Of course, right after I post this Greg Benz pre-releases V11 of Lumenzia to all the customers who have already bought it. Expect to be able to work on 32 bit HDR files coming up shortly! Wow 🤯
Thanks again, Brandon. We appreciate your time and help. Shortcuts for Mac users who want to recreate the same actions. These are in order of operation. 1) Select Top (Dark) Layer - Option-. 2) Hide the layer - Command, 3) Go down one layer - Option[ 4) Move the second normal ambient layer below - Command[ 5) Move up one layer - Option] 6) Apply Your L# Settings Here (as shown in the video) 7) Select All Layers - Command Option a 8) Reveal All Layers - Command, 9) Select Top Layer - Option-. 10) Apply Your D# Settings Here (as shown in the video) 11) Select Top Three Layers - Shift Option [ [ 12) Merge top three layers - Command e
Love it thank you! After upgrading to a 32" monitor, I recently switched from my MacBook to my custom pc that was collecting dust. Getting used to the windows keys after a solid year of not using them was throwing me for a loop so thank you for this. I'll include a cheat sheet with the next one that lays out each step for both pc and Mac users. Thank you for the help and the great idea!
Sensei , I gotta play this at 25% speed to build my actions but I appreciate you dropping knowledge. Can you explain a little bit more about the layer stack below the HDR ambient merge? Is this shot a combination HDR ambient 50/50 flambient blended? I lost the trail after the HDR lumenzia merge.
Brandon, first of all thank you for all your videos as they are very helpful. I had a question about Lumenzia, after making a selection using either D2 or L2 why do you hit "selection" and then "mask"? Doesn't just pressing "mask" do the same thing?
Great video brother. Very informative and easy to follow . I tried to find your download link in your descriptions but couldn't find it in any of your videos . Could you please share that link for your PS actions you do . Thanks
at 8:30 when you hit command E to merge the exposures together, you are able to add a luminosity and color filter in the pulldown tab above the layers. but when i try to add the luminosity filter or any other filter to the image, nothing happens. is there a setting that needs to be changed in order to apply the filter to the merged image? I am only able to apply the filter to the separate layers, not the merged image
Awesome tutorial! Couple questions, when combining layers around 8:27 when I merge them, My MAC asks me to apply layer before merging and I have the option to Apply or Preserve- oddly this never came up until recently...secondly the actions you apply after merging the layers and creating a luminosity and color layer then going to actions such as Darken Color Repair- are these custom actions and how to create them or are they available in Lumenzia? Sorry Im a bit confused. Thanks for your time!
Oh shoot, I haven't dealt with that popup in a long time. I believe you want to preserve the masks as they are being merged. If you apply masks to the layer, then I believe it just merges the masks into the image and all you have left are pieces of the image that were masked in. This is destructive to the layers but since I'm merging the 3 ambient into one HDR file it doesn't really matter. Now if you wanted to fine tune the ambient layers, then preserving the masks is better since they'll still be there to use and not merged into layer itself. As for the other actions, those are custom actions I created myself to help with my flash/ambient workflow. I'm considering making those available soon once I make sure the kinks are worked out.
Brandon, silly question, but have you considered flashing this huge space? I've never had a chance to shoot space this big, but I think I would at least try.
Which huge space? The restaurant I showed at the beginning? So with that, I was initially told by the agent that I would have all the time in the world to photograph, video, shoot aerial video/video, and do a virtual tour with floorplan. When I showed up, the owner only gave me an hour lmao. So I sat my 600w down around a corner and just went full 9 exposure bracket to make sure I was fully covered when I got back to the edits. I love flash/ambient and the results I get, but HDR will definitely get a job done quick. Then when you have to edit, that's where it takes up the most time.
Absolutely quality content from you mate! Good work 🫡 Just a quick question from me. When you click the 'Align content' option, are you using 'Auto' for aligning the images? Thanks again and keep them coming dude.
Thank you my friend. Whenever I'm doing single images, I prefer to use Lumenzia's Pre-Blend option. If I'm going full speed on a house edit, I use an action that incorporates Ps's Auto-Align followed by a small crop. Anything that's repeatable I record it as an action and assign it to a hotkey. If I'm on my PC I assign the hotkey to a Streamdeck button lol. Streamlined
What other types of videos would you like for me to create? After this 2 part series I will be working on a How To Get Started video, as well as one on tethering with the Sony cameras.
You're welcome my friend, sorry it took so long though I hope it helps! More in-depth editing with Lumenzia videos will be created though hopefully this'll help people get started efficiently with it!
Of course, right after I post this Greg Benz pre-releases V11 of Lumenzia to all the customers who have already bought it.
Expect to be able to work on 32 bit HDR files coming up shortly! Wow 🤯
Thanks again, Brandon. We appreciate your time and help.
Shortcuts for Mac users who want to recreate the same actions. These are in order of operation.
1) Select Top (Dark) Layer
- Option-.
2) Hide the layer
- Command,
3) Go down one layer
- Option[
4) Move the second normal ambient layer below
- Command[
5) Move up one layer
- Option]
6) Apply Your L# Settings Here
(as shown in the video)
7) Select All Layers
- Command Option a
8) Reveal All Layers
- Command,
9) Select Top Layer
- Option-.
10) Apply Your D# Settings Here (as shown in the video)
11) Select Top Three Layers
- Shift Option [ [
12) Merge top three layers
- Command e
Love it thank you!
