![]() The bottom line here is that Luminar 4 is a great tool. The main issue is just that I now have to hunt around for the tool that I need and there is no clear indication of where to find them. I can sort of understand the logic in some cases, as the sky replacement tool and the sunrays tool are adding in new elements but they are also primarily used to “enhance” landscapes. The golden hour tool is located in the Landscape Enhancer menu but the Sunrays tool is located in the Creative Tab. The graduated filter is in the “Professional” tab but that to me is an essential tool. The sky replacement tool is in the “creative tab” but that would work better in the Landscape Enhancements area which is in the “Essentials” tab. This gets a little confusing because everything was switched around and recategorized. Essentially, they categorized the tools into different sets and tabs. Then there is the user interface… and well… it takes some getting used to. ![]() This also leads me to my more pressing issue. For me, this was a great feature to have as I have a certain style and I want to use my most frequently used tools right away. The first one is the removal of the custom workspaces. I only have a few issues with Luminar 4 and to be honest maybe I am being a little nitpicky. However, people are still complaining about performance issues. With the release of Luminar 4.1, Skylum has also addressed a lot of the technical issues. This is shaping up to be a fairly robust SINGLE PURCHASE photo editor. Not to mention that you still have the ability to use the program as a plugin or as a standalone Digital Asset Manager (DAM). You have the sunrays filter and the smart contrast as well as the Accent AI and the AI Sky Enhancer. Everything ElseĪll of the updates that were introduced with Luminar 3 and flex are still there. I cranked it way up in this case and overall it did what they said. You can see that it added more definition to the sky but added very little structure to the water. I tested this out with the image set above. The most common issue that people have is when you are wanting to add structure and it adds that same structure to a human face.įor landscapes, this supposedly can detect water and other areas so that you can add more structure to the sky and but not have to deal with crunchy looking water. What the tool does is it uses the AI technology to find the areas the need a boost and then adds structure to only those areas. You may not see the difference right away but it is there. However, while the details enhancer is still there, the AI Structure tool works really well. I almost wrote this one off as I normally use the details enhancer for landscapes. I had to use the stock image from the affiliate area to show how this tool works. The main thing that I love is that even I can get a nice looking image of a person… Now I just have to actually find people to photograph. They have added so many great features, it might make me want to start photographing people more. However, it is the Portrait Enhancer tool that really brings this all together. New Layout and Interface adds an AI Skin enhancer which can detect skin even on other parts of the body and effortlessly remove and blemishes or “defects” as they call it. The results are really good if you don’t go overboard with the adjustments. What they added is the ability to make quality “magazine-style” portraits without spending a lot of time airbrushing skin and whatnot. Skylum recently came out with this feature that does a pretty darn good job of it. By that I mean relighting the scene, accounting for temperature and whatnot. However, the reason that you don’t see me doing it is because it is hard to do in photoshop. Many of those stunning landscapes that you have see where the sky almost seems too good to be true, probably isn’t. Many instagrammers and landscape photographers will be reluctant to admit this but it is true. ![]() This has been the prick of the trade for some time. With the addition of the features below, Luminar 4 is quickly becoming one of the better photo editing tools out there. They are getting ever closer to high-grade editing with a single click and still giving you control to add in your own artistic touches. Thankfully, Skylum was up to the task and knocked it out of the park with this update. So for something to really rock the photography world it has to do much much more. Any app these days from your phone to your computer can sharpen, increase saturation, adjust the contrast, and crop.
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