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Black and white photo of Victorian house with perspective corrected in Luminar AI

How to straighten horizontal and vertical lines in LuminarAI

Crooked horizons and distorted buildings can make an otherwise great photo, look amateurish. Luckily, LuminarAI makes it easy to level your horizon and fix perspective distortion with a couple of easy clicks. CompositionAI Open your photo in LuminarAI, switch to the Edit tab and select CompositionAI from the Essentials tools.

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Enhancing dramatic B&W portraits in Luminar Neo

Enhancing dramatic B&W portraits in Luminar

Looking to enhance your dramatic portraits in B&W? Look no further than Luminar Neo and LuminarAI. I have used Neo for this example, but you will find things fairly similar in AI. Add a little cinematic drama to your images in a few steps. Start with some basic edits Import

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Hop into these Easter deals from Skylum

The Easter bunny approves — these deals on Luminar are perfect for your Easter basket! Create stunning art with Layers, use powerful AI features like Portrait BokehAI and RelightAI, experience a brand-new engine and discover so much more in Luminar Neo. Through April 20, 2022 you can save on Luminar

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Nikon D750. Abandoned airplane at night.

Is there a difference between LuminarAI and Luminar Neo?

Skylum has released Luminar Neo close on the heels of LuminarAI. Is there a difference between the two? Luminar Neo and LuminarAI: General observations LuminarAI and Neo differ in intent. Skylum designed LuminarAI for people to quickly process a photo. Indeed, they have many Templates where one can quickly obtain

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Courthouse Butte in Sedona with Sky Replacement

Creating a custom sky replacement library

Replacing the sky can transform a dull snapshot into a dynamic photograph. There are several tools on the market that make sky replacement quick and easy (LuminarAI is my favorite). Many of these applications come with a built-in library of skies you can use, but I prefer to create and

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Processing a Milky Way photo without Galactic Center

In my last article, I shared that even though the Milky Way Galactic Center is below the horizon, you can still capture great images. The Milky Way fills the sky above horizon to horizon. Exposing to the right When making the exposure you want to expose to the right. Also

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Skylum announces up to 62% savings on Luminar and Aurora bundles

Skylum has announced some great deals on its software, starting this morning. Whether you’re a current customer or brand-new to the Luminar ecosystem, check out these great deals! Looking to enhance your skies and make your photos look like the creative masterpiece you imagined when you clicked your shutter? Check

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Close up of hands playing a guitar after Luminar AI Sepia Toning

Creating a vintage sepia look in LuminarAI

Sepia toning in photography became popular in the 1920s not only for its aesthetic qualities, but because the chemicals used prevented photographs from fading and prolonged the image’s life. These days, we associate sepia toning with nostalgia and can easily replicate the soft brown vintage look in the digital darkroom

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Halloween Lighting

Lighting a creepy scene with LuminarAI

Halloween is just around the corner; sadly I won’t get all my planned shoots in this year due to the pandemic. So I thought I would have a look at some previous Halloween shoots and have some fun with the edits. Like editing lighting to a creepy scene in LuminarAI.

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How can you be a colorblind photographer?

“Why does that dog look green?” That comment led to my parents discovering that I was red-green colorblind. Years later, I am now a colorblind night photographer. What do I see since I’m colorblind? Some people think that if someone is colorblind, they see only black and white. That is

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