Using AI to EDIT MY PHOTOS - Intro to Luminar 4

[@TheLucyMartin]

OMG I had so much fun taking pics of all those cute owls & birdies... Should I become a bird photographer now????😝✌ Also, for anyone who wants to get Luminar 4 - here's the link with my $10 off code pre-applied to checkout: bit.ly/2RZg1as

[@twistedknight8639]

Why limit yourself? Even if You would be i.e. pro wedding photographer, it doesn't mean You can't make photos of other things, right? Over the years I used to squeeze as much as possible from my camera to make my pictures as close as I want them to look. At first with analog camera and then from years on digital ones. Some time ago I decided to edit some photos from the past but I'm not fan of heavy editing or polishing to perfection. Photoshop looks to me so complex that it's just repulsive, so last few days I was watching some of Your and Lizzie Lr tutorials and there are great. But I also bought recently Luminar and I'm glad that You've just released this tutorial and You are so enthusiastic about it, as it's UI looks even simpler than in Lr so I may just stick to it and use Lr only if will need some specific tool that's only in it. Thank You for that and I'm looking forward to more in-depth videos about Luminar. Category doesn't matter form me, as I'm making all kind of pictures. But just as a hobby now 😉

[@jer3006]

"Should I become a bird photographer now?" Short answer: YES! I'm picturing you laying in a shallow lake with a colorful Mallard duck above you swooping in to a water-landing, just as the eagle did to the stump. Getting wet is a small price to pay for a similar pic to the eagle, right?

[@hckyrules]

My slogan has always been “Themes Limit Creativity.” As a photographer your creativity is your biggest asset, so go out there and shoot anything and everything. Don’t stick to a set talent. So yes go shoot birds if you’d like!

[@fnaticmedia]

Thanks for your video. My question is, Nobody explains how its different from luminar4 ? 1) Do I need to have bothm 2) or if I will buy Luminar AI , it includes luminar4 features? 3) I dont need to be dependent on my lightroom process if I will buy this one?

[@sovietsquidward5488]

I’m new to photo editing, and I asked for luminar for my birthday as I was interested in photo editing. I really enjoyed it and how easy it was to use. My mother’s birthday was very recent and I decided 3 days after my birthday to work for just over a month on photos from our iCloud of our family’s last 5 years, from 2015-2020 and our best moments. She was so happy and now I will never regret photo editing. I enjoy it so much and never want to stop.

[@zavoina]

I downloaded Luminar 3 months ago because I had a free offer. I just wasn't willing to give up Lightroom so I never used it, never opened it. Who knew it would work as a plugin! I'll test 3 and see if I want 4 now. Thanks for the video.

[@TheLucyMartin]

Definitely give it a chance. The plugin option with Luminar 4 is amazing. I’ve been using it heavily for the looks, AI enhance to start off the edit, sky replacement, and the portrait enhance tools have already saved me hours of masking work I’d usually have to do on portraits. Makes it easy to keep your workflow, just compliment it ✌️

[@fdeckker6233]

ive been using lightroom only , but wanted something that gave a bit more all in one app , without going into a new app like photoshop ,which i have never used , Ive now bought Luminar 4 and not a clue how to use it , so watching this youtube clip has made things far easier to understand and I cant wait to use it now for my editing. I would love to see more indepth tutorials on the type features that existing lightrooms does not have.

[@SixtyFourBlades]

I would love to see more with Luminar. The tools available here are powerful.

[@TheLucyMartin]

Thanks for letting me know Kelston, I think I'm definitely going to do some in-depth tutorials on it for everyone :)

[@SixtyFourBlades]

@@TheLucyMartin Looking forward to it! You're one of the best Lightroom teachers on KZbin. No doubt you'll be the same with Luminar.

[@geobell4106]

Lucy, do more videos on Luminar. Your teaching style is fantastic.

[@gosman949]

I had forgotten that I had Luminar 3. The upgrade price and your $10 bucks off have opened me up to the wonderful world of Luminar 4. A big improvement over 3!

[@ScottAlexander7]

That Owl may be the cutest thing I have ever seen in my entire life. Really interesting video, I had no idea AI editing had come so far, this looks like a really handy tool to really quickly get a photo from RAW to 90% there! Thanks for the tip! (and the 10$ off 😉)

[@TheLucyMartin]

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[@aboutsean]

I love this product. I bought it over Xmas at a discount and I'm still discovering the cool things it can do! I live in Oklahoma and the skies are almost always a dull, cloudless blue. The sky replacement feature has been a game changer. I'd love to see some more tutorials Lucy!

