L U M I N A R 4
W
hen a friend of mine told me how
good Luminar 4 was at replacing
skies, I was dubious to say the least. I
could understand a plugin might work well with
adding a new sky behind a mountain range or a
building because of the smooth edges and lack of
minute detail. When it comes to tough subjects
like Moydrum Castle in Ireland, right and below,
which is covered in vegetation, I thought there is
no way a software program can deal with this kind
of subtlety and complexity.
Fortunately, modern technology has addressed
this issue.
Luminar 4 is astonishing in how easy it is to
replace most (but not all) skies. If you have
been unwilling to delve into the challenging
technique of replacing a sky in Photoshop,