Luminar 3
Developer: Skylum
Price: £64.99, $69.99, 74,99 €
Web: https://skylum.com/luminar
A useful midpoint between the bare-bones basics offered by the Photos app and
complicated, expensive, high-end tools like Photoshop, Luminar 3 makes editing your
photographs easier by using artificial intelligence tools. You can get great results quickly and
efficiently, without spending months learning how to use the software.
Pixlr X
Developer: 123RF Limited
Price: Free
Web: https://pixlr.com/x/
You don’t even have to download this handy photo-editor. It works in your web browser, on
Macs and also iOS devices. There’s some great tools to try out and you can overlay images in
layers too, as well as adding brush or pencil strokes and text. Explore a wide range of filters
and adjustments and export your finished photo to your Mac or social media.
Fotor Photo Editor
Developer: Chengdu Everimaging Science and Technology Co., Ltd
Price: Free (IAP)
Web: http://www.fotor.com
This one’s extremely simple, but still gives good results. Most of what you can do is achieved
with a single click on the relevant option, though of course you can customise its effects, to
a limited degree. As well as editing photos, you can retouch, make collages, HDRs and more.
If you’re a complete beginner looking for somewhere to start, Fotor is for you.
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2019
Developer: Corel Corporation
Price: £599.99, $499, 699 €
Web: http://www.coreldraw.com
This highly regarded suite of professional-level graphics tools includes an excellent photo-
editor. Corel PHOTO-PAINT integrates well with the rest of the suite, giving the experienced
graphics artist all sorts of tools for creating awesome artwork based around photographs.
It’s not cheap, but over 30 years of digital art expertise has gone into it.
Photolemur 3
Developer: Photolemur Inc.
Price: £28.99, $29.99, 32,99 €
Web: https://photolemur.com
Now here’s an exceptionally simple program to use. Photolemur 3 is almost totally
automatic. Just import a photo and it checks for white balance, analyses the scene, looks
for faces and applies unique special adjustments to get the most out of your snaps. Results
are amazing and for literally no effort at all. Ideal for beginners, or those pressed for time.
AirMagic
Developer: Skylum Software
Price: £35, $39, 39 €
Web: https://skylum.com/airmagic
Drone fans will appreciate this one. Functionally, it’s the same as Photolemur, but it’s been
tailored especially for aerial photography. Again, it’s powered by artificial intelligence and
advanced algorithms, improving your aerial photos automatically. You just drag and drop
your drone snaps onto the app and let technology do the work.
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