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.
