When photographing landscapes, there can be a lack of light due to dull weather. If the flash failed during your photo shoot, brighten an image with a virtual flash!
Lighten your composition to make it how you imagined with a single slider.
Tone down a bright background to switch accents with a convenient editing tool.
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Trustpilot
6 days ago
Great replacement for Lightroom
I've used Lightroom for years and love Luminar as a replacement - and their email follow up to questions is superb!
Richard Shusha
6 days ago
Easy to use and very powerful
I'm blown away at how useful this software is. It's made my photo editing so much easier.
Dino Mastropaolo
Apr 23
Great software
Great software. I made a mistake when registering and emailed skylum and they got back to me within a few hours and resolved the issue. Great product, responsive team. Thank you!
Johnny
Apr 21
Luminar NEO = Great software and support
Luminar NEO is a great piece of software, the results are amazing and I was fully blown away with the denoise option, never seen something like that before, truly XXI century tech! Great support and a very nice team. I hope they are very successful now and in the future!
M. Gallardo
Apr 19
Best photo editting software ever
I love this software, it is SO easy to use and intuitive; takes my pictures to a new level.
The customer service is really great as well, if you need any help at all with it (I've had a couple of download issues with updates, I'm sure it's my terrible internet connection, but they sent me a link within 24 hours of my asking and it worked great)
Chris Mercer
Apr 3
Luminar Neo is maturing fast
Luminar Neo is maturing into a first class photo editing software. In the first quarter of this year it has full fold many of its promises made at it debut, can’t wait to see what they will give us next.
Joe O.
Mar 18
I had entered a burn-out phase with…
I had entered a burn-out phase with photography. I love landscape photography but with aging and work I am limited on energy and time. However now being able to use any of my hundreds of sky shots I have taken over the last 30 years and instantly plug them into any of my landscape shots....well it is difficult to describe how nice and fulfilling it has been. I can't say enough about the program. Also the adjustments I can make with all the other features is revolutionary. Thank you.
Steve Browning
Mar 7
Skylum software is simply next level
Skylum software is simply next level. It allows me to deliver previously unimaginable results in minutes. Sometimes I just do not have the time to faff around with a sophisticated package like PS. In fairness, Skylums AI technology often wipes the floor with these packages in both time and results. Five Stars
Simon
Advanced yet easy-to-use photo editor for everyone
Designed by Skylum for
MacOS
and
Windows
Work also as plugins for Photoshop, Lightroom and Apple Photos®
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is backlighting?
Backlighting is when the light source is behind the object or subject being photographed.
How can you enhance dark photos?
Photo editing software like Luminar Neo has AI tools that let you control foreground and background exposure independently. The Relight AI tool in Luminar Neo is designed to fix lighting imperfections in post-processing and lighten the images.
What is rim lighting?
Rim lighting is when backlighting in a photo highlights the contours of a subject and creates a dramatic and mysterious effect.
Is rim lighting bad?
Rim lighting may be a sign that your lens was dirty or that the backlighting was insufficient. However, during photo editing, you can compensate for this with relighting technologies such as Relight AI.
What if the light from behind the model was too bright?
Even if you take a portrait with backlighting, the natural light may be brighter. If this is the case, you can work on the foreground and adjust the lighting automatically. Place the right accents with AI tools in photo editor Luminar Neo.
How can you fix a backlit face?
To light up portraits, you don’t need to crop, layer, and recolor the image. Relight AI in Luminar Neo does all of this automatically. Using Relight AI, you can achieve natural lighting in three-dimensional space, even for images with poorly lit faces.
How to brighten an image using Luminar's Image Brightener?
Luminar Neo has a lot of features for brightening photos. You can use Enhance AI to immediately improve the overall quality of your photo, use Relight AI to add light to your photos, and get realistic results with full control over exposure, or other tools depending on your needs.
How to brighten the background of a photo?
You can use Relight AI to control the exposure of your photo, including the background. Alternatively, you can use Layers to apply local adjustments to balance background and foreground.
Why is the Image Brightener by Luminar Neo better than other photo brighteners?
The Image Brightener by Luminar Neo stands out due to its advanced AI technology, which intelligently enhances the brightness of images without overexposing them or losing detail. It's designed to preserve the natural quality and color balance, ensuring the brightened images look realistic and true to life.
App Requirements
macOS
Mac Model
MacBook, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, iMac, iMac Pro, Mac Pro, Mac mini, early 2010 or newer
Processor
CPU Intel® Core™ i5 or better
OS version
macOS 11.0 or higher.
RAM
Memory 8 GB RAM or more (16+ GB RAM is recommended)
Disk space
Hard disk 10 GB free space; SSD for best performance
Display
1280x768 size or better
Windows
Hardware
Windows-based hardware PC with mouse or similar input device
Processor
CPU Intel® Core™ i5 or better, AMD Ryzen™ 5 or better
OS version
10 version 1909 or higher (only 64-bit OS)
RAM
Memory 8 GB RAM or more (16+ GB RAM is recommended)
Disk space
Hard disk 10 GB free space; SSD for best performance
