Luminar Neo - Spring 2025 Update

A major new feature of the spring update

is the auto adjust button in the develop

panel. This tool performs a global

exposure adjustment of an image. We open

the develop panel and click on the auto

adjust button. The software analyzes the

image and proposes a few adjustment to

improve the exposure.

The tool involved are always the same.

The sliders exposure, highlight, shadows

and occasionally smart contrast.

Sometimes the tool curves is used to

lift the highlights, but this is not the

case here.

The slider for the white balance and the

settings for the black and white points

are not affected. A before and after

view is available via the eye icon next

to develop. This auto adjustment tool is

often a good starting point for further

adjustments.

The image is not an easy one as it was

shot in the direction of the sun which

is just right of the frame. It is a very

hazy day. Some contrast must be restored

as shown by the histogram. This is a

chance to show you some of the excellent

luminar neos tools that can be used on

these occasions.

Enhance is an Abased tool that often

does a very good job of restoring the

correct luminosity with the slider

accent while the one below improve the

structure of the sky. There are several

ways to adjust the contrast. One of them

is the slider smart contrast in the

develop panel. We can also set the black

and white points

or use the curves.

Then we can adjust the white balance

with the temperature and tint sliders in

the control panel.

The tool structure adds detail to the

vegetation and architectural features.

It must be used sly. In this case, a

very gentle amount improves the

rendition, although others may disagree.

The react tool is often used when images

contain both the sky and elements on the

ground,

allowing for independent adjustments to

the brightness of element in the

foreground and background. We can also

modify the depth of the adjustment

in the panel landscape. We can often

improve the structure of the sky and the

sea via the slider deates. In this case,

the elements in the foreground already

have enough contrast. So, I prefer to

use a linear mask to apply the

adjustment only to the sky and the sea.

On this hazy summer day, it is difficult

to add interest to the sky. So, this

image is a good candidate for a sky

replacement.

There is a white choice with all sort of

cloud patterns and several sliders to

blend the sky with the foreground.

This image contains several annoying

antennas. We can get easily rid of them

using the erase tool, but it is best to

use it at the end of the process.

Otherwise, federal adjustment may

introduce artifacts.

A final touch is dodge and burn to

slightly lighten or darken part of the

foreground to add interest to the scene.

This is the image before and after the

adjustments.

In the same update, the tool atmosphere

has been improved. This tool can add

fog, layer fog, mist, and haze to a

scene.

As we add fog with amount slider, the

algorithm recognizes the monastery in

the foreground and keeps the fog behind

it with improved depth mapping.

We can then play with the depth slider

to bring the fog closer to the camera

and the lightness one to modify the

luminosity of the effect.

Other new feature of the spring update

includes some extra options for

exporting images.

and the possibility of clearing the

cache when running out of storage space.