Luminar Neo tutorial: portraits, skies and background blur

This Luminar Neo tutorial follows a desktop photo editing workflow: import a folder, sort the catalog, apply a preset, refine individual adjustments and export the results. The presenter uses RAW practice photos downloaded from Signature Edits and explains ratings, favorites, rejection flags and keyboard shortcuts for selecting images.

The portrait example covers exposure and curves before AI enhancement, noise reduction, object removal and facial adjustments. The presenter pushes several sliders to extremes to make their effects visible, then removes a sharpening adjustment because the mouth looks artificial. Processing also causes noticeable pauses during the demonstration.

For a landscape, the tutorial demonstrates sky replacement, foliage adjustments and a light overlay. The background blur example initially affects the subject too. The presenter selects the person with an AI mask and inverts that selection so the blur applies to the background, then explains controls for the mask boundary.

The final sections show how to revisit or remove edits and export several photos together as JPEGs. The example uses 75% quality; the presenter says export settings depend on the intended use. Some presets require a separate purchase. Skylum sponsors the video, and the tutorial does not establish offline operation or where AI processing takes place.