I know.that's the way the market is turning.but, doesn't mean we have to like it. I've been using PS and Lightroom for decades and really didn't like their move to a subscription. Tell us they've created a 'brand new' product while deprecating the one we thought could be supported, maintained, and progressed for years.Īnd, that is really unfortunate. Especially if they keep up the ridiculous product morphing. And basically all the promise of those (other than Aurora) is one-time purchase, AI-based photo-editing - sound familiar.?! At least Adobe keep iterating on the same product - rather than keep repackaging it so they can claim it's not related to the last thing they sold you!ĪFAICT the price is the same for the first 30K new users as it is for me as a Photolemur, Luminar 3, 4 and Aurora customer. I like the mission, but continuing to move on to the next product before finishing the last is just getting old.īe upfront, charge an annual subscription (for the product, not whatever the X subscription is) and build working software that you don't obsolete every year. Now Skylum marketing has thrown Luminar 4 in the traditional bucket in order to pitch Luminar AI.

Luminar 4 was promised as the new alternative to traditional photo-editing, and using AI to improve it.

Yep, I love the message that Luminar is a one-time purchase unlike Adobe - but it's now an annual expense which is getting close to the Photographer's plan with Adobe.

Luminar ai free vs paid