Photo Live Issue 3

mentioned, right from the start
we didn’t want to follow the path
of many other photo software
companies who just create to clone
the key features of Photoshop or
Lightroom, and offer that for less.
We are really looking to create a
powerful alternative tool to make
great photos, and this is why people
switch to Luminar.
As a CEO, I am building a company
that tries harder and harder every
day. And this is literally so. Everyone
- from a software engineer to a
marketing manager is obsessed with
achieving the big goal. We want
to build a great product, but also
show that we take care about the
community. We invest in relations
and don’t rush, chasing short terms
revenues. I like that Skylum has a
human face and customer can always
speak to me and other leadership.
And I also love the fact that Luminar
is purely built on the customer
feedback.
We spend most of the time on the
road these days with the company
CTO and talk to photographers
in US, Japan, Germany, France
and many other countries. We
ask questions and get to know
their problems. Then we fix these
problems with Luminar.
Q: Luminar is your photo
management software, tell us
about it and when it will be out.
We will launch the closed beta within
a month or so. Skylum philosophy
is that an image is much more than
a collection of pixels. People collect
memories and their stories through
taking photos. That’s why we should
approach these images with respect
and care.
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