Luminar 4 Editing with Layers

[@loritarantino8851]

i truly enjoy & learn from your luminar tutorials ty

[@johncameron6853]

Thanks Gary, most helpful vid. 👍

[@GaryMcIntyrePhotographer]

Glad you enjoyed it John, thanks for watching 😁👍👍

[@JB-xi5ek]

Hi Gary, this the best video on Layers for Luminar 4, I have seen. Also the line tip will be useful. Thanks for sharing.

[@GaryMcIntyrePhotographer]

Hi JB, thanks again for watching and glad you enjoyed the video. 😁👍👍

[@innontheshore]

Thanks Gary, I have found the whole process in photoshop just too complicated and now after this video you have converted me to Luminar 4. About to buy!

[@GaryMcIntyrePhotographer]

Hi Daniel, it's a fun software to use. Enjoy😁👍👍

[@hibeesal]

Thanks again Gary you have a real talent for simple instruction making the trickier aspects easy. I'm just hoping Skylum sort out the major issues with the Windows version of Luminar 4 ASAP so that us PC users can also enjoy this software.

[@GaryMcIntyrePhotographer]

Thanks for watching and commenting Alan. I do hear that there are issues with PC and I'm sure they will be working on it. 😁👍👍

[@AXNJXN1]

Great Job Gary! Love how you get to it and not beat around the bush. Really expanded my thought process with this edit in Luminar. Cheers.

[@GaryMcIntyrePhotographer]

Hi, glad you enjoyed the video, thanks for watching😁👍👍

[@tpiorkowski]

Excellent video Gary, these are great tips when working with layers, another superb video,

[@GaryMcIntyrePhotographer]

Thankyou very much Tom, glad you enjoyed it. A few more on this topic and working with them to come😁👍👍

[@dugblair1]

I have been experimenting with the trial version of PS and Lightroom CC and found it a bit too complicated, Luminar 4 is so much easier to understand and saves me lots of time to get virtually the same results. Thanks for the tutorial it's brilliant, you make it easy to understand thanks. Also it saves me £10 a month !!

[@GaryMcIntyrePhotographer]

Hi David, it's not a big learning curve with Luminar to get good results so well worth the investment 😁👍👍

[@howardpearson6281]

ONLY one word FAB

[@GaryMcIntyrePhotographer]

Thankyou very much Howard really appreciated 😁👍👍

[@hepgeoff]

Awesome tutorial! I forgot how to work with image layers, and this really helps! I'm upset Luminar took away layers with Luminar AI. I'm keeping Luminar 4 just for this reason. Thanks so much!

[@zsnugz1]

Thank you for this video, I was able to put a textured background on a portrait for the first time. Looking forward to more videos on this and the various blending modes.

[@GaryMcIntyrePhotographer]

Thanks for watching Michael and I'm glad you found it useful. 😁👍👍

[@jledvinka]

Great videos, Gary. Liked and subd. 👍 Keep ‘em coming!

[@GaryMcIntyrePhotographer]

Thankyou very much Jan, and thanks for subscribing🙏😁👍👍

[@ChoicesHabitsAttitudeLuck]

I hope you will do of all the editing shortcuts for mac and pc. Something that we can print. Awesome man. This is a big help

[@GaryMcIntyrePhotographer]

Hi and thanks for watching😁👍 here's a link to the pc shortcuts from the Skylum website. Hope this helps. skylum.com/luminar/user-guides/chapter-21-keyboard-shortcuts-for-windows

[@colinmelhuish1254]

@@GaryMcIntyrePhotographer Is this the same for a Mac, if not could you do the same for Mac. Appreciated.

[@GaryMcIntyrePhotographer]

@@colinmelhuish1254 hi Colin, here you go skylum.com/luminar/user-guides/chapter-20-keyboard-shortcuts-for-macos 😁👍👍

[@shastapaul8544]

Another great tutorial Gary. This too is one of my weak spots, so this was very helpful. Thanks!

[@GaryMcIntyrePhotographer]

Glad you enjoyed it and found it useful. Thanks for watching 😁👍👍

[@tommynikon2283]

6-6-2020: Bought Lum4 a week ago; FANTASTIC software! I use it as a filter w/ PS. The Sky function alone is worth the price.

