Five great tips for creative results

Despite offering simple control over what would traditionally be complicated editing techniques, Luminar AI provides a host of opportunities for creative and indeed unique results that help to make your photography stand out from the crowd. From simple black-and-white conversions, using Templates for an instant look or the Black & White controls for manual editing, to colour grading using LUTs in the Mood controls, to adding texture and much more, maximum creativity and professional editing results are just a few mouse clicks away with Luminar AI.

1 Mono conversion

Black-and-white conversions are quick and easy to apply using Monochrome Templates, individual black-and-white Templates in other collections, or by using the Black & White controls in the Edit tab.

2 Add textures

Adding textures to images is a creative technique that can produce multiple results using a single texture image. The Local Masking controls make light work of loading and blending textures.

3 Experiment with LUTs

LUTs, or lookup tables, are files that apply colour and tonal changes that add a cinematic quality to images. Luminar AI provides many LUTs to choose from in the Mood controls on the Edit tab.

4 Apply creative looks

Toning allows you to split-tone images; Matte provides the ability to create a matte effect; Mystical adds a diffuse glow with colour options; and Glow allows you to add four blur effects, including the Orton effect.

5 Film Grain

Adding grain to images is a great way to create a sense of atmosphere in your photographs, and with the Film Grain controls you can create realistic grain in a matter of seconds.