training
How does Onsite Affinity Photo Training work?
- The training is focused entirely on your and your company requirements
- No traveling involved for you or your team saving travel & expenses
- Cheaper than traditional training
- The approach is focused specifically on you and your specific needs
- Prior to the training you chat with the trainer about the content and delegates
- The Affinity Photo course is tailored to suit you /your team
- Flexible dates & times to suit you
What will you learn on this Affinity Photo course?
Being an Introduction to Affinity Photo Course we cover all the basic tools, features and techniques involved in photo manipulation. You will learn how to improve and enhance your existing photos, if necessary repair or remove parts of the photo using the Retouching tools (Clone, Healing & Inpainting brushes amongst others).
The Affinity course will show you how to manipulate your photo’s for print or digital output and give you the skills to create professional images quickly and easily.
Who is the Affinity Photo course for?
This is for anyone with no skills or little knowledge and is ideal for those would want to touch up or manipulate their photo’s for their own use or on a professional level. Lots of small business and private individuals prefer it because unlike Adobe’s subscription based software once purchased this belongs to the user forever. No more monthly or annual charges to the software.
How long does the Affinity Photo course take?
For a one to one session this would take one day for larger groups you would be looking at two. We can split full days into half day sessions.
Visit our Short Sprints page to see how it works
How to Book an Affinity Photo Course
Booking with us
Please get in touch with us via the online booking form or click to:
We will then get in touch and send the details of booking reservation and find out your timeframe for training.
We will then send across dates.
Once the booking is confirmed we then organise a pre-course call /meeting to discuss the course and any logistics around the day.
Payment
Payment for training is via BACS or Credit Card
Credit Card payment is via Stripe
*Greta Powell Training Ltd does not collect or store your card details.
Purchase Orders
We accept purchase orders from UK registered companies and the public sector.
Tailored and Bespoke Affinity Training
If you need a more customised session, we also offer tailored Affinity training combining Affinity Photo, Affinity Publisher and Affinity Studio. This is ideal for photographers, designers, charities and not‑for‑profits who want to create complete visual projects from start to finish.
You can learn how to:
Edit and retouch your images in Affinity Photo
Design photobooks, zines and long‑form text layouts in Affinity Publisher
Create your own print‑ready or web‑ready publications
Prepare and upload books for Print on Demand, including Amazon KDP and IngramSpark
If you’re working on a specific project, we can tailor the training around your images, your layout style and your publishing goals.
