Friday, October 24, 2025

THIS SPACE COMES ALIVE! for the BIG FALL UPGRADE!

And not insignificantly for a "Black Friday" Sale that lasts for more than a month!

But, first things first. 

Remember this image?  Of course you do, it's right down there in the previous post๐Ÿ‘‡It's a scan of an image of my mother taken nearly 90 years ago, give or take. It's just one of hundreds and hundreds of old images I own, most of them fading and scratched and creased just like this one.

In the  past, I could have spent countless hours painstakingly editing this image to bring it back to life, and even with all the tools in Luminar Neo, or any of the other editing platforms out there it would still look not all that satisfactory.

You know where this is going, right?

I've been fortunate enough to be able to play around with the beta version of the "Big Fall Upgrade", and all of the new features and tools that are included, and there are some great ones, like the Luminar Neo Ecosystem, that combines the mobile apps with the desktop, seamlessly, to bring your phone-edited images to the desktop for further "massaging".  There's also the  new "Spaces" where you can creat your own personal "gallery of favorites", hosted by Skylum, and completely free of charge. It's included with your copy of Luminar Neo. There's the "Light Depth" tool, which I haven't quite figured out yet, but according to Skylum, gives you "perfect control over light and depth in every image

But nothing, and I mean nothing, got my attention like the "Restoration" tool, which brings new life to those old photos with, literally, one click of a button:




Ooh, uncomfortable "Marty McFly" vibes. I'll go in to more detail in future posts, but in the meantime, here are a few more samples, including my biggest day in high school (below), and showing you all images do NOT have to be restored with color-added.








Okay, the Black Friday Sale this year runs from 11am EDT today, until December 1(!) and features the deepest discounts of the year! Up to 75% off on the new Luminar Neo Ecosystem. Whether you're a current owner (Legacy Owner) of Luminar Neo, or an existing subscriber (and I should point out here, the invisible elephant in the room is that Skylum are doing away with the subscription model- big cheer from the peanut gallery- with no big fanfare). If you're a new purchaser, you'll get all of the new elements of the Fall Upgrade included with your purchase, as well as access to Luminar Mobile (for ios or Android). Legacy owners will get most of the upgrade elements, and will get all with purchase of an Upgrade Pass. And as I said, all purchase will come with deep, deep discounts, (including additional 10% with my personal discount code: PHOTODAN). "Affiliate Link" disclaimer: as always, if you purchase anything from Skylum using the links in this post, I'll get a small commission, which in no way affects your prices.

So, go. Go now and explore your options at this link (or any of the links scattered throughout this post), and save BIG TIME! I gotta get this online, and only ten minutes late.๐Ÿ˜Ž

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

WATCH THIS SPACE. FRIDAY OCTOBER 24


This is a phot of my mother at age... I dunno, maybe 14, 15? Anyway, watch for the next post on Friday, October 24.

Meanwhile, check out the latest from Skylum/Luminar Neo, and get ready for the biggest discounts of the year!

Wednesday, October 01, 2025

Scratch That.

Keep this under your hats, kids... but I've got another "secret sale". But you gotta act quick, because it ends October 7.  

The goodies for sale include licenses for the new "Luminar Neo Ecosystem" release coming soon, and rather than me trying to go through the various and sundry deals included for new purchasers (or subscribers) and existing owners, just use this here link and it will take you to the Skylum website and you will see your personalized options. Nothing could be easier!

As always, there's an important little bonus the fine folks at Skylum have seen fit to let me offer you. Instead of my normal 10% discount code, you can use DG20 at check out for (you guessed it) 20% off the current sale prices. So take the link ride for no obligations, and risk free purchases.

For getting this far, I'm going to treat you to some samples of a couple of the new tools (including my most anticipated one).  First is the Volume, which adds depth and dimensionality to your images, with a single click (and fine tuned with sliders). An instant "dodge and burn" tool, if you will.

And, speaking of scratches, here is the one I can't wait to try out, Restoration.  Got a bunch of those old prints from years, or generations back? Bring them all back to life. You're gonna love this one. I'm gonna love this one!


 
So, there you have it. Smash that LINK. And, of course you know that if you make a purchase using this link I'll get a small commission from Skylum, but that has zero effect on your prices. And don't forget that extra 20% off! DG20 ๐Ÿ‘ˆ(only good for the duration of the "secret sale"!)