Landscape Photography Editing Deep Dive - Full Luminar AI Process Walkthrough

[@AnthonyTurnham]

If you don't have Luminar AI yet, you can save $$ using the discount code ATSKY10 here: bit.ly/Lum-AI Check out my channel for lots of free training videos and resources, including this one to get you up and running:kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4iwaKGEgZx8frM

[@felixthecat1882]

Yes, I love the longer format videos, there is so much to learn.

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Good to know! Thanks for all your comments 🙏👍😀

[@edwinvandenheerik9206]

And another great video, I can still watch enough, great work. greetings from the Netherlands.

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Awesome, thank you Edwin!

[@bluejay3945]

There are sliders and then there is just true artistic talent. Your grasp on artistic license is simply mastery. It’s like watching every stroke applied by Van Gogh. More tutorials like this are exactly what is needed especially the process of turning an unremarkable image into a magazine quality capture. Please do more landscapes!😎

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Wow. That's very kind of you to say so. Really appreciate it. I plan on doing more Landscape edits soon...

[@peterskelton8200]

I recently stumbled upon your channel and have really enjoyed your approach to teaching photo editing. Your advice is easy to follow, and as a recent purchaser of Luminar AI, I am looking forward to viewing more of your work. Thanks from White Rock , British Columbia.

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Awesome, thank you!

[@jorgelvs30]

Awesome tutorial Anthony, Thanks!

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Glad you liked it!

[@jackhill8246]

Great edit Anthony! Yes, the cloud was a great addition to the capture. Thanks for the tips!

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Thank you Jack

[@KwokKaySzeto]

Thank you very much for showing us how you edit this photo and your method is easy to follow.

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Thank you Gordon!

[@tdcrom]

Serendipitous...Great video!

[@tonyneilson4804]

Many thanks Anthony - I have used Luminar from the outset and the AI iteration is a work of genius. Your easy-follow tutorials are great for an old geezer like me and have inspired me to get back into the creative side of post-processing. Hope you enjoy living in NZ - place of my birth, but now resident in Far North Queensland.

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Thanks for watching Tony and cheers for the comment. I'm currently sat in a camping chair enjoying the Abel Tasman area. I love NZ. So beautiful! Thanks for your kind comment.

[@nuggsify1]

fantastic video,learn so much form this

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Glad to hear that! Thank you

[@Theotsi7]

I'm a beginner in photography and editing and I love this video not merely for teaching how to use Luminar AI in many different and useful ways but also for offering an approach of what are you after when editing an image. I'll definitely be around if you do more such videos with different landscapes or animals or portraits etc. Thank you for the good work!

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Thanks! I'll be doing more so see you there!

[@Theotsi7]

@@AnthonyTurnham absolutely, I subscribed.

[@ChapMan806]

Love your work Anthony

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Thanks Glen 👍 Very kind of you to say so. 😃

[@MrCsabaDosa]

One of the best editing tip video . . . loved the editing , and a special appreciation for the way that you explained the use of the sliders , to achieve the desired effects. Thanks

[@AnthonyTurnham]

So nice of you. Thanks :)

[@focus1ist]

Cool video! Keep them coming like that!

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Thanks! Will do!

[@paulinanelega]

Very nice; learned a lot from this longer format.

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Thanks Paulina 😃👍

[@ninthsunn]

time flies when you’re enjoying the contents, subscribed! much thanks & greetings from cambodia.

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Thanks for the sub! Cambodia, eh ? That's cool! Hi from New Zealand my friend 😀

[@eternalfocus1848]

Great vid mate, yes love the longer version

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Good to hear. Thank you!

[@andycapsphotos]

I like the long video format. Also, great work man, I love what you did with that landscape!

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Awesome, thank you Andreas!

[@gjfoto]

Hi Anthony, I love your videos. I am folloing you from Norway. I like that you take the time to explain in detail what you are thinking and how to do it. I don't think this video is too long. Just keep going!

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Awesome, thank you!

[@glenduneensw4858]

Yet another great video, thanks Anthony. You've sold me on LuminarAI - hope I can achieve some measure of success.

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Nice one Glendunee. I wish you the best with it. If you get stuck just let me know or check out my other vids as I'm trying to cover as much as I can.

[@glenduneensw4858]

@@AnthonyTurnham I was stuck on how to straighten an image and there was the solution in the very early part of this video. Great!👍👍

[@carlaschultz3888]

I am a real newbie and this was concise and understandable. I may watch more than once when I begin working with my pics. I might have enhanced the mountains a bit.

