Affinity for Photographers - Yes it’s free, but ...

Canva have pulled a fast one — they’ve made the entire Affinity suite free, rolled Photo, Designer and Publisher into a single app, and quietly changed what Affinity even is. In this video, I dig into what that means for photographers — how the new Affinity handles RAW processing, what the AI tools are really capable of (spoiler: not much), and whether this is a genuine gift to creatives or just a clever marketing trap. Unpaid, unsponsored, and unfiltered — as always. 📝 For more in-depth articles and insights, check out my Substack: https://ahutchinson.substack.com 🌐 Connect with me across platforms: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/andyhutchinson.com.au Pixelfed: https://pixelfed.social/andyhutchinson Flickr: https://flickr.com/photos/repomonkey/ Blog: https://andyhutchinson.com.au All of my videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2TyasrRqoAvEUpaQ2_SovHo5NbbhUc-E Chapters 00:00 Intro 02:01 TL;DR 03:56 RAW Processing 05:23 RAW Editing Walkthrough 10:41 Masking 12:00 Canva AI 13:36 Generative Expand 13:55 Generative Fill 14:44 Generative Edit 14:53 Portrait Blur 15:20 Colourise 15:38 Super Resolve 16:46 Conclusion 20:46 Outro