How to Use the Luminar Neo Histogram and Clipping Warnings

[@DigitalPhotoMentor]

Watch Next: Luminar Neo Dodge and Burn hack 👉kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJOcYnVufKyZrZI Until Skylum updates Luminar Neo with the Dodge and Burn tool, this workaround will serve you well.

[@FLORAMORAITINI]

I just found your channel which I think is excellent . I find it to be an excellent explanation.......And, thank you for not rushing in your way of talking........Sure I subscribe and watch all of your videos from now on.

[@DigitalPhotoMentor]

Awesome, thank you! I'm so glad you found me!

[@gluteusmaximus7608]

Great video. Showed everything I need in a quick and effective way.

[@DigitalPhotoMentor]

Great to hear!

[@chiefmcconnell]

Nice! thanks for explaining that even beyond what I expected. very helpful!

[@DigitalPhotoMentor]

Glad it was helpful!

[@karaoke_kingdom]

thanks a lot for your explanation, for the first time in my life now i understand how to read histogram, before when using lightroom i always clueless what to do with histogram, now i know, thank u very much =D

[@DigitalPhotoMentor]

Great! So glad it was helpful!

[@stephencrane3180]

And the "dodge and burn" video is a great and most helpful tool -- quite creative

[@DigitalPhotoMentor]

Thanks 👍 Glad you like it

[@johncameron6853]

Another excellent tutorial, thank you. Clippings and masking AI are fantastic additions to Luminar Neo, the folks in Ukraine are doing a fantastic job for us. Slava Ukraine.

[@DigitalPhotoMentor]

Thanks for this. Glad you enjoyed it

[@stephencrane3180]

10 on the utility of histogram and clipping for me as well

[@DigitalPhotoMentor]

Did you see my newest video with a hack for dodging and burning?

[@vsnrao36]

Thanks Darlene for this video and yes, I was feeling very much handicapped without the histogram and clipping tools so far in Neo. These are so essential and one of the first things to be done in my workflow after cropping. I would rate these 10 out of 10, a must have for me. In addition, not sure if you noticed that the Black and White point sliders are very weak now, especially White Point slider - you need to crank it way higher (60-70+) to get the highlight clipping warning. In absence of Clipping warning earlier, I could not notice this weakness earlier. With matrix metering used on my Nikon D850, I never had to crank the white point slider more than 10-20 in most cases, anything above 20-25 causing clipping. Now I can slide to 70-80 range and still not have any clipping in the highlights area. I have noticed you used the Curves tool to adjust the contrast and it appeared much better tool than the Black/White point tool. Appreciate your view/comment on this.

[@DigitalPhotoMentor]

I actually noticed the same thing. So when I want more extreme adjustments I use curves

[@petertorokfalvy6493]

Thank you for a helpful tutorial with reference to the use of the 'Curves' tool.

[@DigitalPhotoMentor]

You're most welcome

[@yusufkarim100]

Excellent tutorial!

[@DigitalPhotoMentor]

Thanks!

[@hollylinton0724]

Having watched the video again I have a new question! If you use Curves (as in your bird image) to adjust blacks and whites, does that mean you should not or do not need to touch the black and white sliders? You didn't in the video but I'm not sure if there are situations where you'd need to use Curves AND the black/white sliders?

[@DigitalPhotoMentor]

You can use either or both. Doesn't matter. But curves can go a lot farther

[@vickie9951]

Very helpful!

[@DigitalPhotoMentor]

Welcome!

[@phlotographer]

only for beginners or intermediate? Ah, Darlene -- I learn lots of things from you and all the other tutorial creators and hopefully have moved up the ladder even after being retired for 22 years and PPOC. TIA

[@DigitalPhotoMentor]

My course? Both. I teach THE software and editing in general

[@hollylinton0724]

These tools are definitely an essential part of my editing - I also rate them a 10! Now that I've watched this, I'm wondering if I've been taking a wrong approach in terms of using the "whites" slider. When I see highlights clipping, I usually start by dragging the whites to the left a bit - in some cases, it gets rid of all the warnings but if it doesn't, I just keep them on a small number and then I go to the "highlight" slider. So I guess my question is what is the appropriate usage of the whites slider? Also, if you are happy with where you drag the "black" slider to (keeping a bit of blue showing as you mentioned), might there still be a need to drag the "shadow" slider to the right a tad? As you'd say, "it's a dance" and I'm not sure I'm always doing the dance correctly:).

[@DigitalPhotoMentor]

There is no right or wrong, it's about getting the details where you want them. Just keep in mind if you lower the whites it does so over the entire image. So you may be making it flat overall to pull in a few areas. That's why I use the highlight slider mostly for pulling it back.

[@hollylinton0724]

@@DigitalPhotoMentor If there aren't any whites clipping to begin with, should you then pull the whites slider to the right until you do see them and then back off until it disappears? Or you're then raising the whites over the entire image which maybe isn't good either? Not sure why I can't grasp this or understand proper use (even though there's no right or wrong, I'm not sure my eyes will know when it's too flat or overdone:)). Maybe we can review this when I do my mentor session and you can literally show me using an image.

[@DigitalPhotoMentor]

@@hollylinton0724 or submit an email for the weekly live stream one you want me to use and I'll do it live. But yes you lift the white until you see clipping, then just back it off a little until it's gone. Watch the lesson on this in the course too