I learned how to post-process my landscape photos from Serge Ramelli. It goes without saying that this guy is a master at his craft.
So, when I came across the video below, it was a topic that I had to share with you.
As I’m sure you’ve encountered before, there are times when the lighting just isn’t working for you or when the photo just doesn’t have the visual pop you want.
Those are bummer moments, for sure.
But there’s a way that you can breathe new life into your photos that’s fast, easy, and beautifully effective.
Thanks to Luminar, you can take your so-so landscapes and turn them into true works of art!
Above, you see Serge’s original photo of the Tunnel View at Yosemite National Park. I think you’ll agree that at this stage, it’s not the most impressive and that it lacks a bit of drama that we know the scene is capable of producing.
As Serge points out in his video, there’s a lot you can do in Lightroom to enhance an image like this.
For example, after some tweaking using only Lightroom, Serge managed to turn his original photo into something far more interesting, as shown above.
Yet, there’s still something missing…
That’s where Luminar comes in.
Think of Luminar as the extra bells and whistles that you need to really punch up the drama in your photos.
Even better, Luminar is incredibly easy to use, with presets and filters that get you going and tools that allow you to make more precise changes to your photos if need be.
In the screenshot above, you can see how the Misty Land preset in Luminar adds a ton of drama to the shot.
You can even mix presets and filters to get a custom look for your image.
In the screenshot above, Serge has mixed Misty Land with Mild Image Enhancer, which brings a little more definition to the shot. All that took just a couple of minutes!
In other words, Luminar is extraordinarily powerful so you get incredible results, but it’s streamlined and easy to use.
That means that even a beginner photographer with very little experience post-processing their images can make something gorgeous.
You can see the difference that just a few enhancements made to Serge’s image below:
This just scratches the surface of what Luminar can do, though.
Be sure to watch Serge’s full video above for a detailed guide to Luminar. You can also learn more by clicking here.