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Awesome Carla. Great to have your feedback! 😀

[@Klingelong]

I just bought Luminar AI and must admit it’s an incredible powerful tool that will become the real game-changer I was actually looking for! Looking to tutorials of Anthony is a very useful way to get started. The way these tutorials are made are an example for a lot of other ... well structured, easy to understand and bringing a lot more info then simple taking us to the .technical parts’ of the software. That’s why I do appreciate this longer videos. On the other hand, sometimes it’s more interesting to simply dive into a single subject. To much info can lead to confusion or overload. To my opinion, both way to approach tutorials can have their specific advantages. E.g. this tutorial about landscape editing, was perfect to be explained in a longer version. But explaining e.g. curves or masking could be a perfect subject to be explained separately in another video, focussed only on that subject. So to my opinion, you’re doing a wonderful job! Keep up the good spirit! See you soon ... !

[@johncameron6853]

Great vid Anthony, didn't even notice if it was too long or not because it was so informative, keep up the good work 👍

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Thanks 👍

[@bquinn722]

Great tutorial. Your videos are super helpful!

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Glad you think so! Thanks Brian.

[@jimschultze5428]

Jim S. Excellent video. The length was very good--it allowed me to get a good understanding of your thought process in approaching this picture, and to see each of the Luminar AI tools in action. Very useful!

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Excellent Jim! Thanks

[@barrieharwood5645]

Love the long format

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Good stuff Barrie. Nice to get this comment on the same day someone was having a moan my videos were too long. Can't please everyone I guess. Glad you like it :)

[@robertmeyerson1618]

Lots of info. The length of video is fine. I like hearing the way you approach the image. I learned quite a bit !! Thanks.

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Awesome, thank you Robert!

[@marcoantoniopersilva]

Amazing!! Thanks a lot!!

[@AnthonyTurnham]

No worries!

[@risk-n1757]

Great video, it helps a lot.

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Glad you think so!

[@michaelhall859]

Great vid mate 👍🏻

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Glad you enjoyed

[@patrickzed4289]

Been using Corel and PS for years, picked this up to try and I am loving it. Thanks for the content!

[@devkamal04]

Really awesome tutorial, really helped me in my edit. Thanks a ton. 🙂

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Glad it helped!

[@bonnieleefowler3206]

Excellent instructional video. Used your 10% off code yesterday and experimented late last night on my own with Luminar. Perfect timing this a.m. to watch your video. Love the way you teach.

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Thanks so much Bonnie 🙏 for your kind words. Glad you like my teaching style. 😊

[@eddiemac436]

very good instructions and explanation

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Glad you think so! Thanks Edward

[@katishaconner9789]

yes really love ty!

[@franciscojosemartinezmende9307]

Nice edit, not overdone, It looks real to me.

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Thanks! Much appreciated!

[@phlotographer]

good to have long with lots of explanation and thought process.

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Glad you liked it. Thanks for the feedback as always 😃

[@carwin90]

Love it. Thanks

[@andrewmckinney3053]

Many thanks, Anthony. I found the process very instructive. The longer format is good as it allows for clear understanding of the process. I've been using Luminar since L18, and have really enjoyed and benefitted from Lum 4. I was able to transition into AI quite easily but have been frustrated with some of the changes and format. But this video has given me a few insights. Thanks, again! I like your orange/teal approach. The cloud and subtle haze are nice touches :) Cheers. Andrew (Tasmania)

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Glad it was helpful Andrew! Thanks for your kind words and feedback.

[@andrewmckinney3053]

My pleasure :)

[@hepgeoff]

I really enjoyed seeing your editing process in this video, thanks. Very helpful! Now that Skylum helped me solve the crashing problem I had on my MacBook Pro, I can enjoy using it again.

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Glad you enjoyed it Geoff. And glad you're up and running again 😃👍

[@patriziadeangelis4034]

Thanks I liked the edit a lot

[@oniram101]

Really appreciated this length of video to understand Luminar AI strength. Would be great to have you repeat with a different scene even B&W.

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Noted!

[@tompatton2086]

It was interesting to see you change directions during this edit. Initially, you brought more detail out in the mountains, and then changed that by increasing the haze over the top of it. I do this a lot. For me, the crop at the end helped but I felt the cloud was out of place. I also appreciate the tip where you turned the saturation all the way up, adjusted the hue, and then turned the saturation back down. I haven't seen that done before.

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Thanks Tom. Good to hear the video was able to offer something new. 👍

[@mikejahnke2834]

I have to agree with Tom that the cloud looks out of place. The existing clouds were cirrus clouds and the added cloud was a cumulus type.

