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Affordable Affinity

Photoshop has been the undisputed king of image editors for the best part of 25 years, but since the introduction of the subscription-based model in 2013, many photographers – put off by the thought of perpetual monthly payments for the rest of their image-editing lives – have been looking elsewhere. One popular option that offers a great deal of bang for the buck is Serif’s Affinity Photo. Costing the equivalent of just five months of Adobe’s Photography Plan subscription, Affinity Photo has been making headway with photographers for a few years now, and its development has progressed rapidly.

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