This write-up will cover some of the best features of Luminar Neo, as well as things we hope to see added or improved in the future. When you want to quickly find all the photos that you have worked on, showing only Edited images makes easy work of finding the photos that you have already processed. Angela Andrieux In this in-depth review of Luminar Neo, we’ll take a close look at the application and review the newest technology and tools. For instance, any image labeled green might still need to be edited or labeled Blue could be ready to export or print. This is very useful if you assigned different colors to represent different actions or locations. Color LabelĪllows you to view your images by color label and if no color label has been applied. You can also view all the images that were not assigned a star rating. For instance, maybe you only want to see your 4 and 5 star images to begin to edit. You can also view only Rejected images and images that are unmarked (images that were not tagged either Favorites or Rejected.) RatingĪllows you to view your images by a certain number of stars and above. You can filter the images you see to only ones that were flagged as favorites. An example might be Show 5 star images with from my Travel Album that I recently edited. Albums and Folders options, allows you to find exactly what you need in a few clicks. For instance, selecting show 4 Stars or More, lets you view only some of your best photos.Ĭombining Filtering, with Luminar’s Sort function and Shortcuts. With hundreds, thousands, even hundreds of thousands of pictures, finding the best ones can be tricky. In this case, I cropped in just a bit to put more emphasis on the sandwich and remove the bit of food on the right.The Showing drop-down menu located to the left of Shortcuts allows you to filter your images by favorite, ratings, color and even edited. This will reveal a cropping interface with guidelines, a collection of crop preset,s and the ability to rotate the image if you like. To do this, click on the Tools menu in the top bar and select Crop. I also added a Denoise filter to reduce some of the grain in the black background.Īfter applying a preset and fine-tuning with filters, I’m feeling pretty good about the color and lighting of my image. For food photos, I stick to pretty basic filters that add minor adjustments.īelow, I’ve applied a Dodge and Burn filter to darken (burn) some of the sandwich bread. Finally, you can star or favorite your most-used filters to make them easier to find. Below that is a drop-down menu that lets you see filters according to their usage, such as Issue Fixers, Essential, and Creative. A near-square image that’s common for many photo sizes 8.5 : 11. First is the search bar where you can type in a filter name. The original dimensions are reversed for the crop. There several tools in the catalog that will help you find the filters you need. You can go in and fine-tune the adjustments to taste using the sliders. Among larger sizes, the most popular choices (in inches) are 14x22, 16x20, and 20x30. On the right side, a panel opens up showing what aspects of the photo have been edited. When it comes to printing posters, there are some large standard photo frame sizes at your service. Directly over the preset is a slider that allows you to adjust the intensity of that preset. Selecting a preset automatically applies the edits intended by the designer of the preset. In the sandwich image below, the Fix Dark Photos preset has been applied. In the default version of the software, there’s not a specific category for food photos, but the Basic presets will do just fine (and as you go, you can create your own custom presets). (Note: if the presets are not showing click the icon third from the right in the top toolbar.) There are dozens of presets to choose from and they’re sorted by category. On the bottom row of Luminar, you’ll find a menu of presets, which are essentially filters, with predetermined settings. There’s also a button to give a quick preview of changes made to your image, and even a compare slider showing the image before and after editing. The top bar contains a variety of useful tools such as crop, transform, and undo, plus unique features like clone and stamp, erase, and a handy history menu which lets you scroll back through every edit you’ve made to an image. Get Startedįirst, open a photo in Luminar. You can open an image three ways by clicking the blue Open Image button on the welcome screen, by going to File > Open, or by dragging and dropping an image on the welcome screen.After your image is open, take a look around at the software’s interface.
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