Luminar Neo tutorial: portrait retouching and Bokeh AI

This sponsored Luminar Neo tutorial covers portrait editing on RAW photos, including a 100 megapixel file and examples from Sony and Canon cameras. The presenter describes the software as available without a subscription and demonstrates skin adjustments after switching off Wi-Fi. He says processing happens on the computer without uploading the photos. These are the video's claims about local AI processing and offline use.

The workflow starts with presets, then moves into face smoothing, blemish removal and shine reduction. Body smoothing and Body AI provide separate controls for skin texture and body shape. The presenter recommends restrained adjustments, especially for face slimming and eye enhancements, because stronger settings can produce unnatural results. Camera profiles and auto adjust also appear in the RAW editing examples.

Bokeh AI uses a focus distance map to control background blur, with optional heart, star and ring shapes. The example exposes a limitation: the default result removes flyaway hairs. The presenter uses a soft brush mask at reduced strength to recover them, noting that this works particularly well against a simple background.

The final edits cover Noiseless AI noise reduction, Enhance AI contrast adjustments, atmospheric haze and mood LUTs. The tutorial focuses on editing controls and their visible effects; it does not provide a Photoshop comparison despite the source title.