[@richita3177]

Hi Anthony, Ive been using Lightroom and purchased Luminar AI for a change. A great video, I learnt so much. Thanks

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Cheers Rich! All the best for using Luminar!

[@kevinburke6446]

I am coming to AI from LR. A start-to-finish edit like this is very useful for my needs. Good job.

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Glad it was helpful!

[@brucewiebe6490]

Nice edit. Like the way you took us through your process including your rational of why you made the decisions you did. I have heard of an Orange & Teal colour effect. Not familiar with it myself but is that what you in effect did.

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Thanks Bruce. Appreciate your kind feedback.

[@jeremysamar]

This was a great video, thank you for sharing it. I'm searching for a new post processing program, my old version of Lightroom just isn't doing it for me any longer. I really appreciated seeing what Luminar AI can do.

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Great to hear Jeremy!

[@kenhaley5450]

Thanks for the walkthrough of your edits and your explanation of the changes you made. Maybe for me the sky was a little too muted and the landscape a little too saturated, but you achieved your goal of using complementary colours which you said was your intention.

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Cool, thanks John. Always good to get another opinion from another set of discerning eyes. Cheers. I think I agree that the sky ended up a little too undersaturated and have since gone back and boosted it up in the blues again.

[@fraserthomson369]

Well Done Kiwi. ☺☺☺☺☺.

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Thanks Fraser!

[@CraftyGits]

What tablet do you use with Luminar please? Maybe budget priced ones as well as the higher end ones?

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Hi Sean. I only use one. It's a wacom amzn.to/3cdRMB4 medium sized. But if you're on a budget a smaller one would do the job. Something like this: amzn.to/3cb8bpZ . I like Wacom because they're reliable and I've been using them for about 20 years.

[@CraftyGits]

@@AnthonyTurnham thank you for taking the time to get back to me. Hopefully with your videos, this amateur photographer will get semi decent looking photos now 😂🤞🏻

[@AnthonyTurnham]

@@CraftyGits I'm sure you will Sean!

[@JB-xi5ek]

Hi Athony, re editing, I would have cropped most of the fore and mid ground and concentrated on the mountains behind, so also cropping from right just leaving some of the stream as a lead in.

[@klausu.8344]

Didn't even realize it was 25 minutes... Amazing from the beginning up to the end!

[@AnthonyTurnham]

You legend Klaus. Thank you! 🙏

[@mikejenner4994]

Hi Anthony - too long? No, already viewed it twice and I can stop/start as I wish. Very much new to post production and all the ‘bells’ and ‘whistles’ are slightly confusing but I liked the idea of moving the sliders to and fro to see the differences. Not experienced to comment on your final edit, but I’m sure it will all come with practise! Cloud? Definitely, as you say it draws the eye to where you want it. Many thanks and already looking forward to the next video!

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Thanks so much Mike!

[@epiac1216]

Hi Anthony. I've viewed this video several times and paused them several times to take detailed notes. It's a very detailed and thorough video. I'm having problems understanding how Local Masking works. Do you anticipate making a video concentrated exclusively on this tool? That would be great for me. I see a lot of potential in enhancing my pictures using Local Masking. Thanks in advance.

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Glad it was helpful Omar! I'm sure I'll be working more with local masks in future videos. Yes, they're very useful and well worth learning/

[@phlotographer]

be sure to read the manual for LAi. manual.skylum.com/ also, basically what a mask does is to say to the program, "I want you to apply or with "invert" don't apply to this area a particular effect (selection) . eg. while AT did not because of his concept, when he did the last sky adjustment, to me and maybe just me, a mask for just the dark area to tone it down a touch but leave the highlighted clouds with more density could be done with a local mask by masking over the dark sky and then reducing its saturation like AT did. This could be done with any one of the three choices that are offered as to types of applying the effect.

[@jamessulester]

Fine but for the white specks near the river could have been toned down slightly w selective brushing

[@hailzgeoff]

Great video. Liked the length as it showed us how you used the tools to match your thoughts as you through developed the image you wanted. . For me, that's better than a "this tool does this" sort of tutorial. I've no problem with adding the cloud - clouds occur naturally. It's not like you've added another mountain. Personally, I think you've over cooked the edits by bringing up the details in the foreground- there is a moodiness in the original which I think has gone now ...... but that bottom slider is always there! I learnt some stuff, so thanks for posting.

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Cheers Geoff. Brilliant feedback.

