Introducing Memorable Moments - my Luminar AI Signature Template Pack!
I have just released my first Signature Template pack for Luminar AI. Entitled “Memorable Moments”, it’s a dozen templates for making quick and powerful adjustments to your photos, in Luminar AI. Read the details in this article, see the demo video, and check out some sample before & after photos, too!
Now available in the Skylum Marketplace - Memorable Moments - my new Signature Template Pack for Luminar AI!
Ever since Luminar AI first came out about a year ago, I have been asked if I was going to create a template pack for it. After all, Luminar AI is my favorite product, I use it all the time and make countless videos about it, and I made similar things for previous Luminar versions. But for various reasons, I was distracted and never put a lot of time into actually crafting something for the marketplace. Sure, I made some templates that I used, but I never really dug in, refined them, and crafted something of value that was worth sharing with a broad audience. Until now.
Now that I have refined and tested these on a lot of images, they are available in the Luminar Marketplace, right here: https://skylum.com/luminar/marketplace/signature-presets/memorable-moments
It is a set of 12 templates that sells for $19. There are 10 templates for color work, and 2 pretty dramatic monochrome templates as well.
These templates were inspired by my travels, and the feelings that I encounter when I am out shooting in some foreign place. They were built and tested on various cityscapes and landscapes, so I wanted to be clear that they were not made with portrait photos in mind.
I recently released a demo video, showing some of these templates at work on some of my photos. Check it out for a good look at what these templates do to my images. They work great across various times of day and lighting conditions, and of course as is typical of my style, they involve some good degree of light and color adjustment.
And if the video isn’t enough, feel free to check out the sample photos below, showing a comparison of the original photo and the photo with the template applied. I hope this gives you a good idea of what these templates can do. If you have any questions, feel free to send me an email by clicking CONTACT on the upper right sidebar here on my website.
Thank you!
Luminar AI Update 4 - now with Portrait Bokeh AI!
Luminar AI just got a free update to include Portrait Bokeh AI. It automatically creates a mask for any human in the photo and then allows you to control how much blur the background gets. It’s amazing! Check out my summary here and my First Look video on YouTube.
Well friends, we finally get the long-awaited bokeh AI tool in Luminar AI, which was first promised when the product was originally launched, late last year. Was it worth the wait? See sample screenshots below, and check out my full demo video as well!
My opinion? It’s quite good, and it will be really useful too!
Now, when it was first announced last year, it was just called Bokeh AI. But now it is Portrait Bokeh AI. So keep that in mind. In other words, it is designed for portraits, and not just any photo. It uses AI to recognize humans in an image - even groups of them - and automatically creates a mask over them. Then you can adjust the bokeh for the background, as well as quite a few other things: brightness, temperature and more!
I love when new products or new features come out, and even though this isn’t exactly something I need all the time (if you follow my work, you know that taking portraits is not my thing). But I do feel that with this update, they have done the impossible - they’ve made me interested in portraits! LOL
Honestly though, I am having a lot of fun with it and think you will too.
Check out my full First Look video here:
Here are some sample screenshots, showing how the mask looks over this photo. Keep in mind, this mask was AUTOMATIC and was done in a couple of seconds. It’s amazingly fast and accurate too. Of course, if you need to adjust the mask, you can do so with the brush in the Portrait Bokeh AI tool. You can paint over parts of the photo to either add focus to them, or blur them. It’s quite ingenious and of course all you portrait photographers out there are going to love it.
Unedited photo on the left. Photo showing mask in the middle. Final edit (with new sky, too!) on the right.
Click any image to enlarge.
Now here is the other thing I want to point out about this tool. This is the FIRST TIME that Skylum has actually shown us the mask with their AI tools. Take Sky AI (automatic sky replacement) for example. Sure, the sky goes in automatically and looks great, but you never actually see the mask. It’s not hard to figure out, of course, but I think this is a big deal because in the past these things have been obscured. So I think this is a positive development.
And as I said, it will also handle group portraits with ease. Here is a sample group shot. You can see the mask, which is 95%+ accurate. I think that is pretty amazing all around.
If you want to see more of this tool in action, I recommend watching my YouTube video about it. I will also be back soon with even more videos about this tool.
And just to make sure that Portrait Bokeh AI doesn’t overshadow the other big updates, I wanted to share them here. The Sky AI tool has been improved and simplified. A new on-screen tool makes it even easier to get a new sky in the right position. They replace 3 separate sliders with a new Horizon Position tool, which operates a little like an adjustable gradient. It’s quick and easy, and I cover that in the video too.
And lastly, the Texture tool was updated to include visual previews of textures. This is great because many times the name of the texture might not be very clear, so this visual preview helps a lot! There are two new sets of textures included, and you can even load your own folders of textures and get a visual preview of them, too. It’s awesome!
There are also a lot of bug fixes and performance updates to round out Luminar AI Update 4. Keep in mind this is a FREE UPDATE for current customers, so it’s no cost to you my friends. Get it and have fun editing!
Luminar AI Update 3 - Now Available!
Luminar AI Update 3 is out today! Check out my video preview and all the new features and enhancements!
My friends over at Skylum have done it again. This time, they have updated Luminar AI with some great new features and enhancements. Check out my full video summary below!
Here are the top new features and enhancements:
Better sky detection
Better reflections
Better relighting
Apple M1 Support
HEIC Support
Augmented Sky enhanced
Dodge & Burn enhanced
Check the video out to see these in action!
Want a copy of Luminar AI? Get it here: https://bit.ly/3lKOZl7 ( and use Coupon code JIMNIX to saves $10)
Skylum Announces Luminar AI - my Exclusive Deep Dive Preview!
Skylum preannounces Luminar AI, coming this holiday season. Check out my preview video and all the details inside this post. Thanks!
My favorite editing tool is going to get a massive overhaul later this year, and I’m excited about it!
Pre-order Luminar AI here
Check out my preview video below, and feel free to browse these summary slides as well. This is a completely redesigned product with AI at its core. The capability that this will bring appears to be pretty amazing and powerful, without any added complexity. Check the video for details!