Start from the front door.
Open Affinity Photo for the first time and we'll walk you round the workspace, the vertical toolbar, the menu bar and the panels. By the end of module two, you know where everything lives.
Affinity Photo Course
Learn Affinity Photo — no subscription required
Eleven modules across Affinity Photo and Affinity by Canva. Built for total beginners — workspace, tools, layers, masks, and three Edit With Me sessions where Stephen walks you through real photographs from RAW file to finished frame. A photo-editing app you own outright. Mac or Windows.
For as long as your account is active
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Mac & Windows
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CPD-certified certificate
11modules
100k+members
4.7★rated
100,000+photographers taught
Since 201214 years teaching
4.7★average member rating
11modules in the course
For lifeof your account
What you'll be able to do
From "I don't even know where the tools are" to finished edits you're proud of.
Most people who open a photo editor for the first time close it again within five minutes. The job of a good editing course is to take that away — the workspace, the panels, the layers, the masks. That's what you'll learn here.
Buy once, edit forever.
Affinity Photo is a one-off purchase. No monthly subscription, no being locked out when payment fails, no being charged forever. Runs on Mac and Windows.
A path, not a maze.
Eleven modules built in the right order so you're never wondering what to learn next. Beginner first, intermediate next, comfortable by the end — no second-guessing.
Real edits, walked through end to end.
Three Edit With Me sessions — Landscapes, Wildlife, Portraits — where Stephen takes a RAW file and brings it to a finished photograph, every click explained.
Layers, masks and adjustments that don't ruin the original.
Non-destructive editing, taught from scratch. Adjust exposure, colour, contrast and detail without permanently changing the file underneath — so you can always go back.
Affinity by Canva, included.
When you join today, the course also covers the Affinity by Canva tools — Basic Editing, Adjustment Brush, Retouching Studio, Colour Grading, Canva AI Studio, plus Generative Expand & Depth Blur.
Inside the course
Two parts — Affinity Photo and Affinity by Canva.
Every tool, walked through one at a time. Open either part below to see exactly what's covered.
01
Affinity Photo
The full Affinity Photo desktop app — workspace, tools, layers, masks, AI selection, plus three Edit With Me sessions across genres.
Affinity Photo
The full Affinity Photo desktop app — workspace, tools, layers, masks, AI selection, plus three Edit With Me sessions across genres.
- Workspace
- Vertical Toolbar
- Menu Bar
- Panels
- Personas
- Edit With Me: Landscapes
- Edit With Me: Wildlife
- Edit With Me: Portraits
- AI Selection Tool & Compound Masks
- InPainting, HDR Merge & Panoramas
02
Affinity by Canva
The Affinity by Canva toolset — faster edits, AI-powered tools, and a workflow built for sharing.
Affinity by Canva
The Affinity by Canva toolset — faster edits, AI-powered tools, and a workflow built for sharing.
- Basic Editing Tools
- Adjustment Brush
- Retouching Studio
- Colour Grading Studio
- Canva AI Studio
- Generative Expand & Depth Blur
The course trailer
Watch a quick look at what's inside.
A short trailer giving an overview of the course — what you'll learn, who you'll learn from, and the kind of photographs members are making.
Your tutors
Real people. Real photographs. They'll know you by name.
The tutor who writes your assignment feedback is the same person whose photographs are on the page. Real photographers, replying to you in person — not a help desk.
Stephen Walton
Course Instructor & iPhotography Head Tutor
Art-school trained, photographer since 2005. Nearly twenty years of photo-editing experience across Photoshop, Lightroom and Affinity Photo — work published by Adobe Photoshop and multiple industry awards along the way. The voice walking you through every module of this course, including the three Edit With Me sessions.
The Member's Photo Gallery
Share your edits. Swap notes. Make friends.
The Member's Photo Gallery is where the club hangs out. Upload your finished edits, see what other members are working on, leave comments, take part in the Weekend Challenge. Tutors drop in regularly to comment on photographs that catch their eye.
Try the technique
After each module, open one of your own photographs and have a go. Bite-sized, doable, on your own files — not busywork.
Upload your edit
Pop your finished version into the Member's Photo Gallery. Friendly, private to members, no public scroll.
See what the room thinks
Members comment on each other's work — honest, encouraging, sometimes brutally helpful. Tutors join in regularly too.
Pass it on
Comment on other members' work, ask questions, take part in the Weekend Challenge. This is where the friendships start.
What you'll be editing
From RAW to finished — the kind of edits this course teaches.
A few examples of the edits you'll be making by the end of the course. Each is tagged with the technique it shows — from masking to compositing.
Colour grading
Masking
Compositing
Special effects
Curves
Contrast control
Community Points & Rank Badges
You start with a thousand points the moment you join.
Every member at iPhotography has a points score and a rank badge. They're not gimmicks — they're how the club recognises the work you do, the modules you finish, and the help you give other members. Points can also be redeemed against exclusive training content inside the club.
