Beginner's Guide to Photo Editing in Luminar Neo
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- Get NEO here: bit.ly/Luminar-NEO Discount code "ATNEO10". Luminar Neo continues to gain popularity among photographers and in this tutorial I'll show you how to get started editing.
I'll walk you through the fundamentals of this photo editing software so you can achieve excellent results with the minimum of fuss. From the basics of developing our photo, through to playtime with the creative tools.
0:00 Intro
0:34 Importing your photos
1:03 Presets
2:21 The Edits Tab
2:40 Getting Started developing your photo
7:03 A simple approach to processing your photo
9:19 Getting Accurate Colour
11:30 Sharpening your photo and controlling noise
14:23 How to use the crop tool
15:41 Localised adjustments with masks
21:50 Fine tune your colours
23:19 Focussing attention with a vignette
25:06 Play time! Luminar's Creative tools
28:13 The clone tool
(here's a more indepth video on cloning: • How To Remove ANYTHING... )
30:30 Final Edit Before and After
Learn about export settings here:
Check out how to edit this shot in black and white here:
For a deeper dive into Luminar Neo's masking features check out this tutorial: • Better Photo Edits by ...
Watch the tutorial on how to edit the photo in black and white here:
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Anthony sets the standard for yt education on Luminar Neo
Superb presentation, Thank you Anthony
Well .......... for anyone new to NEO this has to be the ultimate / definitive video and all in just 30 minutes ???? that is outrageously brilliant !! You cannot fail to rock and roll with your images.
Thanks Roger. Very kind of you.
At the end I mention a video on export settings... due to a family commitment I'm away and haven't been able to finish it yet. My apologies, it will be done when I get back to NZ in the New Year. Thanks for your understanding, patience and continuing support! 😀I hope everyone has a great festive season!!!
That’s brilliant, thank you so much. Keep going with your two channels. I really benefit. Thank you 🙏🏻
Now to get to work on my parents old photo albums again!
Thanks for the great tips.
I have been a fan of Luminar for quite sometime, primarily as a plug-in for LR. I learned a lot from this vid and my next project will be completed 100% in Neo.
So many useful tips in this one, too. For me, though, the emphasis on the final vision and the maxing out to see what an effect does are the best!
These videos are great, keep it up!
Anthony this is an excellent tutorial. I have been using Luminar Neo for a while now, and came back to your tutorial. You explain things very well and I used the tools as you showed them
Thank you for your patience and support for the new users of luminar neo and photo editing newbies an excellent tutorial and much appreciated
You're very welcome Alistair! Thanks for taking the time to comment 😀
I have been using Neo for a while but I still picked up a few hints along the way.
Very well explained and will be of great use to people new to the software.
Anthony, I've so enjoyed this video and your other videos on Luminar Neo. You're a Rock Star. This video is the best introduction video I've seen. So well done. Thank you so much.
Brilliant. As a new user just what I needed. Luminar should pay you!
Thanks. I think I should start a petition! 😆
Excellent video. I just bought this software, and this is great advice!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you very much Antony. Superb explanation as I am an absolute beginner with Luminar Neo.
Very helpful, Anthony! I just switched from Luminar 4 to Neo. Some similarities this tutorial explains the nuances perfectly. Thank you very much!
Anthony this is a great tutorial I followed your work flow and got amazing results thank you for taking the time and care to explain the tool.
You're welcome Ian. Thank you for your support!
For me, the very best video you have ever done.
Wow. Thanks Paul!
Thanks very helpful. I wish you had shown the last couple of changes you made. I think I am still learning how to be true to the idea of the original photo.
Very useful video as always.
Thanks David
Fantastic tutorial.
Cheers Nigel 🙂
Excellent video - very informative.
Thanks! And thanks for watching 😊
Thanks, for what seems to be an excellent starter. I hope you have not sustained a serious injury. Regards Joe-BSc
Thanks. Football related injury. On the mend already 😀
Thanks I have learned a lot you should publish a book on NEO
Thanks. I also have been using Neo for a little while but now I understand a bit better what is happening as we use the sliders.
Nice one Kim. 😀🙏
Thanks, that was useful to find my way around, coming from the earlier Luminar 4. I tried the initial release of Neo on a great sale, but it was sorely lacking and seemed to have been released to make a promised date. It appears to work much better now. I did see a "favorites" in my adjustment panel that contains Enhance and Sky AI but I don't yet see how to add my favorite tools into that section. It is not visible in your screenshots, so perhaps it was just added with the latest update.
