
Any adjustments can be tightly and selectively applied to parts of an image using masks, and it tends to allow for very accurate edits.Īs mentioned above, it wouldn’t be unfair to think of Luminar as being more like Lightroom and Affinity Photo as being more like Photoshop when it comes to image development.

Luminar, meanwhile, allows for non-destructive image editing in a single workflow. Additionally, batch processing is limited to one Persona at a time. This two-step process sets Affinity at a bit of a disadvantage because it means that you can’t easily change your initial adjustments once you’ve moved from one Persona to the next. The thing about this is that you really need to commit to your RAW adjustments first in the Develop Persona before you can move across to the Photo Persona and make use of its more powerful tools for advanced editing.

The main difference between Luminar and Affinity Photo when it comes to RAW image development is the workflow.Īffinity Photo has different areas called “personas”: pre-processing is done in the Develop Persona, while detailed photo editing happens in the Photo Persona.
