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As I watched this video, I was that guy saying OUT LOUD "why not just do a linear gradient from the bottom up?" well sir... you got me. Touché brother. You humbled me. Great video and tutorial. Now you need to pay me rent for living in my head cause it's like you already know what I'm going to say and have answered it. 😅 You're the man Anthony!
Anthony, thank you so much for that detailed explanation! It’s going to require me to view it a few more times to get on top of the technique, but the results you uncovered are amazing! Again thank you for your willingness to share your talents, very sincerely appreciated.
This is an excellent intermediate/advanced tip, Anthony! Thanks for sharing the info that'll help us level up our editing game. And please do more of the "doing it wrong" tips! I learn so much that way.
Spot on Anthony, thank you very much. The way you tutor us is excellent, you make it so easy to follow what you're doing and make us believe we can do it just as well as you. Stay loose mate👍😎
G'day Anthony Another amazing tutorial. I have not used the luminosity mask before, but I'll use it now. Brilliant work, mate. Greg from over the ditch.
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Thx Anthony. What if you wanted to use a full set of (say) 5 bracketed images. Presumably you would have to repeat the process another 3 times. HDR is certainly easier.
It's unlikely you'd need to use 5. If I shoot 5 or even 7 I'll just choose the most appropriate base exposure, one for the highlights and one for the shadows and just discard the others.
Thanks for that! I have a weird unrelated question - which model of microphone is that? I'm looking at upgrading to a Shure but I was told that you have to be no more than 6" away from it to pick up voice. I see you're not that close and your sound is good so I'm wondering which mic this is?
Hi Darlene, I'm overseas at the moment (pre-recorded this one) so I can't double check. But I'll look into it and let you know. It's the all in one shure (ie no hardware booster needed). Tbh, I've had to set up a bit of a process in Adobe Audition to clean the audio and it does sound way better up close. I used to use the rode nt USB but I never quite figured out a setting I liked. This is definitely an improvement.
@@AnthonyTurnham Thanks I have the Rode now and it picks up too much room noise. Sounds like the Shure is more work though. Also looking at the Rode lavalier mic so direction isn't an issue
You’re a brilliant teacher, Anthony. Calm soothing voice, no fussing about and a fountain of knowledge. Keep up the brilliant work 👍 One question, in case you can answer in the future: I’ve tried automatically blending 360º HDR photos in Luminar and they do not work correctly afterwards when viewed in 360º software, where the photo joins there is always a clear line which breaks the immersion. Lightroom on the other hand blends them perfectly and looks seamless. Any tips to resolve that issue in Luminar? Thanks
Looks like a terrific tool. I am going to take some nature pictures so I can practice 🙂 But... I have a question... Is it OK to change the focus in the different pictures that you want to merge together?
Total newbie question Anthony - how are you getting 3/4 different exposure pics of exactly the same scene to work with? Is this done inside the camera at the point of shooting, e.g. it'll give you the same still shot and split that out x3 or x4 with different exposure settings automatically, or are you taking the one image then using LN or another app to over or under-expose the 3 or 4 versions so you can then layer them? Sorry about my ineptitude here....Many thanks!
They did make one of the best updates, but the expected that was the hdr in batch, it makes a mess between the images. It would be nice if it had an option to put the image quality to the HDR merge, 3 or 7 for example . Do you have any solutions for this?
No solution at the moment other than dragging and dropping the photos if they get inadvertently shuffled. I'm going to message Skylum about it and see if they can get on to improving that part of it.
Hi Anthony I was not no aware you can bracket moving scenes like waterfall successfully. I have long exposure waterfall shot can I use this technique with only a single shot using layer blend modes? Or some other way thanks David
Sure. Use the luminosity mask to select the bright parts of the water and then use a develop tool adjustment to reduce the highlights, either with that slider or pulling down the curves, or a mixture of both. :)
BIG NEWS! Skylum has just launched a summer sale where you can save a massive 81% off Luminar Neo here bit.ly/NeoSale But the cool thing is in addition to that they've given me a coupon code to share with you so you get to save ANOTHER 20% (use code AFF-T5C1C0 ) I really hope that helps you out! It should work for both the perpetual licence and the subscription too. Enjoy😄 Best wishes, Anthony
Hi Anthony. Thank you for providing such great, educational content. Appreciate what you do! Question for you: In my workflow up to this point i've been loading my images and sorting them in Lightroom. Then i'll work on them in photoshop. How do you get multiple images to show up in Luminar Neo? And do your Luminar edits get automatically saved in Lightroom? Thanks so much.
If you're enjoying your lightroom workflow for culling and raw editing you could always run an export of your selected photos to a separate folder. Then if you point Neo to that folder of, say tiffs for maximum quality, then you can continue to edit and play with those photos in Luminar without ruining the original. Neo works similar to LR in that nothing actually changes to the original file and you only get access to the edited work outside of Neo if you export it. Your Neo edits are only saved in Neo as a set of instructions in the database (same as LR) If you want LR to load the new versions you'd need to export them from Neo and load those new files into LR.