[@TheLucyMartin]

It is such a game changer and it works so well. I was pretty surprised tbh. More tutorials on it will be coming!

[@markrigg6623]

Its not a game changer . Its a photo changer. You are literally replacing half the photograph with someone elses photograph. It might be technologically impressive but its not photography. Seriously.

[@dt..retired8462]

I’m an ‘older’ hobbyist photographer..been using LR for years but am unhappy paying for lots of Adobe stuff, such as PS, that I’ll never use. So looking for an alternative that more closely relates to my normal use age. Your video has certainly swayed me towards Luminar as opposed to Affinity. Thanks for your clear and comprehensive explanations.

[@celesteroxette348]

Mind blowing editing program!!! I've just purchased it. Always enjoying your Lightroom tips & tricks, but please do more of Luminar 4 tutorials as well :D:D Thank you!!

[@TedKaiser]

Thanks for highlighting the features of this software in this informative video. I’m generally skeptical of the reduced creative control of automated tools like this. However, you’ve shown how Luminar strikes a great balance between what you control and what it does for you, such as with the ability to load your own sky images. I’m definitely going to seriously consider Luminar as an addition to my Lightroom workflow - so helpful to know the software works that way so I can make a smooth transition with it!

[@TheLucyMartin]

It is definitely a complimentary software, and because of the ease of use I am building it into my workflow more and more. I agree with you in that, I find the AI here is built to help you bring out your creative goals. It doesn't really push a specific look or style on you, but definitely helps to enhance and level up the edit in my opinion. I've been using it now for a month and find I keep going back to it for some of my favourite features :)

[@phlotographer]

as you spend time with the product or view the many other tutorials created by many folks, you will find that it offers most of the creative controls available in other software. Lots of color adjustments, LUTS , masking etc. Unfortunately, some things that can be done on a MAC are not available on a PC. This tutorial just was intended to show what the Ai capabilities are and so much can be done with simply using those features which Lucy so well points out. One thing with sky replacement to keep in mind that you can create your own from camera and then save in folders based upon direction of light and be sure to maintain that when adding a sky. Sky replacement also has lots of refining tools if needed. HTH

[@Joez86]

The program is great for beginners and advance. I’m enjoying it.

[@kaoticwatching]

Some people say this is cheating but to me you still have to capture the pictures and choose what settings this is just adding to your already skills...some pics dont need Editing but the ones that do this is game changer love it.

[@joseulloa4815]

Yes please do more in depth videos on how you can edit with luminar. Thanks for all your videos they are really helpful!

[@nicklloyd9165]

Yes more Luminar tutorials, please. I like your presentation. You get down to brass tacks and show us some great techniques. Just purchased with your promo code. Thanks Lucy.

[@misterlove7034]

Does this program allow you to choose your PPI/quality for exporting photos after editing?

[@jaideepkumar5772]

I heard about this software but now I am astonished by seeing it's capabilities.....damn awesome

[@TheLucyMartin]

Yeah I was super impressed using it. It’s fun too 😊

[@Gaffneydaniel92]

I had fun trying out luminar 4 but it’s so frustrating how slow everything is in comparison to Lightroom. There were also other things I noticed that were frustrating, however, I did have fun using this platform!

[@dougbrayshaw]

Hi Lucy, I've been following and using you're amazing lightroom tutorials for quite some time and whilst i still do some of my editing in lightroom, i mainly use Luminar for 90% of my work as it saves so much time and gives much better results (in my humble opinion). I have been hoping that you would get you're hands on luminar and do some of you're amazing tutorials on it (i didn't like to ask), and my wish has come true. I can't wait to see more of you're content. Many many thanks.

[@sharetravel-rj6425]

I just started using luminar..it has some interesting features ..great video

[@gregwaugh8069]

I have been using it now flat out for hundreds of edits and nothing beats it for speed of editing, perfect black and whites and all round getting the right look for each photo. Some times you struggle with the right look for each photo and you might need to jump around a bit to find the direction to fit the photo. Nothing beats Luminar for that. It is not perfect by any means but in conjuction with Affinity photo there is nothing I cannot do. Any bugs between the two programs pail in significance to signing a subscription with Adobe.

