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The Smart Contrast Slider In Luminar

The Smart Contrast slider in Luminar is too-often overlooked. You should be using this in your workflow.

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A Lightroom Smart Collection Gotcha

I get bit by this one smart collection gotcha more often than I care to admit.

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Just getting comfortable with curves? Try the parametric curves tool in Lightroom.

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Thanks to Steve Bastiman (https://photostudio5.com) for a very helpful ON1 preset to visualize shadows, midtones, and highlights.

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If you’re not diving into the Advanced Settings area of the Vignette tool you are missing out.

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A pair of graduated filters helped me downplay the foreground and accentuate some natural patterns in the sand, leading my viewer into the scene.

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Even at an early hour, there is usually some activity at Scripps Pier. Not right now.

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Test your own filters for a color cast. All you need is a reference point and consistent lighting.

Scott Davenport 7/18/20 Scott Davenport 7/18/20

Luminar 4.3 added a new feature to make loading your custom skies easy and fast. I’ll show you how it works.

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Skylum released Luminar 4.3 today. It’s a free update if you already own Luminar 4. In today’s video, I share 5 things that are new.

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Can you export multiple photos from Luminar at once? Yes!

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Removing hot pixels in Photoshop is straightforward. A filter, a little tinkering, and a little light masking is all that’s needed.