Using Luminar is a breeze, particularly if you utilize the presets.
It's truly a program that can grow with you as your skills expand and your needs change.
The Accent AI Filter gives you the power to apply about a dozen quick edits to your image at once. You can even give it a go for two weeks for free before you buy. You simply buy the license for $69 and the program is yours for life. It's also important to note that unlike other products, Luminar has no monthly fees. But for me, Luminar's value is in its easy-to-use filters (more on that later). It has all the basic tools you'd expect for cropping, adjusting colors, exposure controls, saturation, vibrance, and so on. The Luminar interface is clean and well-organized, with an intuitive layout that makes editing images a faster, easier process. Luminar has a beautiful UI with a workspace that's smartly organized and intuitive to use. Like Aurora HDR, Luminar was originally released for the MacOS ecosystem but is now available for Windows machines as well.
The software has been developing at a rapid rate and is proving itself a viable alternative to Lightroom in all except Digital Asset Management (Which will likely come in a future update later this year).Millions of photographers from around the world are creating beautiful images If you have not as yet tried Luminar I would encourage you to give it a try. Cropping improvements: The cropped state of an image is now correctly captured in the native Luminar file.Improved Sidebar: The sidebar controls are even easier to use and navigate.Merge Layers: Permanently merge two or more layers with Merge layers feature.Curves: The Curves filter is improved for better results.Add the shift key (Shift+ ) to adjust the Softness. Brush Size: Use the left and right bracket keys () to adjust the size of your brush.Language support: You can now enjoy Luminar in many more languages.Improved cross platform files: We’ve fixed issue with Dodge & Burn filter masks for documents created on Windows.Adobe plug-in improvements: The plugins for Adobe products have been performance tuned.Photos for Mac: Luminar works even better as an extension for Photos for Mac.We’ve also improved support for Hasselblad and several other cameras.
Improved Raw Support: We’ve improved RAW Develop support and added Leica Monochrom.
The free update brings the following new and improved features to improve the Luminar editing experience: Skylum (previously known as MacPhun) has released today a significant update to Luminar 2018 for Windows and Mac.