[@lottie7898]

Perfect for me Gary. I am particularly interested in the transform element. A relative has asked me to remove a person from an old family photograph then seamlessly stitch the group together. I have not seen the image yet but presumably they are somewhere in the middle of the group.

[@GaryMcIntyrePhotographer]

Hi and thanks for watching. Yeah I can see this very possible using the mask and overlaying then blending together 😁👍👍

[@subbutigerman9853]

Thank you for the great tutorial!

[@GaryMcIntyrePhotographer]

Glad you enjoyed it thanks for watching 😀👍👍

[@nikonrulz]

Excellent video.

[@GaryMcIntyrePhotographer]

Thankyou very much glad you enjoyed it 😁👍👍

[@martintolley9234]

Very interesting and very clearly demonstrated. Thanks very much. Looking forward to seeing more about layers. I think I saw here a couple of times when your editing was "in advance" and L4 took a bit of a time to catch up. I find L4 to be quite a bit laggy on a pc (I see you're on a Mac), and the more layers I have active the worse the issue becomes.

[@GaryMcIntyrePhotographer]

Hi Martin and thanks for watching. You are correct it was a bit laggy when doing this one but I was running a video render in the background so put it down to that as that's the first time it happened for me.😁👍👍

[@mladenvukusic1048]

I am hooked on this editing , I am rookie and I spend all my free time exploring this . I buy Luminar and Aurora few days ago .I follow all tutorials and enjoy to work ( learn, experimenting ) with this software . Can you make some tutorial and show us editing for effect in Luminar similar to DRAGAN efect in Light room ... .Luminar have real good portrait tips and maybe with little help is possible to do this stunning portrait pics. tnx

[@GaryMcIntyrePhotographer]

Thanks for watching mladen and yes of course I know the effect you are meaning. I'll add that to the list, thankyou😀👍👍

[@cashino]

This is my weak point in my photo editing but I followed step by step with 3 images I had, the end result is not perfect but I'm happy with the steps and will try out more. Thanks, Gary :-)

[@GaryMcIntyrePhotographer]

Hi again, you are very welcome and I'm glad you had success trying it. Thanks again for watching and commenting 😁👍👍

[@Bernard7610]

Great video as always. For the background you could have used the sky replacement with your background image. I think it works. Ihave seen other use it. Less wok.

[@GaryMcIntyrePhotographer]

Hi Bernard, thankyou very much for watching. You can indeed use the sky replacement but if I had I would've lost the blend option unless I created it as a stamped layer.😁👍👍

[@IanSmithFotografi]

Another good tutorial mate

[@GaryMcIntyrePhotographer]

Hi Ian, thanks very much for watching mate, appreciated 😁👍👍

[@frisbeelab8097]

Gary, thank you for your excellent layer videos, I just subscribed. Was surprised to see you play with a sky replacement in an image with no sky. I had been trying to figure out if sky replacement could somehow be used to remove everything except a single flower bloom and add a pure black sky in the entire image. Any thoughts? Thanks!

[@ronritz6084]

Thanks Gary, great on layers. Using L4 as a Lightroom plug in how do you get multiple layers into L4from Lightroom to do compositing?

[@GaryMcIntyrePhotographer]

Hi Ron, glad you enjoyed the video. You would have to export the lightroom images to a folder so that you can add the layers a required. I would keep the base layer in lightroom and add images from folder so that once you hit apply in L4 it goes back into lightroom with all the added layers

[@alanfindlayviewfromtherock6200]

Another great video, Gary. Quick question - what OS on your Mac are you using?

[@GaryMcIntyrePhotographer]

Hi Alan and thankyou very much.😁👍👍 I'm using Mojave 10.14.6

[@alanfindlayviewfromtherock6200]

Gary McIntyre Photographer - thanks. Catalina a no go yet I believe. Reason for asking is that I’m upgrading my Mac. Currently on HighSierra with no issues.

[@GaryMcIntyrePhotographer]

@@alanfindlayviewfromtherock6200 yeah I've avoided Catalina as its unstable and quite few programs don't run well on it 😁👍👍

[@Voyagephotography]

How about an example in real estate photography and painting back in the window exposure. Or a possible product shoot when one takes multiple images w lighting changes.

