

The workspace is where all the magic happens, this is where you will add or use any of the pre-built workspaces for developing and editing your images. Luminar workspaces contains powerful RAW, AI, Creative and Tone mapping filters, most photographers will be familiar with.Īs mentioned briefly you have a built-in set of workspaces featuring key filters for the style of photography. It comes with eight built-in workspaces to choose from, and your can also build your own workspace with only the set of filters your use the most, which allows you to faster develop your images.Įven with everything switched on the interface never feels cluttered, because there is only the bare essentials that most photographers would care about that is being displayed. When compared to Lightroom’s interface, Luminar feels fresh, modern and sleek allowing you to focus on the most important thing your image.ĭon’t be fooled by the minimalistic interface of Luminar, underneath lies a supercharged RAW developer engine with enough power and filters to take your vision that extra mile.

Let’s find out in this two part article series. So is Luminar a true Lightroom replacement and if so, who’s it for? The current version of Luminar at the writing and publishing of this article is Luminar 2018 1.3.2 (5560). I decided not to write an article earlier as I really wanted to work with the software first, and after using Luminar for most of the latter part of 2018, I though with the next version right around the corner it would be good to get an article out. Luminar is a direct competitor to Adobe’s popular Lightroom and is available on both Mac and Windows. It is branded as being fast, intuitive and easy to use that adapts to your work style, rather than the other way around. Luminar is an all-in-one photo editing software developed for photographers of all skill levels.