[@felixthecat1882]

Hi Anthony, yes the cloud does make a difference, but the sky looks too desaturated, a bit of blue/cyan would have been nicer! More saturation/vibrancy in the sky would have been better. The orange/green fore and middle grounds are perfect though, and your crop helped draw my eye along the stream and into the mountains, whereas previously it was a bit off centre. The path too, which you erased, was a big distraction. Can't wait for more tutorials. Regards, Felix the Cat. By the way Anthony, which camera did you use to take that photo?

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Hi Felix, agreed I think the sky needed a smidge more blue/cyan. I've since gone back and done that in the edit. I believe this one was from my Nikon D800.

[@felixthecat1882]

@@AnthonyTurnham Ah I prefer Canon cameras because their censors give a warmer tone to their pictures than Nikon, which renders photos with a slight blue/green tint.

[@davidroby8493]

25 minutes? Whizzed by, keeping me engaged throughout. I appreciate hearing your thought processes as you work your way through. I understand why you removed the road but, as it is an integral part of the real scene, I think it should be left in. I noticed the erasure of the small cloud early in the processing became more apparent as the editing progressed.

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Thanks David. Yes well spotted with the cloud. I noticed the same too and actually returned the cloud to how it was. It didn't make the video final cut as I went into waffle mode at that point! Haha 😬

[@phlotographer]

however, unless you know the area and/or looked at the original image it is unlikely that you would know that something had been removed.

[@davidroby8493]

@@phlotographer True. But I would know!

[@donconkey1]

Excellent and appreciated video. Love your presentation style, content and flow. Video covering Local Masking and Clone & Stamp would be great. Without your excellent videos using Luminar AI would be a by gosh and by golly exercise.

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Much appreciated Donald! I'm loving your use of "by gosh!" and "by golly!". Thanks fr the idea on clone and stamp and local masking. If you watch a couple of the previous videos I have covered local masking a bit in those too.

[@barrieharwood5645]

Love the video Anthony. My personal opinion was that the cloud didn't suit the sky and I thought the sky looked a bit too 'steely' (is that a word?) and I would have preferred a little more blue, but hey, that's what art is about, There is NO right or wrong just different taste and perception . I am learning so much about Luminar from you so thank you

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Great feedback Barrie. Thanks. I like the word steely! Seems like a very apt description to me! Cheers for watching my vids and I'm glad they're helping you learn Luminar.

[@davidblackwood705]

Hi Anthony, love the way you explain as you go through your edits. Quick question. When using the crop tool, can you control the sides, and the top & bottom of the crop independently?

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Hi David. Yes you can. I just had my ratio locked to the original format.

[@phlotographer]

don't forget to download in both .html and .pdf forms (229 pages) and spend time reading and keeping them available for future reference. The link is in another comment.

[@AC1131-i8d]

Great tutorial but I could not keep my eye off the blemish where you removed the small cloud :-)

[@barrieharwood5645]

Hi Anthony Have you done a vid of the process of adding a template? I’ve bought and downloaded some ‘mplumpack’ files but can’t see how to get them into Luminar AI

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Hi Barrie. Not yet. I've done one on making and saving your own templates but not on installing new ones - yet.

[@felixthecat1882]

Thank you Anthony, great! By the way, I live in the UK.

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Thanks Felix. Thinking of you and and all the others going through a rough time at the moment in my Motherland. Best wishes.

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Sorry dived in with "Felix" there. I'm guessing that may just be your youtube username rather than real name? Anyway. I appreciate all the comments you leave. Cheers 🙏

[@felixthecat1882]

@@AnthonyTurnham Yes Anthony, Felix the Cat is my username.

[@AnthonyTurnham]

@Felix the Cat 😀 So what's 'the handle you go by in the real world? I only ask because you do a lot of great comments and feedback and I feel weird calling you Felix if that's one of your cat's names 😂🙀😸🐈

[@jimmcintyre3614]

Evry thing looks good the only thing that didnot clear up was how to export it for printing as I have to go back to luminar 4 to print can you please clarify this jim

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Hi Jim. CTRL + P to print, or go to the main menu and select print.

[@larryfitzpatrick4673]

First time on your channel. Like the video, but though it was too long. 20 minutes is my max.

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Cheers Larry. I appreciate the feedback. I get a mixed response on the length. Some say they're too short and want me to go slower with the delivery, some want more bite sized vids. It's hard to find a happy medium. Cheers for your view on it and cheers for watching!

[@felixthecat1882]

Templates don't work well if the image is too dark (under exposed), you have to go into 'Edit' mode to correct it. Still griping about not being able to add plug-in's to Luminar AI.

[@tompatton2086]

+1 on being able to add plug-ins to Luminar AI. Would love to use some of the Topaz plug-ins that can be added to Photoshop.

