
Once you’ve got the look you’re going for, choose “Export” from the file menu. The last two adjustments I made were with the Details Enhancer and the Sharpen Filter. (You can do this at any time after using the lens and transform adjustments.) I’ve also chosen this time to crop the photo. In this case, I chose the top/bottom lighting filter to brighten up the clouds a bit more. I usually like to try out the Accent AI editor to see what it will do before moving on to other filters. Once you’ve finished with the Raw Develop adjustments you can move on to any of the other amazing Luminar filters and/or presets. (A good rule of thumb is to take the slider just past the point where it looks good and then back it off until it hits the sweet spot.) When I was finished, I bumped up the clarity just a touch. I also wanted to open up (brighten) the shadows some to bring out more detail. In this photo, I chose to tone down the highlights some so that I could boost the exposure without blowing them out. You’ll probably need to do some playing around with the sliders before you find the look you’re going for. Adjust the exposure, contrast, highlights, shadows, whites, blacks, and clarity There’s no international consortium on what the “right” white balance for any image is-choose the one that looks best to you.Ħ.

If you don’t like the result, click somewhere else until you find what looks right for you. Ideally, the numbers for RGB should be the same or close. With white balance tool, all you need to do is click on a place in your image that is gray or a neutral-looking color (but not white). This photo was taken with a pretty straight horizon, so not much adjustment was needed.Īdjusting the white balance is super easy with the Raw Develop filter-you can use the presets (where it says “custom”), the temperature/tint sliders, or the white balance tool to the left of the presets. Simply select Luminar’s “transform” option and adjust the rotate slider. When the horizon’s crooked, the viewer’s brain will keep trying to compensate for it, creating a sense of unease. This is an often over-looked edit by beginning landscape photographers, yet it’s quite important. Now that Luminar 2018 has included it in the Raw Develop filter, there’s no longer any need to do it in Lightroom. It’s helpful to start with this adjustment first, as non-corrected images can be distracting. Open it in Luminar and select the Raw Develop filter from the filter menu

Shoot a scene in Raw and import it to your computerĢ. If you’re new to shooting in Raw, though, it might seem a little intimidating, so we’ve created this step-by-step guide to see you through it. Developing photos shot in Raw and then converting them to Jpegs is quite easy, especially in software like Luminar.