Hi Anthony! Another great video for beginners! Regards from. Felix the Cat. 😺
Thanks!
Thanks Joe. Much appreciated 🙏😀
No problem
Great video, i'm kind of new to Neo, have been playing around with it for a while but finally moved from Lightroom. One thing I do miss from lightroom as a mature is the quick develop tool, but I guess Enhance AI is the rough equivalent, and I also struggle with the masking, more when trying to refine the mask to include or remove other elements, it feels like the extensions (background removal for example) don't give you the same red mask overlay which is a bit confusing and I seem to find myself trying to remember where my arm is in the photo rather than having the pic to paint over? But that aside great video your Luminar vids are what prompted me to buy several months ago so thanks.
Nice one. Thanks. Sounds likeI need to cover masks in a bit more depth. There are ways to solve those issues you mentioned.
@@AnthonyTurnham must say did follow this tutorial yesterday and really liked the outcome. Look forward to your next video. That’ll definitely help me improve my masking skills/understanding
Hi Anthony thanks for sharing,can I know how you manage your SD card? Do you download to computer and use other software to pick & delete and send back to Luminar Neo to edit?
Your tutorials are what motivate me to purchase Luminar Neo subscription. I have been using it for a while now. All the filters and edit is easy to do and I can always delete them. However, with the Crop, once I apply, I cannot seems to "undo". Am I missing something obvious?
Hi. Just re-open the crop tool and press the little revert arrow in the top right of the palette. That'll reset the crop to before you made any changes. Alternatively just grab the handles and move them to where you want the crop to be. But there's no "undo" as such, ie stepping back one iteration of change at a time.
Hello Anthony. I"m very excited since I just licensed the pro version of Luminar Neo. I've never done any photo editing so this should be challenging. I'm going through this tutorial and immediately noticed that I don't have a histogram display. Is this an option that I need to set? Do you have a tutorial on how to set up the Luminar Neo workspace? Pretty sure I'll have a lot of questions but this is it for now. Cheers!
Hi Marge, if you go to the View menu I think the last option on the list is to turn on or off the histogram. Just on my phone at the moment so can't check right now.
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Hi Anthony, I have started using Luminar Neo the past couple of day (have bought it pre release) and been watching your tutorials, very helpful.
Did you come across banding issues? It becomes really obvious after I imported the finished edits, not usable at all.
Trying to search for a way to fix it and seems like there were quite a few complaints to Skylum and so far no solutions from them.
Hi Grace. No banding that I've noticed but it's always a possibility the further the edit goes along and the further you manipulate the image. Starting with raw and using good export settings (eg 16bit vs 8 bit or AdobeRGB vs sRGB) will help minimise any banding issues.
Dear Anthony, great video as always. I am puzzled by the fact I cannot see the histograms when I start up Neo. Is there a trick to this? Best David
Hi David. Good question. You need to right click on the photo you're editing (ctrl + click on mac). A contextual menu will appear. Then at the bottom of that you'll have an option to "show histogram".
DearAnthony, thank you very much for the speedy and helpful reply. It is much appreciated. I wondered if you have ever thought of doing one of your excellent videos on restoring old photographs with Neo. I suspect many people might be interested. Keep up the great work. Best David
@@davidcooke2737 great idea 💡👍 The trouble is I don't have too many. If you've got any examples you can send them to anthonyeditsyourphotos@gmail.com
It would seem that the "Edits" section partly or mostly makes up for the lack of TRUE layers - ?would you agree? (Still wish we had luminance masking, however).
Hi Bill. We do have layers in Luminar Neo. I've covered them in other videos. But yes, luminance masking would be an amazing addition! So useful.
@@AnthonyTurnham C'mon, Anthony - you know what I mean by TRUE layers.
I still like Lightroom as my catalogue. Is there a way to edit a RAW photo in Neo and import the photo with the RAW edits into the Lightroom catalogue? I know I could probably use TIFF, but want to keep the initial import as RAW. I also use multiple tools and would like to stay RAW as much as possible, but that's probably not be doable. Also, I suspect not all Neo edits keep the photo RAW. It will convert at some point?
Hi Brett. Yes lightroom is a great tool for cataloguing photos. I use it a lot for that reason. I also recently started using bit.ly/Excire for it's superior catalogue features but good integration with Neo. Any changes we make to a file mean it is no longer a raw image so it's not possible to pass it from Neo to LR or vice versa with edits in tact. DNG is a good format for keeping raw and the instructions for processing together but this only tends to work well with Adobe software handling the file. For now the Luminar edits have to be "baked in" through the export process.
