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Light Depth is one of the most exciting additions to Luminar Neo—finally giving photographers an intuitive way to shape light by depth, not guesswork.
In this tutorial, I walk you through how Light Depth uses AI-powered depth masks to separate foreground, midground, and background lighting with an interface that actually makes sense. A very approachable, clean, visual slider approach that lets you sculpt light in a way that feels natural, fast, and creative.
Whether you're enhancing atmosphere in a landscape, creating depth separation, or guiding the viewer’s eye with light, this tool brings a level of control that used to require much more manual work. Most of all—it's approachable. You don’t need to be a masking expert to use it like one.
If you’ve been waiting for simpler, smarter lighting control that enhances dimension and mood without breaking your workflow, Light Depth is it.
Mono Lake Tufa After Sunset
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A cityscape can have plenty of bright lamps and still feel a little flat. Luminar Magic Light tool can bring more atmosphere to those artificial light sources, but applying the same glow everywhere may pull attention away from the parts of the photograph that matter most.
The useful decision is where to let the light shine and where to hold it back. A modest starting adjustment, followed by a few selective changes, can give the scene more life while keeping its lighting believable.