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 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 is just a few mouse clicks away.
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.
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.