Today I was working with this image shot in Dublin in February:
ISO 800 f/11 1/250sec 28mm
I went with a black and white interpretation:
ISO 800 f/11 1/250sec 28mm
Luminar Look applied:
On one layer, Architecture Smooth, filter left at 100%. On another layer, Aerial Dreamy, with the radiance slider dropped and vignette moved and edited. This filter also left at 100%
The Made with Luminar Series
This image is part of a project I am calling Made with Luminar. What the images in this series have in common is the software used to edit them, Luminar 3. As with my usual blog posts particulars of the camera settings can be found in the caption below the image. The text of these posts include the Luminar “Looks” that have been applied to the photo. Each look is a series of presets that are applied to the photo. Where applicable I will mention what changes I have made to any of the looks. A full explanation of looks is available here on their website, https://skylum.com/luminar/user-guides/chapter-14-working-with-luminar-looks
You can assume other edits have been applied. My most common edits are cropping, detail enhancement, and vignette. Specific questions or thoughts on the image are welcome in the comment section below.
Cheers!
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Great choice to go with black and white, it has made it more dramatic and interesting.
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Thanks, I have a different file that I kept in color, but this particular one I thought would be nice in black and white.
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Helpful to see the before and after. Really nice results. 😊
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Thank you. I find before and after extremely helpful when I look back after a few weeks or months once the editing has been finished.
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I like the use of B&W for this one Amy – gives it a much more urban feel
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Thanks!
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Luminar looks good, I’m an Adobe person myself and am prepared to take the financial hit for my hobby, but there are increasingly good alternatives around for sensible money; Adobe ought to be worried about these creeping ‘upwards’ into the pro market (which is the one they actually care about)
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Yes, I would say this is one they should have on their radar. It’s not quite there in terms of Adobe but is really close.
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Interesting how much of a difference the edits make. The right side of the bridge and the reflections of the light on the water are much brighter. At least to my eye .
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Yes, they are brighter, it’s a function of how I managed the vignette. That’s a tool that actually is quite versatile. And I agree, photo editing can really change an image, even with just a few small steps.
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I like your b/w edit. It brings out the details. I’ve not used luminar so it’s interesting to see how you use it.
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Thanks very much. I’m pretty happy with Luminar.
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