Luminar

by Skylum Software for Mac OS X

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The Easy Photo Editor You’ll Love

Luminar 3 is a powerful photography program that acts as both an intuitive photo editor and organizer. Developed by Skylum, Luminar was made to be a universal photo-editing software capable of high-end results. This program can work as a standalone app, as well as a plug-in if you prefer another software but would like to complement it with Luminar’s features. Luminar is focused on existing photographed images rather than original and drawn or painted art. Its main features consist of photo filters and effects, which can be used to edit and improve your images’ quality. It’s designed for photographers of all expertise, letting them have access to professional editing tools and a highly convenient place to organize their images and edit them with ease.

Slider Action

Luminar 3 has tons of features that will help you improve your photos and images without having to do so much work on the editing part. For one, it has upgraded AI sliders that simplifies photo editing using various filters and effects. It also has Accent AI Filter 2.0 that lets you make adjustments on your photos automatically. You don’t have to manually input the changes that you want. More importantly, Luminar 3 now comes with a new human-aware technology that recognizes humans and other objects in the images and uses this data to make realistic adjustments for you. There is also the AI Sky Enhancer that gives the skies in your photo some more punch if it’s looking a bit duller than what you saw when you first took the picture. 

If you don’t feel like customizing your edits much, you can also try using the Instant Looks feature. This function provides preset settings by other photographers that may tickle your fancy. You can always edit the intensity of the Looks with its slider, too. 

Lots of Choices

Other than cool sliders, Luminar 3 also has the classic photo-editing features that you can find in other similar programs. You can sharpen the details of your images and enhance them to make them pop with the Sharpening filter and the Details Enhancer. Erasing unnecessary or distracting objects in a photo can be done by just cutting them out. If your image is in low resolution and has some “noise” or fuzziness, you can get rid of them with the Denoise feature. Structure works the same way as Sharpening and Details Enhancer but uses contrast to bring out the details. If you want to bring in more atmosphere to your photos, there are various tools for that, too. The Sunrays feature lets you create and add volumetric lighting to show beautiful beams of sunlight. If you want a sunrise or sunset photo to have more grandiose colors, the Golden Hour tool can give a warm sunlight effect to your photos. Even the Soft Glow tool brings in the light to an otherwise average-looking picture. Other than these, Luminar 3 has a single main Library where all your work and unedited images are stored for easy access, which is greatly handy while you work.

You’ve Got Nothing to Lose

Overall, Luminar 3 doesn’t just boast for the show. It has over 50 powerful tools that can help you edit and process your photos to a higher quality. It has free photography tutorials inside the program itself, is a one-time purchase with free updates, and has an easy-to-use and intuitive interface that even beginners can easily master. There are still some kinks to be ironed, especially when compared against Adobe Lightroom. However, Luminar 3 is definitely a top competitor in this field.

New photo editing software for professionals and photography lovers.

What is Luminar?
Luminar is a full-featured photo editor designed for photographers of all skill levels, blending pro-level tools with remarkable ease of use and an enjoyable experience. A new Library feature lets you organize, find and rate images easily, while over 100 editing features, plus a suite of fast AI-powered technologies under the hood, will make any photo stand out.

Why does Luminar 3 with Libraries matter?
It allows both pro photographers and casual shooters a single place to organize their images and edit them with ease.

With Luminar 3, you don’t have to look through each and every folder to find that one special photo of your family from years ago, or try and guess which shot you liked best from that series of images you took. A calendar, rating system and color labels help you accomplish this quickly.

Luminar 3 with Libraries will also improve your editing workflow by offering the most powerful correction and enhancement tools available, plus edit synchronization, batch editing, and customizable one-click presets. That means that you can edit one image, and apply those exact same edits to other photos in just a couple of clicks.

Why is Luminar better than other editors?
No subscriptions, one-time purchase at $69 (currently at $59) with free updates throughout the year
Intuitive and easy to understand user interface – no learning curve for beginners and easy to work with for pros
No import of photos that takes longer loading time – just let us know where your photos are and well take it from there
Powerful AI technologies under the hood do a lot of the heavy lifting for you. Tools like the new AI Sky Enhancer or Accent AI solve complex tasks almost instantaneously.
Synchronizing image adjustments quickly, even those with layers and textures – can save you hours of editing time and frustration.