Summary: Jeff Harmon goes over 10 observations he has made comparing the new Luminar software from MacPhun with the old market leader in Adobe Lightrooom.<br> <br> 1. Non-live histogram<br> 2. Layers Concept<br> 3. Eraser tool (spot removal)<br> 4. Deniose tool (noise reduction)<br> 5. Filters<br> 6. Presets<br> 7. Before/After views<br> 8. Saving<br> 9. Overall speed<br> 10. Pricing<br> <br> Jeff LOVES where MacPhun is going with Luminar and thinks they already have a very feature rich post-processing application here. However, the recommendation for photographers starting here in February 2017 is Lightroom. Start with the stand-alone version of Lightroom for $150 and master it. When you get to the point where you need to do something with a photo that can't be done in Lightroom then go to the Adobe Creative Cloud for Photographers subscription for $10/mo.<br> <br> Keep an eye on MacPhun and their Luminar product though because they are thinking about things differently, have a newer code base to work from, and they are going places fast enough Jeff could easily see Luminar becoming his recommendation for photographers just getting started.<br> <br> <br> Resources mentioned in the podcast:<br> <br> Photo Taco - Histogram Explained: http://improvephotography.com/38081/photo-taco-historgrams-explained/<br> Photo Taco - Photoshop Round Tripping Collections: http://improvephotography.com/40981/photo-taco-ps-round-tripping-collections/<br> Photo Taco - TIFF or PSD for External Editing: http://improvephotography.com/41780/photo-taco-tiff-psd-external-editing/<br> <br> Other good Photo Taco resources:<br> Vote for Jeff’s “Cull” module idea to be added to Lightroom: https://feedback.photoshop.com/photoshop_family/topics/less_redundancy_actions_during_import_into_lr_instant_rating_during_import<br> <br> Photo Taco Archive: http://improvephotography.com/category/taco/<br> iTunes review link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/photo-taco-quick-photography/id980781096?mt=2#<br> Facebook Photo Taco Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/phototaco/<br> Photo Taco Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/phototacopodcast/<br> Photo Taco email: phototacopodcast@gmail.com<br> <br> Jeff’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/harmon_jeff<br> Jeff’s Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/jsharmonphotos/<br> Jeff’s Portfolio: http://jsharmonphotos.com<br> Jeff’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/harmonjeff/<br>