[@Speak_Out_and_Remove_All_Doubt]

Super helpful video Lucy so thanks but what are the specs of your computer? I installed Luminar to have a play around with it and it feels so incredibly slow compared to Lightroom. My PC isn't cutting edge but its ok, 4 core, 8 thread, 4.5GHz all core, 32GB RAM, very fast NVMe SSD but everything just feels so laggy when changing settings or moving between photos. The tools are really great and it does let you apply some great effects but there is no way I could use this for a full project as it would kill me!

[@daydezeero]

Definitely getting this! Thanks for the code, Lucy, and I'd love to see some tutorials.

[@TheLucyMartin]

Yeah I’m definitely going to make some tutorials on it, it’s too fun not too! Thanks for watching the feedback. Always appreciate it ✌️☺️

[@homesmedia]

I bought this before it came out & so far it is so good, I have a client that loves the sky replacement

[@eliasphotography3317]

Thank you so much for this amazing video, Lucy! Very interesting and exactly what i needed. I've been thinking about switching to Luminar. That sky replacement tool is insanely good! Very accurate! Please do some tutorials on Luminar :)

[@mcauleyrj]

This for the recommendation. I bought the software and used your discount code. Luminar is very easy to use and does a great job. `

[@jasonthompson2059]

I'd be interested to see if these AI adjustments result in more artifacts when printing - ie can this be used by a wedding photographer etc.. great vid thank you :)

[@kelsi6273]

Are the photos used in this video RAW or JPG? Can this software be used with either or? Thanks! Enjoyed this demo and subscribed!

[@dangalender8748]

Thank you for this nice video review/demo, Lucy. How about giving some of the Topaz Labs AI products a little love and share your thoughts with us on those tools?

[@REVIEWSONTHERUN]

That’s amazing! Nice video. ✌️

[@mauricioli3901]

Hi, thank you for this review. Hope to see more about Luminar 4. Love your your videos. ☕📸🌴☀️🌋👍🏻

[@robtec88]

Great video Lucy - this is making me take a much more serious look at buying Luminar. Where did you shoot that wonderful capture of that bald eagle? I know you're in the Toronto area and I live just 1hour west of you, in the Kitchener - Waterloo area. Thanks.

[@mattfox9006]

More tutorials would be great! I would love to learn more. I'm considering buying it thanks for the Video👍🏾

[@stevehorvat69]

Thanks for an excellent and informative video. As a drone photographer, I have been looking at reviews of this product over the last few weeks. Your simple and organized presentation has sold me. It was a pleasure to watch and listen. Hope you do more Luminar videos in the future. Please and thank you. Subscribed.

[@ericmcconnochie6340]

Love the videos but would this software be any good for motor sport? As I take phots of motor cross.

[@rindy101]

Thanks! I was on the fence about this product. I hope I like it. Thanks for the extra coupon.

[@markrash9826]

Nicely done, Lucy. I would very much appreciate seeing more intensive Luminar vids similar to those you’ve given us with Lightroom. Question: Does Luminar provide a cataloguing feature as comprehensive as Lightroom’s?

[@ipodcrazy1030]

Wasn't expecting much tbh, but WOW I'm genuinely impressed! Now I'm tempted to get this software. Damn Lucy, why'd you have to introduce this to me right now? LOL .Tryna save up.

[@lisalorenzo6898]

Hi Lucy Love your videos. I just purchased luminar on my ph. I went to my computer to down load it and it wants me to buy it again. Not sure what went wrong.

[@TheLucyMartin]

Hi Lisa, thanks so much for the kind words. I'd say check your e-mail inbox, they might have sent the download link/code there. Let me know!

[@bySterling]

One of the most IN$ANE photo editing tools ever!! 🙌🏻⚡️💪🏻💻💥📷📱👏🏻

[@Bowiehair]

Hi! Thank you! Also I am having ab issue when importing. From raw w out using LR. It adds a look w out me asking and I cannot unfortunately undo this. Very frustrating. Only works w LR for RAW.

[@marilynzanca7712]

Hi, is the Luminar 4 is that only a yearly subscription? or can you buy it forever?

[@TheLucyMartin]

Hi Marilyn, Luminar 4 is a one time fee. So you buy it once and then can use it for as long as you like. No monthly or yearly fees which is certainly nice :)

[@marilynzanca7712]

@@TheLucyMartin Thanks for that.good news

[@marilynzanca7712]

Thanks for that.

