Lighting the Landscape
Master the art of editing landscapes in Luminar Neo and get amazing results with this mini-course!
Do you love to edit landscape photos, but you’re having some challenges getting it “just right”? This course will teach you everything you need to know about editing landscape photos in Luminar Neo, and you will walk away more confident and capable at editing your images and getting fantastic results.
There are a LOT of aspects to getting a landscape right: composition, light, color and more. In this mini-course, I walk through a full workflow demo with each photo (nearly 2 hours of instruction), talking about the composition that I chose and why, showing all the tools and tricks I use to get the edit right and guiding you to the final result. You will even get my raw files so you can edit along with me!
This editing process includes using a LOT of masks as well as multiple tools for light and color control. The end results are a complete transformation from the original images, and you will learn a lot in the process. You will learn how to bring your landscapes to life!
This mini-course will provide everything you need to know to craft stunning landscapes in Luminar Neo. You’ll learn and be inspired!
Hi, I’m Jim and I am your instructor. I’ve been taking and editing photos for over 15 years, and I have been teaching my techniques for about 10 years. I’ve had my images published in national and regional publications, hung in both private homes and public businesses, I’ve twice been named one of the top 100 travel photographers in the world by online publications, I am a well-known Luminar Neo expert and Skylum Software Ambassador - and I am here to help!
I get a lot of questions about editing landscapes in Luminar Neo, and while I have many videos on my Youtube channel, this course is dedicated to this subject. By following along with each video, you will gain a deep understanding of how to control your images. This mini-course will take your edits to the next level!
Why is this called a mini-course?
I call this a mini-course because it is just a few videos, and focused on one thing: editing landscapes. While it is PACKED with information and tips about how to get the best results, it is not something that will take you days or weeks to get through. It’s just under 2 hours of instruction, so you can quickly get through it and start applying these principles to your own images. You will see an immediate impact on your results.
What is this mini-course about?
This mini-course is focused on editing landscapes in Luminar Neo. It includes full, end-to-end video demonstrations of my process, taking the raw file from start to finish. You will learn about my approach to editing, and follow along with my actual raw files as we edit together. You will learn about managing the light, color and detail throughout an image. Each video will also include the use of a lot of masks, so you will also pick up a lot of masking instruction along the way. I have also included a 15 minute bonus video dedicated only to masking, showing how to get the most out of these powerful tools. You will end with a full understanding of how to get the best possible outcomes when editing your own landscapes.
Who is this mini-course for?
This mini-course is for anyone that loves to photograph and edit landscapes photos, from beginner to advanced users. It is based on Luminar Neo and uses very specific tools in Luminar Neo, but the approach is broadly applicable if you also use other apps to edit.
What do I need to get started?
You will need a full working copy of Luminar Neo, including the HDR Merge extension (which is used on 1 image). Everything else comes with this course: 4 raw files, 4 companion tutorial videos, 1 masking tutorial video, 10 landscapes presets and 10 sunset sky overlays as a bonus!
Do I need to be advanced with Luminar already?
This course is beginner-friendly. I start with basic edits and then move into masking in order to control the edit better. I explain every move I make, as I make them. While I do go slow and discuss the masks and how/why to apply them, I assume you already have at least a little bit of experience with them. In other words, the background detail explaining every nuance of the masking tools is not as detailed as it is in my Luminar Neo Masking Masterclass, which is focused only on masking. But masking is a critical skill in landscape editing and thus each video has a lot of masking included. This course also includes a 15 minute bonus video all about masking, to help you get up to speed quickly.
This mini-course includes all of the following:
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VIDEOS
4 editing videos - nearly 2 hours of content - teaching how I edit my landscapes and sharing all my best tips, tricks, ideas and insights
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MASKING
A 15 minute bonus video all about masking, showing how the tools work and how to use them for the best results
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RAW FILES
4 of my own RAW files that you can use to practice with and follow along in the videos
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PRESETS
10 new presets built specifically for landscape editing in Luminar Neo, and not available anywhere else
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SKIES
BONUS: 10 sunset skies from my Sky MegaPack that you can use to liven up a boring photo
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INSPIRATION
Massive amounts of knowledge transfer, education and inspiration
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Learn all my best tips and tricks for crafting stunning landscapes in Luminar Neo. This mini-course will teach you everything you need to know to get great results. This includes managing the light, color and detail as well as lots of masking instruction. Your images will improve immediately!
Here’s a video preview of the course, along with a demo of how I approach landscape editing in Luminar Neo. This will give you a good idea about what the course includes.
Here are the actual before and after images we edit together in this course.
You will be getting all 4 raw files and following along as we take the image from beginning to end. Each video is a methodical, step-by-step approach to getting the best results. You will learn about masking, controlling light and color, and more. We even take one of the images and create a single-exposure HDR with a full demo of that. And as you can see, one image is dedicated to monochrome editing too. It’s a different approach for me compared to color editing, but the results are impressive! By the end of the course you will have more knowledge and confidence in your landscape editing, and your results will improve significantly!
✺ Frequently asked questions ✺
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All of this is specific to Luminar Neo, by Skylum Software. No other products are used in the demo videos. While there is a certain level of knowledge transfer that would occur if you use a different photo editor, this course is dedicated only to Luminar Neo. This was recorded with Luminar Neo version 1.21.2 which includes new masking tools such as Color Masks, Luminosity Masks and other tools such as Twilight Enhancer.
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No. You need to purchase that directly from Skylum. You can use coupon code JIMNIXNEO to save $10, or use coupon code JIMNIX10 to save 10%.
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No, you do not need to be advanced, but you will need some understanding of how Luminar works. We will go through a full step-by-step edit of each photo, including using a LOT of masks. I go slow and explain/demo each step to help you achieve the final results.
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This mini-course includes 4 of my raw files, all of which are landscapes. The tips, tricks and techniques illustrated in the course are applicable to any sort of photo, however this course is dedicated to landscapes.
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Layers is a very broad topic with a lot of use cases, and it would require a dedicated course to really cover it all. So no, there will not be any instruction in using layers in this course.
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One of the videos will be about using HDR Merge on an image, so yes having this extension is useful.