Moving the slider to the right reveals more of the original sky whereas moving it to the left gives a harder transition. This controls the bending of the original image and the replacement sky along the horizon. Read on to discover what the controls do. Click on the ‘Advanced Settings’ button to see the full range. Luminar 4 uses AI to blend the new sky into your image but there are tools available if you want to adjust the result to get exactly what you want. If you want, use ‘Load Custom Sky Image’ to use your own Jpeg image of a sky.Ĥ. Now click on the Sky Selection dropdown option and try the available skies unit you find one that you like. Next, click on ’AI Sky Replacement’ tool in the Creative panel.ģ. Open the image in the Edit view and click on the ‘Creative’ tab in the panel on the right.Ģ. The software takes care of everything, including detecting the horizon, blending in the new sky, cutting around objects such as trees and buildings that reach into the sky and balancing the overall exposure and colour.ġ. You’re able to pick from a selection of great skies from a dropdown list or upload your own. Luminar 4 makes it incredibly easy to replace a dull, boring sky, in fact you need little or no experience of image editing. How to use Luminar 4’s AI Sky Replacement Once you’ve selected an image in the Library view, it’s simply a case of clicking on the ‘Edit’ tab to get access to the editing tools. Luminar uses your computer’s folder structure, which makes it easy to locate and select an image when you’re using it as a standalone package. That makes it incredibly flexible and you can use Luminar 4 to do all of your editing, or if you prefer, you can use an Adobe package for some aspects and use Luminar to do the heavy lifting with tricky tasks such as replacing a lacklustre sky.
Luminar 4 works as a standalone image editing package and as a plug-in for software such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Photoshop Elements and Adobe Lightroom Classic. Fortunately, the unique technology in Skylum’s Luminar 4, which makes use of artificial intelligence (AI), means anyone can do the job in seconds. The bad news is that it’s a skilled job, which when done manually, can take hours of painstaking work. The good news is that digital technology enables us to strip out a featureless sky and replace it with something a bit more interesting.
Even photographs taken on a ‘good day’ when the sky is clear blue can lack impact. It’s a common problem for enthusiasts who don’t have the luxury of being able to wait for the perfect weather conditions. If you’ve been browsing through your landscape images and discovered lots of shots of an interesting scene under a boring sky, you’re not alone. Skylum’s Luminar 4 enables you to replace a dull sky in seconds, transforming disappointing images into head-turners.