[@Shonduras]

AI is coming for all our jobs!! ;)

[@keesklapper]

@Mike Blair what is it then?

[@aashreymaharjan4934]

@@keesklapper hobby,intrest

[@frederikvanreusel]

@@aashreymaharjan4934 yea, a hobby which pays your bills and earn you money is called a "JOB"

[@michaelflood4651]

Great video, Lucy! I assume that the program processes RAW files. Regarding sky replacement, I read somewhere that the replacement sky must be in the JPEG format. Also, I'd like to know if sky replacement works in an irregular background, such as sky seen through a clump of trees. Finally, if used as a stand alone program, is there a way to organize your photos? Thanks again. Mike Flood

[@phlotographer]

L4 has its own Library system similar to LR. The skies used for replacement can be .jpg or .tiff but the ones included are .jpg. Now if you want, you could photograph skies in RAW, process and save and then use as a replacement. I don't bother but take the image in .jpg. Just keep in mind that Skylum is going all out -- proposed for the end of 2020 -- with Ai and the code is different so work done in L4 will not be transferable to LAi except as an exported image and while Looks will move they may not look the same. L4 support will end 12 months after LAi is released. LAi will learn from your editing style but will also allow for individual adjustments. L4 will always work but after 12 months will not receive updating and may never be equal for Windows to MAC platforms.

[@redpoint8823]

Falling in love and after 7 seconds I subscribe...You luminar my eyes

[@Spawn674]

Is there away to use the sky replacement feature to replace an ugly background on a picture? Say the picture had a rock or mountain for the background could you replace it with a sky?

[@NotNline_iB]

Great review Lucy, thank you so much for the extra $10 off. I am looking forward to more Luminar 4 videos on your channel.

[@marika5135]

hi, can I take multiple photos (set) at once with the same edit? I edit one photo and apply the same settings to other photos from the same series (wedding, etc.)

[@mariovillada9354]

Separate video for the portrait section of Luminar please?

[@davidjohn9006]

A "pleasant" and well presented intro/review. Cheers 🥇🇦🇺

[@ellenh7498]

this seems like an amazing product! However, some comments said its a "plug in"....i'm new to editing so I'm not sure what that is!

[@geekmeee]

It’s dual hatted, it will work either as a stand-alone or piggyback on your existing editor as a menu selection to appear... Use the features you want... Then return to your preferred editor. I had the same question, but that’s what what they mean when they say operates as a “plug-in.”

[@ellenh7498]

geek mee thanks !

[@DinoZuljic]

i recently buy luminar 4, and i will likely see more of videos :D

[@JonsDiary]

Thanks for the code, in canada it came up to 15$

[@nicmunson5632]

Yeah, Your presentation is logical. Do more. Thanks

[@robertshare7293]

Great overview. Thanks.

[@CarlaSophia]

Fantastic! You could make a few videos about this lol

[@vimalneha]

Veey good explanation.

[@gassxy7841]

HELLO tks for the videos that you are making just wondering if you could help me woth white balance the problem is when i ecport my pictures from my computer to mobile any another phone the white balance or the colors change not the same with my monitor so i really apreciate if you can help me with that thanks again

[@troysummey1368]

Best Luminar video I have seen so far. Thank you!

[@adastudio6949]

very cool

[@muji1224]

Got my Luminar 4 and I love it! Would love to see you teach us how to edit photos with Luminar in the future!

[@markrigg6623]

Things like the sky replacement tool are not photo "editing". Its blatantly replacing half your photo with someone elses photo. Whats the point in that?.

[@michaelflood4651]

You can use your own sky photos. Otherwise, I completely agree.

[@romanjohnston]

I stopped watching the news about 2 decades ago....you will be amazed the changes in your psyche.

[@old4004]

More, please!

[@cuuppaajoe]

Has anyone figured out a way to share galleries with Luminar? I heard not and if that’s the case it’s half a product IMO.,

[@jer3006]

Wowed by your presentation of this great Luminar 4 program (so wowed I subscribed, did the bell, and now I'm off to unsubscribe from a couple of good Luminar techs that have about 10% of your enthusiasm and wit)! Still cracking up over the "Luminar 4 is unfair" remark! My PS and AI are gathering dust now as I made the switch to Affinity Photo & Designer. So currently I'm stand-alone with Luminar 4 but just about ready to plug-it-in to Affinity. Great photo samples you chose to edit in this video! So come on now... bring us all the Luminar 4 vids you can create. My choice would be if you can show us how to do everything in Luminar 4 to a photo (IOW, no pre-processing in PS or LR. Hey, is it possible in L 4 to isolate a subject, add a different bkgd, then replace the sky too?

