This is speeded up if you ‘favourite’ the ones you like so you can then simply click on favourites and choose one. Luminar AI (as it says on the tin) analyses your photo and suggests which templates might work best. The purchased version comes with a good range of templates. You can buy more template packs and there are often discount deals, as well as occasional free offers. However, I suggest starting with the basic ones. The beauty of Luminar AI is its templates. I always work further on each one, but if I think a photo might be a candidate for Luminar AI, I use the export option ‘with Lightroom adjustments'.Įxporting from Lightroom to Luminar AI as a plugin by creating a. I import photos into Lightroom from my camera with an automatic preset which renames files, adds my copyright and applies some basic edits to save a lot of time.

I always use Luminar AI as a plug-in for Lightroom, but if you don’t have Lightroom you can use it as a normal image editor.

You can do all of these things in Photoshop too, but the intuitive and easy-to-use interface of Luminar AI makes it much simpler if you aren’t familiar with Photoshop. You can also easily create artistic effects with overlays and textures. It is also very easy to replace a sky which you might want to do if an image has a dull flat sky. I don’t use it to edit all of my images, but many landscapes or photos taken on a dull day do benefit from it.

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