Luminosity

In these videos Nick shows you how to create, use and implement luminosity masks into any photoshop workflow.

In this class, you will learn everything you need to know about luminosity masks for landscape and nature photographers. It’s a complete guide about how to create them from scratch and how to use this advanced technique in Adobe Photoshop.

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Luminosity masks allow you to create gorgeous and realistic edits in Photoshop. Lumenzia allows you to use use them quickly and easily. Its advanced JavaScript engine handles all the luminosity masking complexity for you in the background, so all you need to think about is making beautiful images.

Luminosity Masking has been the talk of the town for a while in the photo industry—and for good reason. It’s one of the easiest, most effective ways to create striking images that cover a wide range of levels of light. The idea is to separate the luminance data from your image, make a mask and edit the data independently. Blake Rudis will begin by walking you through the basics of Luminosity Masking, and then will address some of the more advanced uses. Once you master this awesome tool, you won’t know how you ever got by without it.

Lumenzia v4.0 is now available to make luminosity masking easier and more powerful than ever. This is the biggest update yet (with over 70 enhancements), and free for all customers. Please see the release notes for full details.