[@LukeEdwin]

Just subscribed. Looks like you have a lot of interesting stuff on your channel. I have a photography KZbin channel to. I'm always looking for inspiration and your videos are just that👍

[@danleigh6767]

OMG this can be a game changer. Please do more edits with Luminar and make videos on that.

[@TheLucyMartin]

Thanks Dan! I appreciate the feedback because I’m really loving Luminar and want to make some tutorials on it for you guys ✌️

[@bigshotmedia]

Like how you teach. Please do more with Luminar. Sub

[@davidcannon1148]

Will it run on I pads

[@geekmeee]

They don’t have a mobile version... Yet. This is Mac only at this point. But I’d say their off to good start!

[@Bo_Hazem]

Buying this sorcery! To hell Lightroom and your subscribtion!

[@subhabiswasSB]

Nice

[@andrewhillphotosvideos2909]

I am always seeing the same photos being edited in luminar ?????? strange

[@kipling1957]

I wasn’t sure what “matt look” means or what it was doing.

[@expocam43creation]

Perfct

[@guermeisterdoodlebug7980]

Your portrait needs no edits. Beautiful.

[@iftekharshifat9577]

Thanks for the information. Recently, I have started using autoRetouch for photo editing. It is an AI powered photo editing platform. It is offering a one month free trial as well! Can you make a review on this?

[@jlopez7596]

Nice review of luminar 4. I have this software but the main presenter of the how to videos needs some help. A more energetic and enthusiastic presenter would probably get me to watch and understand the additional features this software offers. Luminar definitely excels in lanscape applications and while the portrait feature is better than some in my opinion potrait pro 2020 excels here. I wish the two would collaborate because they each have features i like and joining forces could be a benefit. I am keeping my vision open and taking some sky images along with some landscapes for the purpose of compositing them in luminar. Thanks for keeping this in the forefront and reminding me to keep trying this product. Juan from Jlphotographyusa.com

[@TheLucyMartin]

Yeah, it’s pretty impressive and they definitely have their areas that they excel at. I think it’s complimentary to lots of other programs as well. I’m excited to keep using it more and I’m going to make some more in-depth tutorials for you guys on it as well!

[@phlotographer]

I assume you may mean the videos created by Skylum of which over the past year there have been a few but there are many YT creators of L4 tutorials that are very good. A YT search will give you many that have done a plethora of videos for L4, the most being from Jim Nix but there are at least a half dozen,

[@heroff5094]

I love you😘❤❤

[@mcddetectrespect.7467]

How come everyone says ( reached out to me ).

[@deanrebuyon3046]

Goodbye lightroom haha

[@streamdungeon5166]

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11:53 This world is pretty crazy. But! There is good news! JW.org check website out!

[@adam346]

it's not even fair anymore -.-

[@expocam43creation]

Iam sethu in kerala

[@منوعاتبلادي-ج8ن]

niccccce bb

[@truemendas]

10:20 Something wrong with the sky reflection on the glass

[@Leroyy536]

21 jealous ladies have disliked this.

[@HeroShotz]

Wish this was on tablets lol

[@SanjayKumar75-w2m]

Not a deatil video

[@stehlealexander]

Luminar do Not work on iPad, iPhone - on Mac just for one Photo at time of one work with Apple photos (non Folders)So Not Reality usefull!!!👎🏻

[@mohammedaqibshaikh1958]

Why your eyes are dull

[@chubscoi]

Luminar Mobile? Eeehh? Ahhh??

[@cv600rr]

The Windows version of Luminar is complete garbage!

[@JCouv52]

Agree and no longer have faith in reviewers - they rave about what they review and never report on the cons. A visit to Luminar Forum will show all.

[@sonicvboom]

This whole entire vid sounded like an ad lib, lol... She barely talks about the cons, nor discuss the batch lags and app crashes that users *generally* experience due to horrible coding optimization. This is what happens when KZbinrs start selling their soul to advertisers for a few cents.

[@eccentricsmithy2746]

More like lazy level stuff, not sci fi. Anything to make people dumber and lazier. Heaven forbid you actually learn to edit your own photos yourself.

[@kalyan3781]

you talk too much