

I was a user of Aurora some years ago and thought it did a nice job. Luminar Neo gives photo artists the power to achieve the best HDR photos and go beyond in their editing, all in one app. They can enhance with one slider, fix colors and toning, add glow, play with super contrast, add realistic sun rays or vivid foliage.


After merging brackets, artists have a full arsenal of AI-based tools at their disposal. What’s unique about Luminar Neo’s HDR Merge is that it can be combined with Luminar Neo’s other tools to create spectacular photos. Artificial intelligence allows for the highest quality of bracket merging and a spectacular level of color enhancement. Plus, with the help of intelligent technologies, Luminar artists can create HDR images even from a single photo, with no brackets needed. Skylum claims Luminar Neo’s HDR Merge doesn’t produce halos or artifacts. That’s where HDR Merge can help, merging up to 10 images into one HDR photo. If your camera doesn’t have a high dynamic range, one technique to compensate for this is to take multiple exposure-bracketed images. It's discontinued now, so the timing is good for photographers who want to do HDR. Skylum offered their own HDR software for some years, called Aurora. It's still a big deal for real estate photographers, and landscape photographers still use it in extreme lighting conditions. Photographers have been bracketing photos for years, and its star has faded a bit over the years as cameras have offered increased dynamic range.