@manicproject tbh I like them both. LR is brilliant for cataloguing and organization, also a great raw editor. But Luminar has the edge with more creative edits as its toolset is more comprehensive. Luminar is my go-to these days
Hi Anthony, an off topic question which I hope you can help me with please? I use Luminar AI with Lumix G9 and am able to process RAW images. I have purchased a Lumix G9 MK2 and am unable to process RAW files. If I upgrade to Neo will I be able to process RAW images? Hope you can help Thanks very much
Hi Clive. If you're shooting on manual mode the exposure compensation won't do anything because you're telling the camera you want to be the boss of your three exposure variables (iso, aperture and shutter). So changing the exposure comp only works when you're in aperture priority or shutter priority. Yes these were shot manually, it's the only way I shoot landscapes just to ensure I have the control over what I capture.
@@cliveharlow6939tbh that's a really bad idea. You really want to be locking that puppy down, especially in landscape photography. A nice low iso will give you a clean, noise free file.
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By far the best and most consistent Luminar teacher on this planet!
As I watched this video, I was that guy saying OUT LOUD "why not just do a linear gradient from the bottom up?" well sir... you got me. Touché brother. You humbled me. Great video and tutorial. Now you need to pay me rent for living in my head cause it's like you already know what I'm going to say and have answered it. 😅 You're the man Anthony!
Anthony, thank you so much for that detailed explanation! It’s going to require me to view it a few more times to get on top of the technique, but the results you uncovered are amazing! Again thank you for your willingness to share your talents, very sincerely appreciated.
Thanks William. No trouble at all. Glad it's useful to you.
This is an excellent intermediate/advanced tip, Anthony! Thanks for sharing the info that'll help us level up our editing game. And please do more of the "doing it wrong" tips! I learn so much that way.
Glad it was helpful! Cheers for your comment and feedback as always! 🙏
Fantastic advice thanks 📸
My pleasure! Thanks for the tip 😀 I actually just sent you a link to this vid on a different comment before I'd seen this.
Cheers David 🙏
Another great tutorial Anthony, well done.
I always learn something new from these videos! Thank You! I love my Luminar Neo!
Now I need to go shoot some bracketed exposure scenes to try this!
Great tutorial! Thank you, Anthony!
Appreciate this one. Good idea on the tiff file.
Great explanation compared to the HDR merge. This is exactly what I was looking for.
Spot on Anthony, thank you very much. The way you tutor us is excellent, you make it so easy to follow what you're doing and make us believe we can do it just as well as you. Stay loose mate👍😎
I will indeed stay loose! 🫡😎
Excellent Anthony
Another great tutorial Anthony.
You always explain the video so that everyone can understand, so thank you for that.
Look forward to the next one.
Glad you liked it! Thanks for your kind words
G'day Anthony
Another amazing tutorial. I have not used the luminosity mask before, but I'll use it now.
Brilliant work, mate.
Greg from over the ditch.
Thanks, mate! What I wished for! 🤩👍
I hope though you will do one for real estate/architecture indoors with window pulling! 🎉
I'm sure I'll cover that in the future too.
Your Videos are very good. Can you show us the exposure blending with more , 3 or 4 , pictures please
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Thanks!
Thank you!
Danke!
Thank you too!
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tried this method on a -2 ev and +2 ev waterfall. but I couldn't get it to work. The results were not good but I'll keep trying thanks for the video
Yeah, takes a bit of practice but it's a good technique to have in your editing arsenal.
Fantastic tutorial - as always! That is sooo helpful!
Excellent Antthony
Thx Anthony. What if you wanted to use a full set of (say) 5 bracketed images. Presumably you would have to repeat the process another 3 times. HDR is certainly easier.
It's unlikely you'd need to use 5. If I shoot 5 or even 7 I'll just choose the most appropriate base exposure, one for the highlights and one for the shadows and just discard the others.
@@AnthonyTurnham Thx for taking the time to reply Anthony.
Thanks for that! I have a weird unrelated question - which model of microphone is that? I'm looking at upgrading to a Shure but I was told that you have to be no more than 6" away from it to pick up voice. I see you're not that close and your sound is good so I'm wondering which mic this is?
Hi Darlene, I'm overseas at the moment (pre-recorded this one) so I can't double check. But I'll look into it and let you know. It's the all in one shure (ie no hardware booster needed). Tbh, I've had to set up a bit of a process in Adobe Audition to clean the audio and it does sound way better up close. I used to use the rode nt USB but I never quite figured out a setting I liked. This is definitely an improvement.
Okay, I got my wife to check. It's the Shure MV7
I still think I'll boom arm it at some point
@@AnthonyTurnham Thanks I have the Rode now and it picks up too much room noise. Sounds like the Shure is more work though. Also looking at the Rode lavalier mic so direction isn't an issue
Great explanation thanks, time to try.
Excellent tutorial. As a beginner, can you tell us when we should use this technique and when we should use the HDR merge tool.
brilliant, thank you!!
Dziękuję bardzo.
