Utilize Jeremy Hazel's vast Affinity Photo expertise to confidently solve problems in your photo edits by understanding the workflow structure and arming yourself with the most effective photo editing techniques in Affinity Photo Key Features * Learn to use masking, selection, brushes, blend mode, and color tools in the photo editing workflow * Unveil advanced personas used in the editing pipeline like tone mapping, liquefaction and more * Make your own brushes and build your own artistic pallet in Affinity Photo Book Description This book follows a practice based exploration of the Affinity Photo Program where you will learn the tools while making popular edits to your photo. The techniques and fundamentals are taught in conjunction with the WORKFLOW concept. Instead of a comprehensive description of the tools unlike other resources; in this book, you will learn the tools and approaches by doing them, and we also look at WHY they work, not simply how they work. This is neither a technical manual nor a workbook but a hybrid of project-based learning that leads to the application of tools and a deeper understanding of how to use each piece to achieve your goal. You'll learn enough of the fundamentals, such as how to navigate the interface, understand the concept of layers, and make your first edit, before we gradually increase the complexity of various projects, from single layer edits, composites, and RAW development, until you've put together a complex composition using the tools you've learned along the way. Furthermore, you will learn the best practices used by expert photo editors allowing you to finish the job flawlessly. By the end of this book, you will have a good body of work and will be able to evaluate edits you would like to make and feel confident in putting the pieces together to achieve whatever you want to accomplish with Affinity Photo. What you will learn * Develop a repeatable methodology for use in your photo editing style * Understand the most frequently utilized techniques by professional editors * Compete a body of work for use and reference in future projects * Develop your own libraries of assets, macros and tone mapping presets for your style * Recreate popular editing styles utilized in print and film * Recondition older family photos * Understand and deconstruct other editing styles to expand your knowledge Who This Book Is For This book targets beginners to any form of photo editing as well as those who are utilizing photoshop and making a switch from Adobe. Also small business owners who may utilize stock photos and want to do some brand specific editing but don't have a ton of experience doing photo based edits will find this book useful. Beginner level editors, photographers and people looking to get into product photography and advertising will be able to make the most out of this book. Table of Contents * Fundamentals of raster vs vector art * Opening your first document * An overview of the Affinity interface * Layer Fundamentals - The heart of Affinity Photo * Workflow 101-Making your first edit * The basics of masking in Affinity Photo * What is selection and how to achieve it in Affinity Photo * Basics of the brush studio panel * Blend mode fundamentals * Working with color in Affinity Photo * Editing in the RAW persona * Using Tone Mapping persona in Affinity * Using destructive liquefaction persona in Affinity Photo * Healing touchup and removal tools * Portrait touch up in Affinity * Making your own brushes * Working with Text (N.B. Additional chapters to be confirmed upon publication

Bringing together contributions on abuse from writers working in social policy, social work and psychotherapy, Psychodynamic Perspectives on Abuse explores the nature and ramifications of abuse in a new light.

Abuse is defined broadly and considered as a widespread phenomenon with a variety of manifestations and contexts. Its consequences, and the responses it may provoke, are discussed in detail with reference to three areas. In the personal context, the impact of abuse on an individual's development, emotional life and ability to participate in society is addressed. In the workplace, where the focus is upon working relationships and organizational goals, abuse may cause stress, undermine effectiveness and lead to legal redress: thus it involves a different set of problems and requires different treatment. In relation to society as a whole, the threat which abuse poses and the factors which determine policy are evaluated. Psychodynamic Perspectives on Abuse is unique in its range and focus, providing the cross-disciplinary approach to this problem which is essential for developing strategies to deal with it at all levels.