I added subtle clarity and structure to my deep-sky images using Luminar AI. The closest I have come to this experience is the filters inside of Instagram, but Luminar AI is much more in-depth.

However, it did present me with the opportunity to edit my astrophotography images in a different way than ever before.

I can see how this is a pain point for photography beginners, but it is not something I personally struggle with at this stage of my career. The goal of Luminar AI is to make image editing more “fun” and less time-consuming. The creators of Luminar AI state that it is “The first image editor fully powered by artificial intelligence.” AI seems to be all the rage these days, found in image editing software such as Topaz Labs DeNoise AI and now Adobe Photoshop. I thought it was pretty cool that this company acknowledges the growing astrophotography niche and our unique needs in software. Skylum sent me a copy of their new Luminar AI software and asked me if I would try it out on my astrophotography images.

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