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Home ยป Lesson 2 – Adding Images and First Steps
Lesson 2 – Adding Images and First Steps

Lesson 2 – Adding Images and First Steps

Luminar Neo: The Complete Course Lesson 2 – Adding Images and First Steps

Learn how to add images and get started editing them. You’ll learn how to apply a preset to your image and use the Develop tool. See how the new Luminar Neo history works in the Edits Panel as well as the Erase tool, including automatic removal of power lines and dust spots.

In the downloadable file below, I provide practice images with both power lines and dust spots for you to try out these tools and practice.

Topics covered in this lesson

  • Adding and working with images in Luminar Neo
  • Applying Presets and what you need to know
  • How to use the Develop Raw tool
  • How the Luminar Neo Edits (history) panel works
  • How to use the Erase tool
  • Understanding the automatic dust spot and powerline removal features

Live photo editing demonstrations

Attend my weekly photo editing Livestream on YouTube and ask your questions there. I’ll answer them and demonstrate the solution in real-time.

I broadcast live for between 60-90 minutes each week on either Saturday afternoon at 3:00 pm EST, or Wednesday nights at 8:00 pm EST depending on the season. Saturdays during the fall/winter and Wednesdays during the late spring and summer months.

After images for reference

Below you’ll find the finished images that I used in the video above. Use them as a reference and try to replicate the results as closely as you can.

Use Develop Raw, Accent AI, and the Erase tool to enhance this image and remove the sign.
Use Develop Raw and the Erase tools to edit the image and Erase to remove the powerlines.
Use Develop, Accent AI, and Erase to get this result.

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