After upgrading to a 32" monitor, I recently switched from my MacBook to my custom pc that was collecting dust. Getting used to the windows keys after a solid year of not using them was throwing me for a loop so thank you for this.
I'll include a cheat sheet with the next one that lays out each step for both pc and Mac users. Thank you for the help and the great idea!
The amount of value you provide in these videos is amazing, this is the best real estate photography masterclass there is on the internet.
I just like to help out! I'm certainly glad you all find enjoyment and positive information from my videos, thank you so much my friend!
Fantastic video and amazing help for beginners. Your keyboard control (in photoshop) is just out of this word. Thank you very much.
Sensei , I gotta play this at 25% speed to build my actions but I appreciate you dropping knowledge. Can you explain a little bit more about the layer stack below the HDR ambient merge? Is this shot a combination HDR ambient 50/50 flambient blended? I lost the trail after the HDR lumenzia merge.
Brandon, first of all thank you for all your videos as they are very helpful. I had a question about Lumenzia, after making a selection using either D2 or L2 why do you hit "selection" and then "mask"? Doesn't just pressing "mask" do the same thing?
Is there anyway you could sell this action ? If so please post here.
Thanks for this video.. I use Lumenzia a lot but a learnt quite a few things how to use it effectively in this video.. More videos on Lumenzia please.
I love to hear it, thank you my friend. Hopefully it'll help speed up your workflow and will get you pushing out more images and making more money!
I am curious if you would sell the action that you have described in this video?
I bought the plugin and got it installed. Everything seems to be going along normally, but I get halfway through your tutorial and my brain crashes.
Great video brother. Very informative and easy to follow .
I tried to find your download link in your descriptions but couldn't find it in any of your videos . Could you please share that link for your PS actions you do .
Thanks
at 8:30 when you hit command E to merge the exposures together, you are able to add a luminosity and color filter in the pulldown tab above the layers. but when i try to add the luminosity filter or any other filter to the image, nothing happens. is there a setting that needs to be changed in order to apply the filter to the merged image? I am only able to apply the filter to the separate layers, not the merged image
Great videos as always. My Lumenzia 11.0.1 is showing a,b,c,d,e under D M L instead of D2, L2 etc. Am I doing something wrong?
Awesome tutorial! Couple questions, when combining layers around 8:27 when I merge them, My MAC asks me to apply layer before merging and I have the option to Apply or Preserve- oddly this never came up until recently...secondly the actions you apply after merging the layers and creating a luminosity and color layer then going to actions such as Darken Color Repair- are these custom actions and how to create them or are they available in Lumenzia? Sorry Im a bit confused. Thanks for your time!
Oh shoot, I haven't dealt with that popup in a long time. I believe you want to preserve the masks as they are being merged. If you apply masks to the layer, then I believe it just merges the masks into the image and all you have left are pieces of the image that were masked in. This is destructive to the layers but since I'm merging the 3 ambient into one HDR file it doesn't really matter.
Now if you wanted to fine tune the ambient layers, then preserving the masks is better since they'll still be there to use and not merged into layer itself.
As for the other actions, those are custom actions I created myself to help with my flash/ambient workflow.
I'm considering making those available soon once I make sure the kinks are worked out.
Brandon, silly question, but have you considered flashing this huge space? I've never had a chance to shoot space this big, but I think I would at least try.
Which huge space? The restaurant I showed at the beginning?
So with that, I was initially told by the agent that I would have all the time in the world to photograph, video, shoot aerial video/video, and do a virtual tour with floorplan.
When I showed up, the owner only gave me an hour lmao.
So I sat my 600w down around a corner and just went full 9 exposure bracket to make sure I was fully covered when I got back to the edits.
I love flash/ambient and the results I get, but HDR will definitely get a job done quick. Then when you have to edit, that's where it takes up the most time.
Absolutely quality content from you mate! Good work 🫡
Just a quick question from me. When you click the 'Align content' option, are you using 'Auto' for aligning the images?
Thanks again and keep them coming dude.
Thank you my friend. Whenever I'm doing single images, I prefer to use Lumenzia's Pre-Blend option.
If I'm going full speed on a house edit, I use an action that incorporates Ps's Auto-Align followed by a small crop.
Anything that's repeatable I record it as an action and assign it to a hotkey. If I'm on my PC I assign the hotkey to a Streamdeck button lol.
Streamlined
Quick question were these RAWS edited at all before you brought them into PS. Also are you 2 stop brackets?
I am also interested in this, please :) or maybe @BryanSnider, you found something out in the meantime that you're willing to share?
What other types of videos would you like for me to create?
After this 2 part series I will be working on a How To Get Started video, as well as one on tethering with the Sony cameras.
thank you again!
You're welcome my friend, sorry it took so long though I hope it helps! More in-depth editing with Lumenzia videos will be created though hopefully this'll help people get started efficiently with it!
Is lumenzia free? Whats the official site?
I just have gotten lumenzi and my panel looks very little like yours unfortunately
Go to the top right of Lumenzia and you'll see a dropdown menu. Go to Interface Size and switch to Large. That should get you going on the full panel
thank you
3:29
Sorry I had it on large compact instead of large
Happy to see that it was an easy fix!
is this method works if i dont use flambient method like you @BrandonWattsREP ? i only use 5 or 7 brackets, and nothing else