Thank you for your videos on Luminar Neo. I purchased the lifetime version & was to receive the Magic Light A1 Extension as an added gift. It shows this on my receipt but have been unable to find it in My Software on my account. I have been unable to contact anyone on email so I’m feeling frustrated & disappointed. Thinking you may not be able to help but would appreciate your input if possible. Cheers
I'm on my phone and not in Neo right now. But, i think you go to the puzzle piece icon. Click that. Then all the possible extensions appear on a screen. Go to the one you have and choose the install option.
isn't composition the first hing to do? as the develop tools are influenced by what is in the jmage?
Unless there's something crazy going on in the perimeter of the frame I'm not really too worried about any slight discrepancies there. Personally I like to edit a shot as I captured it and then have the flexibility to crop differently down the road, knowing that if I reintroduce someof the image for a new composition (different web format, print size, instagram etc) it's still going to look good across the whole frame.
You mentioned in the video that if multiple photos are being edited in a series it's best to make sure they match tonally. Is there a way in Luninar to save edits as presets to make it easier to apply the edits across multiple photos?
There's currently no option to create your own preset, but you can sync tools between photos. I have a method that works well where I export the corrected versions and then run a batch colour grade / finishing process over the top. It works a treat.
I found it in the "actions" drop down, underneath the image, next to the eyeball and zoom percentage. what I don't yet see is the ability to copy and past adjustments that Luminar 4 has.
Hi again Anthony! Is that a picture of Budapest Cathedral? It certainly looks like it. Regards from Felix the Cat. 🐱
Yes, Sir! Buda Castle 🏰 Such a magnificent building! 👌
@@AnthonyTurnham its the parliament building ,buda castle is the other side of the river :] Awesome edit as well !
@@gyulailevi Thanks. Good to know! I never went in just admired it from afar. 😀
I have VISTA will luminar AI 4.3 run on VISTA thanks
H. Sorry, only Windows 10 and higher. The technical requirements are available at the bottom of this page: bit.ly/Luminar-NEO
Do you have a Patreon or something external to youtube, or is joining you here the best way to spot you a drink?
Very kind of you Mike. Yeah, joining with one of the membership options is currently the best way to support my channel. Thanks 😊
@@AnthonyTurnham Cool, thanks for sharing your expertise with the community!
BTW, if you ever run out of good ideas for videos, I'd be super curious to learn a bit more about how you choose between some very similar tools. Like, Structure AI vs standard sharpening vs Supersharp AI plugin.
@@rather-reverend thanks Mike. Solid suggestion!
Once you select a preset RAW Development disappears.
If I start cloning and image and then click a preset. All my cloning disappeared. Software is not ready for professionals
Hi Reuben. The RAW develop will move to the edits section as it's the first thing applied. It's still accessible after a preset is applied. I'd normally put a preset on first as part of a preset workflow. You could also clone and save out a new file to edit as an option. The dedicated video on cloning might give you some ideas around incorporating this approach th-cam.com/video/iFsKtjnAKQs/w-d-xo.html
Anthony,
?Have you been lifting too much?? (Looks like a forearm sprain going on.)
Also, I now realize that your lens cabinet is AGAINST the wall; I had originally thought it was set INTO the wall.
All in all, a good comprehensive review of the Neo basics & intermediate edits.
Good spotting all round! Yes the cabinet is just a repurposed set of shelves. It's probably more evidend because I left my main light on in the room which caused a shadow. And yes, I sprained my wrist. Playing in goal in 5-aside futsal and saved a powerblaster. Kinda wish I had've just left it 😂
So you would recommend this program for beginners to edit their CRAW photos from a Canon EOS R7.
If i get the lifetime one off package (instead of having to pay yearly) do I need to get the extensions pack?
Hi Jason, it should be good. I edit Nikon D850 raw files which are pretty big, data-rich files and it does a great job, so I can't see why the same wouldn't be true with files from the R7. The extension pack is a "nice to have" but it's not essential to do good editing. Neo is a fully functioning editor without the extensions.
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Cheers, Anthony
@@AnthonyTurnham Thank you Anthony, what discount does your "ATNEO" give me? I am working in AUD Australian dollars.
@@AnthonyTurnham I need to know in the next 1hr and 52minutes!!