Sunset Afterglow in Luminar 4.2

Sunset Afterglow (it went Nuclear)
Creating a sunset afterglow in Luminar 4.2 using the available light that is present can clearly enhance the mood of an image or the scene you were looking at.
(Take a look at the beginning where Adobe have just updated Adobe Camera Raw, love the interface and the new features).

In this video I show you one of the techniques I use in Luminar to work with the available light in order to enhance the image and mood of the sunset. For me however this one has gone 'nuclear' and although I was happy initially with the edit once I saw it on another screen I wasn't too enamored with it at all.
I've recently changed screens and now work entirely with a Benq sw2700pt for all my editing work. This calibrated screen is phenomenal for post work and although my mac was calibrated a wee while back the difference is just too apparent.
Anyway back to the video. The techniques I use for this edit are dependent on the available light and as you know each image is edited differently and you have to work with what you have.
I enjoyed the edit but didn't like the final image once I had stepped back and taken time away (more so because of the mac screen colours).
Hopefully you will find the techniques used helpful in your own images as they looked good on the Benq.

EXPLORE. IMAGINE. CREATE. thats the key. Once you have the idea then it's just the process.

There are many ways to create your images and its fun to try different things with your images.I hope the methods shown in this tutorial are useful to you in creating your own.

Its really worth exploring the software and seeing what it can do and as well as that letting your imagination run free :)
It’s good to think outside the box at times and just experiment with what you can do with your software.

The focus of the tutorial is not the final image but the process involved to get there.

Try the techniques for yourself and see what happens, if you like them use it in the future. But if not, well at least you have learned something that the software can do differently. All’s Good :)

enjoy :)

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[tomwarrington]

As always, great video and great tips. Thanks!

[mikegallagher]

Beautiful work Gary. And especially the subtlety of the adjustments you use to make the creation. Super result. Thanks.

[JasonTeale]

I really like your explanation Gary. I was quite interested in your workflow and how you create your amazing shots. This is a great tutorial.

[manuelademmer]

great editier, the picture glows. I love it. Best Ella

[larryfitzpatrick]

I liked the explanation, for erasing glow from the shadow areas. I need to remember this when I brighten up an image.

[highpeaklight]

A very helpful video. I'm curious why you started working on the image in Camera Raw rather than simply doing all adjustments in Luminar?

[avnerbenzvi]

the moment Liminar will allow us selecting objects no need Photoshop any more

[maryellenrosen]

Thanks for sharing. This was very interesting and educational. I learned some really good and helpful tips. Seeing this and how your updated photo turned out was awesome. I am wondering why you took this back into Photoshop to crop vs using Luminar 4 to crop?

[stewartblair]

Does a fellow Scottish diasporant detect Ailsa Craig in the background? Or is that just the kind of over-egged sentimentalism all of us are excessively susceptible to? Best, Stewart.