You’re a brilliant teacher, Anthony. Calm soothing voice, no fussing about and a fountain of knowledge. Keep up the brilliant work 👍 One question, in case you can answer in the future: I’ve tried automatically blending 360º HDR photos in Luminar and they do not work correctly afterwards when viewed in 360º software, where the photo joins there is always a clear line which breaks the immersion. Lightroom on the other hand blends them perfectly and looks seamless. Any tips to resolve that issue in Luminar? Thanks
Hi Rodrigo, I'm sorry that's not something I've played around with before.
Very well done
Looks like a terrific tool. I am going to take some nature pictures so I can practice 🙂
But...
I have a question...
Is it OK to change the focus in the different pictures that you want to merge together?
Not a good idea. Keep the focus set between exposures.
Super as always, Anthony. Could we use this type of layering for "Flambient" photos with real estate interiors? Thanks, Chuck (NE Florida - USA)
Yes, absolutely
Total newbie question Anthony - how are you getting 3/4 different exposure pics of exactly the same scene to work with? Is this done inside the camera at the point of shooting, e.g. it'll give you the same still shot and split that out x3 or x4 with different exposure settings automatically, or are you taking the one image then using LN or another app to over or under-expose the 3 or 4 versions so you can then layer them? Sorry about my ineptitude here....Many thanks!
Yeah good question. It's done in camera. It's called exposure bracketing. Most cameras have that function.
They did make one of the best updates, but the expected that was the hdr in batch, it makes a mess between the images. It would be nice if it had an option to put the image quality to the HDR merge, 3 or 7 for example . Do you have any solutions for this?
No solution at the moment other than dragging and dropping the photos if they get inadvertently shuffled. I'm going to message Skylum about it and see if they can get on to improving that part of it.
Hi Anthony
I was not no aware you can bracket moving scenes like waterfall successfully.
I have long exposure waterfall shot can I use this technique with only a single shot using layer blend modes?
Or some other way thanks David
Sure. Use the luminosity mask to select the bright parts of the water and then use a develop tool adjustment to reduce the highlights, either with that slider or pulling down the curves, or a mixture of both. :)
BIG NEWS! Skylum has just launched a summer sale where you can save a massive 81% off Luminar Neo here bit.ly/NeoSale But the cool thing is in addition to that they've given me a coupon code to share with you so you get to save ANOTHER 20% (use code AFF-T5C1C0 ) I really hope that helps you out! It should work for both the perpetual licence and the subscription too. Enjoy😄 Best wishes, Anthony
👍 Well done! Thanks
Still on form thanks
Hi Anthony. Thank you for providing such great, educational content. Appreciate what you do! Question for you: In my workflow up to this point i've been loading my images and sorting them in Lightroom. Then i'll work on them in photoshop. How do you get multiple images to show up in Luminar Neo? And do your Luminar edits get automatically saved in Lightroom? Thanks so much.
If you're enjoying your lightroom workflow for culling and raw editing you could always run an export of your selected photos to a separate folder. Then if you point Neo to that folder of, say tiffs for maximum quality, then you can continue to edit and play with those photos in Luminar without ruining the original. Neo works similar to LR in that nothing actually changes to the original file and you only get access to the edited work outside of Neo if you export it.
Your Neo edits are only saved in Neo as a set of instructions in the database (same as LR) If you want LR to load the new versions you'd need to export them from Neo and load those new files into LR.
I see. Sounds like it’s kind of one or the other… I take it you prefer Luminar over Lightroom? Thank you for your reply Anthony!
@manicproject tbh I like them both. LR is brilliant for cataloguing and organization, also a great raw editor. But Luminar has the edge with more creative edits as its toolset is more comprehensive. Luminar is my go-to these days
Hi Anthony, an off topic question which I hope you can help me with please?
I use Luminar AI with Lumix G9 and am able to process RAW images.
I have purchased a Lumix G9 MK2 and am unable to process RAW files.
If I upgrade to Neo will I be able to process RAW images?
Hope you can help
Thanks very much
I'm travelling at the moment, so can't check I'm afraid. Try Skylum support.
Anthony. My highlights are always blown out. Were these shot on manual? If so my Canon wont let me use exposure compensation.
Hi Clive. If you're shooting on manual mode the exposure compensation won't do anything because you're telling the camera you want to be the boss of your three exposure variables (iso, aperture and shutter). So changing the exposure comp only works when you're in aperture priority or shutter priority. Yes these were shot manually, it's the only way I shoot landscapes just to ensure I have the control over what I capture.
@@AnthonyTurnham Hi Anthony. Thanks for getting back. Someone said to put the ISO in Auto. Will this help?
@@cliveharlow6939tbh that's a really bad idea. You really want to be locking that puppy down, especially in landscape photography. A nice low iso will give you a clean, noise free file.
@@AnthonyTurnham Hi. Will get out and get some shooting in. Thanks
Is the update out? I just checked with the "check for updates" button in Neo and nothing happened. I'm still using 1.18.
Yes, it should be available
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Haha funny, I was just chatting about you with my parents. Such a bloody good bloke. Enjoyed your company so much. Eat, sleep, rave, repeat!!!! 😜
@@AnthonyTurnham hahaha your parents must think I am insane at least xD hahha
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Thanks for the comment. Man, I work so hard on this free content, and that's what you choose to comment on? Oof.
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