[@GaryMcIntyrePhotographer]

Hi Eric, thanks for watching, I'm actually photographing a product on Thursday. If the editing is suitable for the channel I certainly will post a video. Thanks for the idea😁👍👍

[@Voyagephotography]

Gary McIntyre Photographer yes!! Perfect! We’ll all be looking forward. I really think that video could be very valuable showcasing how much easier it is in Luminar in comparison to photoshop. Thank you so much for getting back so quickly. Keep up the great work! I’m definitely a follower for life when it comes to these tutorials on this great software

[@GaryMcIntyrePhotographer]

@@Voyagephotography Hi again Eric, and thankyou for subscribing it's really appreciated. I'll let you know if this product shoot is suitable for these techniques and if it's not I'll shoot one that will be as this would be a good tutorial to show folks. Thanks again 😁👍👍

[@focus1ist]

Great! Thanks!

[@GaryMcIntyrePhotographer]

Thankyou, glad you enjoyed it😁👍👍

[@teaves]

Great video. Why not just use the background photo as a custom sky?

[@GaryMcIntyrePhotographer]

Many thanks Terry, glad you enjoyed it. You can indeed use any photo for the custom sky😁👍👍

[@volkerwehres5917]

Excellent explanation! Keep on doing this! Do you wrie a book for Luminar 4?

[@GaryMcIntyrePhotographer]

Thankyou very much its really appreciated. I was in the process of a quick help guide but it had to take a back seat due to work. Although I am hoping to progress it further in the new year😁👍👍

[@bySterling]

Very cool! So there’s no Select (Magic Wand), Select Subject or Remove Background options like in Photoshop eh? Those would be a big time saver indeed in situations like these Great vid as always 💪🏻💻⚡️💥🙌🏻

[@scomart]

With the plain background, could you bring in the texture as a sky replacement? That would cut down on the masking.

[@GaryMcIntyrePhotographer]

Hi and yeah it definitely would😁👍 I added it as an image layer so that blend modes would still be available as I'll be utilising these more in the other videos😁👍👍

[@GaryMcIntyrePhotographer]

hi and yeah it definitely would work 😁👍👍

[@chriswadey9768]

Gary how do you move the screen from side to side after zooming in on a PC.

[@GaryMcIntyrePhotographer]

Hi Chris, hold down the space bar while moving the mouse😁👍👍

[@ChantalNab]

@@GaryMcIntyrePhotographer I was wondering the same thing for so long! Is there a list with all the shortcuts available? I haven't found it yet....

[@GaryMcIntyrePhotographer]

@@ChantalNab hi Chantal, there should be a free pdf booklet on Luminar 4 on the website which contains shortcuts. I'm not sure where on the website though sorry. If I come across it again I'll put a link up to it😁👍👍

[@hughellins1422]

Gary Evening. I was removing a large piece of a photo by erasing. Because the area was complex I was doing a little at a time. I got to layer 9 and Luminar would not let me create a new layer. I can edit that layer . Have you come across this?

[@GaryMcIntyrePhotographer]

Sorry for the late reply Hugh. I haven't encountered that yet. Guessing here, but it could be a processing hiccup due to file size?

[@hughellins1422]

@@GaryMcIntyrePhotographer No problem with late reply. I think that there is actually a restriction on the number pf layers. If that is right seems a bit silly but there we go

[@timlennard177]

when I go to layer transform on an overlaid second image the opacity leaps back to 100% and I can't see the underlying original image to get the alignment correct...what is my error?

[@GaryMcIntyrePhotographer]

Hi Tim, if you are using a pc that could be what's causing it. It does the same on my pc. 👍😁

[@megamer29]

I must be doing something wrong. I can add an image layer easily. I can reduce the opacity easily, and see the background image come through. But as soon as I go into layer transform, the top layer is still faded, but it's got a grey background or something, and I can't see through to the base layer, excepting if I drag the layer completely off of the canvas... Does it make a difference that I'm using Windows? Am I missing something obvious?

[@macf9321]

He is talented. I just have great difficulty in trying to understand his English.

[@IamBlueDragon_]

Too much fiddling with this tool, Lightroom auto mask is much better and quicker (not perfect). Until luminar’s developers release auto selection, (that would be awesome), I cannot get rid of Lightroom