Late last week, Skylum put out a new update for Luminar that, among other things brought a new set of controls and even more notably, support for Apple silicon Macs.
All in Luminar
M1 MacBook Pro for Photography - First Impressions on Using an Apple Silicon Mac for Photographers
I’ve been working of a pretty old computer for some time now. My main workstation was an ageing 2012 Mac Pro, which despite its age was working perfectly for why I needed. Or at least I thought it was. I decided to take the plunge and embrace the future with an M1 MacBook Pro. It’s been an eye-opening experience.
Luminar AI Update 2 Released - Features Sky AI 2.0 - Now with sky reflections
Skylum has just released the second update to Luminar AI, and this one contains quite a few changes, including one big new feature. The headline change is the addition of Sky AI 2. This had been shown during the pre-release period of Luminar AI, but never made it to the first release. It’s now here with update 2 and it’s quite impressive, but that’s not all that is included in this update.
Luminar AI 1.0.1 Update Released
Skylum has released the first update for its Luminar AI application. The release features some bug fixes as well as a couple of new features, and a fairly significant change to one aspect of the interface.
Luminar AI Review
I’ve been writing reviews for over ten years. I’ve covered all sorts of things from hardware, to software, and I’ve never had as hard a time writing a review as I have with Luminar AI. Since the application came out just before Christmas, I’ve seen many reviews and coverage extolling its virtues, but this wasn’t matching my experience with it. I wondered what I was doing wrong because it seemed like I was reading about a completely different application.
Luminar AI Released
Skylum has been teasing the release of Luminar AI for quite some time now, and they’ve finally released the software. I’ll have a full review soon, but for now, you can find out all the details on the Skylum website
Luminar AI To Address Sky AI’s biggest Shortcoming: Water Reflections
Ever since Luminar 4 was released, and SkyAI allowed easy sky replacements, there was one consistent complaint about the function. It didn’t include reflections. If you replaced a sky in an image containing water, the reflected sky would still be the original. Well, it looks like they have heard the feedback, as the company just released a preview of the new sky replacement feature in Luminar AI and it includes reflections.
Skylum Launches Luminar 4.3
Skylum Software has just announced the launch of the latest version of its Luminar software. The latest update, version 4.3, adds the ability to search photos, a user experience improvement to Looks, 500px integration, a new crop interface, and several performance improvements. It also brings a new space shuttle object, along with several improvements, for the AI Augmented Sky tool.
Creating some Wall Art - A look at my Process for Creating This Image from Start to Finish
I’ve been trying to spruce up my office for a while now, and I wanted to get some wall art printed to hang up behind my computer. As I had been going through some old projects and shoots, I came across an old set of images I had shot of NewYork to turn into a panorama, so I figured that would be a good option. So, below I will detail some of the steps I took when creating the finished image (above).
Tips on Tricky Sky Replacements with Luminar & Photoshop
Luminar’s best-known party trick is its AI Sky Replacement, whether you love it or hate it, but it occasionally doesn’t work properly. I was recently playing around with an image from my archive, and I came across such a situation. Here’s the method I used to get around the problem.
Video - Luminar 4.2 AI Augmented Sky Tutorial and Mini Review
Last week I posted an image I had created using the new AI Augmented Sky feature in Luminar 4.2, and I promised a tutorial on how I did it. Well, here it is! In this tutorial, I walk you through the process of creating a nighttime image using an existing photo and the new AI Augmented Sky feature of Luminar 4.2.
Augmented Sky in Action in Luminar 4.2
When Luminar 4.2 was announced last week, I expressed my opinion on the software, and how I thought that the new AI Augmented Sky feature seems like its not something that should be a priority. I still stand by that assessment, but I also wanted to be a little more open-minded about it, so I’ve been playing around with it for the last week, and so here is a quick before and after.
Luminar 4.2 Launched - New AI Augmented Sky Function
Luminar version 4.2 has just launched. The latest update adds a new “AI Augmented Sky” tool. This allows you to add objects into the sky without any masking and will allow you to compensate for things like lighting and colour.
Luminar 4 Quick Tip - A Better Way To Add a Watermark
“How to add a watermark in Luminar” is a question I see asked regularly on various forums and social media. In this video I show you my workflow for adding a watermark, that once set up allows you to add a watermark with just a few clicks.
Luminar 4.1 Now Available
Luminar 4 has received its first major update, and the new version adds some new functions to the Sky Replacement filter, as well as a collection of under-the-hood fixes and enhancements. Here’s a breakdown of what’s new in the update
Holiday Specials from Luminar, Capture One and Me!
With Christmas and the holiday season only day away, both Skylum and Phase One have some special deals on in time for the holidays. Skylum is offering 10% off the price of Luminar, and Phase One are offering a special bundle price on their style packs. All this month, I’ve been having a sale on my Style Packs too.
Luminar 4 Tutorial: Sky Replacement with Reflections
Sky Replacement in Luminar 4 is one of the headline features of the new version of the software, but it has a limitation in that it doesn’t do reflections. In this video I show you how to reflect the replaced sky in reflections with just the tools included in Luminar.
Skylum Black Friday Deals on Luminar
Skylum software has announced a number special bundle offers for Black Friday. These include Luminar 4 and a bundle of Bonuses. You can choose from one of three bundles