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Pass it on to the Skylum team. Sounds like there's a good case for adding topaz plug-in functionality.

[@olliehardy5264]

I've got my copy but can't seem to find the 'auto' button which adjusts the photo's exposure automatically, as per the one in lightroom. Am I correct in thinking this software doesn't really have an autoexposure equivalent?

[@AnthonyTurnham]

You're right - it seems to be something that still needs to be added to automate the process.

[@kevinw7044]

Maybe the edit went a little too far but this was a really good tutorial.

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Thanks Kevin. Good to get feedback. Much appreciated :)

[@amanjitsinghkamal4143]

Hi Anthony, I watched your tutorials of Luminar 4 and I purchased it, now I can't open my files from folders and can't use it. I requested technical support team send them email but didn't receive any answer from them. Can you suggest what to do?

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Hi Amanjit. I think they're over-run with responding to questions at the moment. I've had a few others talk about waiting for a response on something. As I'm by no means a developer I don't really know what the issue would be for you. Hopefully they'll be able to respond soon.

[@dipont311]

I am ok with the a little bit lengthy edit, since all the reasons behind any edit are explained... most of the time, we have no ideas what to be edited on specific picture...

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Thanks Didit. Good to hear 😀

[@lonnieharmond9400]

You did not use the Pro tab? If your in Windows it may not work!!!

[@AnthonyTurnham]

The pro tab is fully functioning in Windows. I just chose not to go there for this edit.

[@herbie_the_hillbillie_goat]

My jaw dropped when the road disappeared.

[@felixthecat1882]

My cats are called Henry and Fluff, so it's okay to use Felix.

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Felix it is then! Thanks. Great cat names by the way!

[@felixthecat1882]

@@AnthonyTurnham Thanks, I have had these 2 since they were born, Henry and Fluff are both 2 years and 7 months. By the way, I managed to take some nice photos of them since they were a few hours old. However, as I wrote earlier I think imaging software with some pet portrait functions would have been nice as I had to use a wide f/2.8 aperture, so most of their eyes are out of focus. Kittens keeping still? Never!

[@jeremybrown4652]

A little too long and over complicated but it’s good to have your thought process

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Cheers Jeremy. Feedback appreciated. 😀

[@AroundMeLondon]

Photos make one step advance

[@johnscratchley3288]

I've enjoyed your videos Anthony but I have to say I find Luminar Ai to be a pile of crap. I bought into the hype and pre-ordered, watched countless videos on the subject and find Luminar 4 works best (even though I don't use it much). Lightroom and Photoshop work the best for me and better suits the kind of photography I do Ai has a few glitches it seems. Cheers!

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Fair enough John! You've got to find the right software for your workflow. Personally I still use Lightroom for my cataloging, PS for my refined work and Luminar for a more liberal and quick creative approach. For me they all have their place but each has their own strengths.

[@bioliv1]

Do they totally destroy New Zealand with wind-power-plants, like they do in Norway? Norway, Germany's "green battery", all completely disgusting. I might move to New Zealand if this madness don't stop, and if you manage to take care of your landscapes?

[@AnthonyTurnham]

Hi Øyvind! There are indeed some wind turbines but we get a lot of our power from hydro instead. The scenery here is beautiful and for the most part very well protected.

[@phlotographer]

sounds like you will overwork the Erase tool.

[@bioliv1]

@@AnthonyTurnham I'm sorry to hear that you've wind turbines, I can't stand them. Yes, Norway is 100% self sufficient with hydro-power too, it's just that Germany want our hydro-power as balance power to their wind power, so they want Norway to be run on wind power, so that German industry can get our hydro-power: 1.bp.blogspot.com/-TF55HCg454w/XrURm53q4qI/AAAAAAABVrI/4r2pnv_co0Q23Y7rGjyngnhfhwtl5SipQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/mountains%2Bof%2Bnorway%2Bsale.jpg

[@nunoviotti]

This software is crap! Bought it and it's super slow in everything and crashes often! It is very promising but pretty bad in real life use. Just check the forums in Skylum :(

[@badpegas5098]

bonjours, gros bug normalement on doit avoir une fenêtre d'identification après le lancement de Luminar AI. Eh!!!!! bin j'attends toujours cette fenêtre et le support Skylum eh!!!!! Bin j'attends toujours j'ai payé et ne pas utiliser Luminar Ai c'est décevant!!!!!! fuyez Skylum

[@AnthonyTurnham]

I think they're swamped with questions from users and are working there way through getting back to people. I wish you the best with a resolution mon ami. Lucky for you I lived in France 🇫🇷 for a year so could understand 😉