This is going to be a Start to Finish video in the Develop Persona of Affinity Photo. When I originally took this photo the leaf was backlit with lovely colours and tones in the distance. However, when I downloaded the actual mage it lacked lighting and did not do justice to the wonderful colours and tones in the background.
The video has chapters making it easier to find the part you need.
00:00 – First Marker
00:39 – White Balance
01:55 – Overlay Gradient Tool
04:23 – Detail Refinement
05:36 – Clarity
06:17 – Darkening the branch
07:34 – Overlay Erase tool
08:00 – Crop tool
09:09 – Add Brush Overlay
09:45 – Adding to the lighting
10:30 – Adjusting Overlays
11:43 – Output Raw Layer
Full workflow Develop Persona Click Here