Skylum released their latest version of Luminar in December of 2018; Luminar 3, with the promise of a revolutionary, modern and supercharged digital asset management (dam) solution. Building on their already amazing RAW developer did they succeed in their mission to displace the market leader Adobe Lightroom and uphold the bold statement ?
Let’s find out and have a first look at Luminar 3 and it’s asset management capabilities.
Read MoreIt is extremely important to have a good workflow that you are comfortable with and it should be the software that adapts to your style of workflow and not the other way around.
Skylum promises just this and more with their supercharged RAW editor, creative filters and colour treatment for a faster and better result to your edits, while maintaining the ease of use and intuitive workflow.
So does Luminar live up to the promise?
Read MoreSkylum promises their Luminar is an all-in-one photo editing software developed for photographers of all skill levels. It is branded as being fast, intuitive, easy to use and adapts to your work style rather than the other way around. Ever since Adobe’s decision to cut the standalone version of Lightroom, Skylum’s Luminar has started to emerge as true competitor.
But does it deliver on its promise of being not only a Lightroom replacement but a better one, and if so, who is it really for?
Read MoreThere are two distinct camps in this debate, those who are pro-watermarking and those who are against watermarking their work. In this article I thought I bring up both sides arguments to help you decide whether or not watermarking your work is something for you, as well as my own point-of-view in this seemingly eternal debate.
Read MoreHave you ever looked at the same photo on different devices, like a computer monitor, TV screen or on a mobile device like a tablet or phone? You may have noticed that the colour of the photo can shift dramatically from blue to yellow to magenta to a sickly green. So how do we know what the true colour of an image really is, and how can we ensure our photo’s have the ‘correct’ colour?
Read MoreHow can you recover a bad or uninteresting photo? Can you even do that?
This is not going to be your regular fixing a bad photo, rather we will dive into a more creative process where we take a not so interesting photo and create something extraordinary.
Do you feel you have too many photos or lacking a good workflow to manage them causing you to feel it being a chore rather than fun? You end up with hundreds or thousands of photos that just sits there on your hard-drive not doing anyone any good.
In this final part of my Organising photos series I will show you what I do and you won't believe how easy and quickly you can go through hundreds and thousands of photos and end up with just your best shots. I will also show you how you can easily build different portfolios to show potential clients or if you just want to show you very best work to your friends.
Read MoreLearn how to quickly and effectively manage thousands upon thousands of photos using Adobe Lightroom or similar software in no-time at all. Find your most precious photos with a single mouse click to show off your work to anyone!
Read MoreEver wondered just where you put those vacation photos? How about those treasure's of your family and friends that you can't seem to find in your array of pictures on your computer. Did you delete them by mistake? The horror sets in if that is true…
If you have a hard time keeping track of your photos then this article series is for you I will show you how I organise my photos so I know exactly where they are.
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I am a Dublin based photographer, blogger and educator specialising in food, product and outdoor fine art photography.