+1,000
when you join the course
+500
when you complete the course
+30
for every module finished
+50
for every photo shared in the gallery
Distinguished
5,000 pts
Established
10,000 pts
Expert
75,000 pts
Legendary
300k+
Included free with the course
Two bonuses that go with the course.
Hand-picked extras that make the teaching stick longer. Yours the moment you join — no upsell, no fine print.
Your bonuses
Combined value £0.00 — included free
Free
Bonus 01.
Member's Photo Gallery & Weekend Challenges
Share your finished edits with the club, take part in the Weekend Challenges — themed photo prompts every weekend — and pick up tips from members at every stage of the editing journey.
Free · worth £0.00
Free
Bonus 02.
Media & Download Library
A growing library of training videos, eBooks, presets, cheat cards and reference guides — yours to download any time.
Free · worth £0.00
What members say
Real reviews from real members.
Pulled verbatim from members who've taken this course. We've left the typos in — that's how you know they're real.
★★★★★
"The course was so easy to follow. The tutors are friendly, knowledgeable and really helpful with feedback. I've gone from being scared of my camera to actually loving the time I spend with it."
TM
Tony Mills
Member · iPhotography
★★★★★
"I've tried a lot of online courses. This is the only one where a real person replied to my photographs. It changed how I shoot, but more importantly it changed how I look at things."
RH
Robin Hollamby
Member · iPhotography
★★★★★
"Best money I've spent on my hobby. The modules are clear, the feedback is genuine, and the gallery is the friendliest corner of the internet I've found."
SY
Simon Young
Member · iPhotography
★★★★★
"I was nervous about being the oldest one in the group. Turns out everyone here is welcoming, and the tutors don't talk down to anyone. I'm finally taking photographs I'm proud of."
DG
Debbie Gammie
Member · iPhotography
★★★★★
"Stephen's feedback on my landscape photograph was the most useful 200 words I've ever read about my photography. Worth the cost of the whole course on its own."
JG
John Gallagher
Member · iPhotography
★★★★★
"I took the course over a long winter. By the spring I was photographing things I'd walked past for thirty years and never noticed. That's the real gift."
AS
Audrey Schweikert
Member · iPhotography
The course, the bonuses, the club — one payment
Everything you get when you join today.
The Affinity Photo Course — the full course, the bonuses, account access for as long as you keep it, and a thousand Community Points to start you off in the club.
- 11 modules across Affinity Photo and Affinity by Canva (kept for as long as your account is active)
- Member's Photo Gallery access — share edits, ask questions, see what other members are making
- Two bonuses worth £158.00 — included free
- Downloadable RAW Resource Files to practise with
- iMagine Photography eBook — included free on course completion
- CPD-certified Course Completion certificate
- 1,000 Community Points on day one · 500 more when you finish
- Rank badge that grows with you
- 30-day money-back guarantee
Save £247.95
Affinity Photo Course
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30
Day Guarantee
Try the course for 30 days. If it's not for you, we'll refund you in full.
We've been teaching photography since 2012. We know the course works — but you don't have to take our word for it. Join, take the first few modules, share a photo in the gallery, and if it doesn't click, email us within 30 days and we'll refund the lot. No hard feelings.
Common questions
The things people usually ask us first.
I've never edited photos before. Will I be able to keep up?
Yes — that's exactly who the course is built for. We start with the workspace and the toolbar, and explain every tool the first time it appears. No jargon left unexplained. Whether you've never opened a photo editor before, or you've poked at one and always felt lost, the course brings you up to speed at your own pace.
Does this work on Mac and Windows? Which version of Affinity Photo?
Both. The course covers Affinity Photo on Mac and Windows desktop, and the lessons hold up across every release of Affinity Photo from the early versions through to today. You'll also get the Affinity by Canva modules — same one-off-purchase, no-subscription approach.
How long do I have access to the course?
For as long as your account is kept active. No expiry, no resubscription, no "course access window". The modules, the gallery, the bonuses, and the certificate stay with you.
Is there any tutor support if I get stuck?
Yes. This isn't an assignment-based course, so there's no formal tutor review of submitted work. But our tutors are here to answer questions and give feedback throughout your learning journey — the Member's Photo Gallery is the place to share your edits, ask for input, and join in. Tutors drop in regularly, members swap honest comments and advice, and PLUS+ members get priority and enhanced tutor feedback on their gallery uploads as part of their subscription.
What are Community Points and rank badges?
They're how the club recognises your activity over time. You start with 1,000 Community Points the moment you join, earn 30 for every module you finish, 50 for every photograph you share, and 500 when you complete the course. As your points grow, your rank badge changes — from Regular through to Legendary.
Can I get a refund if it's not for me?
Yes. Email us within 30 days of joining and we'll refund the course in full. No quiz, no hoops — just reply to your welcome email and let us know.
Is the certificate worth anything?
The Course Completion certificate is CPD-certified, which is recognised across the UK for continuing professional development. For most members it's a quiet bit of pride rather than a career credential — but it carries genuine weight if you want it to.
Come and learn with us.
The world's friendliest photography club has a place set for you. Join today, take your first module tonight, share your first photograph by the weekend.
Join the Affinity Photo Course — £99.00