Review: How Luminar Works by Henny Temmink

Friday 18 September 2020, 14:41 by Elja Trum | 4,676 views | 4 comments

This article was translated from Dutch with the help of AI. Read the original.

Luminar is becoming quite a popular photo editing programme. Next week, as far as I know, the first Dutch-language book about Luminar 4 will be published: How Luminar Works by Henny Temmink.

Van Duuren Media sent me a (digital) copy in advance, so I had the opportunity to read through the book.

In the first chapter, you get to know Luminar 4. The book covers the different ways in which you can use the programme, either stand-alone or as a plug-in, as well as how to operate it and what it looks like.

Then, in chapter 2, you get started. This chapter covers how to organise your photos using the programme. The third chapter begins with editing photos.

After the basics, the book moves on to creative filters. The different chapters cover all the categories and functions Luminar has, step by step.

The appendix, with a list of all Luminar's keyboard shortcuts, is also useful.

Conclusion

How Luminar Works is very practical. It contains lots of screenshots, and the actions are explained in clearly numbered steps.

For people who are not yet familiar with Luminar 4, this book is a good starting point. Especially if you like to go through the programme at your own pace while keeping the book next to you.

Buying How Luminar Works

How Luminar Works consists of 114 pages. Until Friday 25 September 2020, it is available for pre-order for 20.99 euros. After that, you will pay 24.99 euros.

» Order How Luminar Works

Luminar 4 online course

If you would rather watch than read, our own online course about Luminar 4 is a good alternative to, or addition to, the book.

» View the Luminar 4 online course

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Elja Trum is the founder of Photofacts and online photography course website Photofacts Academy. He has been writing about photography since 2006. Elja is also the author of (Dutch) books on composition, black-and-white photography, flash photography and portrait photography.

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4 comments

Donald Willemsen wrote on Sunday 20 September 2020 at 00:24 | reply
Elja, you're shooting yourself in the foot :-p. Nando has made a beautiful video course in collaboration with Photofacts Academy. I have already followed the video course and am now experimenting extensively with Luminar 4 and have already ordered Luminar AI . By the way, I hope that nando will also provide a Luminar AI video course that that is released by Photofacts Academy.
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Elja Trum wrote on Sunday 20 September 2020 at 10:37 | reply
Thanks for your compliments on the course!

It's not for nothing that I call the course an alternative.
Some people prefer reading, or they combine both. Of course, that's possible too.
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Herman Leemhuis wrote on Wednesday 23 September 2020 at 16:32 | reply
Is Luminar 4 the same program as Luminar AI or is it an addition?
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Donald Willemsen wrote on Wednesday 23 September 2020 at 16:45 | reply
@Herman, Luminar AI is a completely new program. Entirely based on Artificial Intelligence.
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