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I have recently been using Luminar 2018 to edit some RAW images taken on my Fuji X-T2. I went with a friend to Essex Wildlife Trust’s Nature Reserve with the intention of taking some wildlife images. We arrived at the hides to find the wind was almost gale force and it was a very cold day. The combination of wind and temperature had persuaded the wildlife to stay somewhere more sheltered. So, we retreated to the visitor centre for a hot drink and some home-made cake in an effort to warm up.

I did take some images of the hide and the reservoir before heading for shelter. We also managed to get some images of small birds using the feeders by the visitor's centre before we went inside.

The RAW DEVELOP mode of Luminar 2018 helps to get the best out of your RAW images before exporting as Jpegs or PNGs. At the top of this post you can see a screenshot of an image opened in Luminar 2018 and some RAW presets loaded at the bottom of the workspace. Here are some further screenshots:

The screenshot above is without any changes made to the image. I merely opened it in Luminar but without any of the presets or other filters applied.

In this screenshot you can see I have applied a preset (Clear and Cold) to the image. The preset has given the image a cooler appearance.

In this screenshot you can the result of applying the Clarity and Contrast preset. Presets make it easy to add various filters all at once and you can download this set of RAW Develop Presets from here: Raw Develop Presets. BTW the presets are free.

I will be posting a walkthrough in the near future of editing an image from start to finish so be sure to bookmark my blog and don't forget to catch the special deal and extra bonus (using the links can discount code above).