Find your way around Luminar Neo.
Workspace, panels, sliders, presets — all introduced in plain language. By the end of Phase 1 you know where every tool lives and what each one is for.
Luminar Neo Course
Luminar Neo — AI editing made friendly
Twenty-five modules across Luminar Neo — from opening it for the first time through to GenErase, Sky AI and Relight. Stephen walks you through every panel and every slider, then sits down on real RAW files in Landscapes, Wildlife, Seascapes, Astrophotography and Portraits. AI editing taught properly. Mac or Windows.
For as long as your account is active
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Mac & Windows
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CPD-certified certificate
25modules
100k+members
4.7★rated
100,000+photographers taught
Since 201214 years teaching
4.7★average member rating
25modules in the course
For lifeof your account
What you'll be able to do
From the first time you open Luminar Neo to finished edits you're proud of.
Most people who open a photo editor for the first time close it again within five minutes. The job of a good editing course is to take that away — the workspace, the panels, the layers, the masks. That's what you'll learn here.
Let AI do the heavy lifting.
Sky AI, Relight AI, Studio Light, AI Upscale, GenErase, GenSwap, GenExpand — each Luminar Neo tool walked through one at a time, on real photographs.
Edit alongside Stephen on real RAW files.
Five Edit With Me sessions across Landscapes, Wildlife, Seascapes, Astrophotography and Portraits — every click explained, every decision named.
Get the look you're after.
Mood, glow, depth, atmosphere — built up with a few sliders in the Creative panel, the Twilight Enhancer and the Neon Glow tools.
Layers and masking that don't ruin the original.
Non-destructive editing taught from scratch — adjust the photograph without permanently changing the file underneath, so you can always go back.
Mac, Windows — and an iPad bonus.
The full desktop course runs on Mac and Windows. A bonus module covers the separate Luminar Neo for iPad app for when you want to edit on the move.
Inside the course
Twenty-five modules — from setup to GenErase, Sky AI and Edit With Me.
Every tool, walked through one at a time. Open any phase below to see exactly what's covered.
01
Setting up & the basics
Open Luminar Neo for the first time. Get the importing right, learn the basic adjustments, and find your feet in the Develop panel.
Setting up & the basics
Open Luminar Neo for the first time. Get the importing right, learn the basic adjustments, and find your feet in the Develop panel.
- Setting Up
- Importing Images & Presets
- Basic Photo Adjustments Intro & Cropping · RAW Develop and Light · Optics and Erase · Black and White and Denoise
02
Everyday editing workflows
The three Creative panels you'll come back to most — Landscape, Creative, Portrait. Sky AI, Twilight Enhancer, Relight, Studio Light, and more.
Everyday editing workflows
The three Creative panels you'll come back to most — Landscape, Creative, Portrait. Sky AI, Twilight Enhancer, Relight, Studio Light, and more.
- Landscape Adjustments Sky AI and Sunrays · Twilight Enhancer and Atmosphere
- Creative Adjustments Relight AI and Dramatic · Neon Glow and Mystical
- Portrait Retouching Studio Light · Face, Body and Skin
03
Pro-level tools
Extensions, masking, background removal, layers and exporting — the tools that turn a good edit into a finished photograph.
Pro-level tools
Extensions, masking, background removal, layers and exporting — the tools that turn a good edit into a finished photograph.
- Extensions & Professional Tools
- Masking & Background Removal
- Layers
- Exporting Photos
04
Advanced & AI techniques
The single-purpose tools — HDR merge, focus stacking, AI upscale, panoramas — and the three generative AI tools (GenErase, GenSwap, GenExpand).
Advanced & AI techniques
The single-purpose tools — HDR merge, focus stacking, AI upscale, panoramas — and the three generative AI tools (GenErase, GenSwap, GenExpand).
- HDR Merge
- Focus Stacking
- AI Upscale
- Panorama Stitching
- GenErase
- GenSwap
- GenExpand
05
Edit with Me — apply-it sessions across genres
Five sessions where Stephen takes a RAW file and edits it end to end. Landscapes, wildlife, seascapes, astrophotography, portraits — every click explained.
Edit with Me — apply-it sessions across genres
Five sessions where Stephen takes a RAW file and edits it end to end. Landscapes, wildlife, seascapes, astrophotography, portraits — every click explained.
- Edit with Me: Landscapes
- Edit with Me: Wildlife
- Edit with Me: Seascapes
- Edit with Me: Astrophotography
- Edit with Me: Portraits (Part 1)
- Edit with Me: Portraits (Part 2)
- Edit with Me: Portraits (Part 3)
06
Bonus — Luminar Neo on iPad
A bonus module covering the separate Luminar Neo for iPad app — masking, layer merge, vignette, image restoration, and light-depth AI.
Bonus — Luminar Neo on iPad
A bonus module covering the separate Luminar Neo for iPad app — masking, layer merge, vignette, image restoration, and light-depth AI.
- Luminar Neo App for iPad Searches, Colour Transfer & Masking · Layer Merge, Vignette & Image Restoration · Light Depth and AI Assistance
The course trailer
Watch a quick look at what's inside.
A short trailer giving an overview of the course — what you'll learn, who you'll learn from, and the kind of edits members are making.
Your tutor
On screen in every module. In the gallery when you share your edits.
Stephen presents every module on this course. When you upload an edit to the Member's Photo Gallery, he and the other iPhotography tutors drop in regularly to comment on photographs that catch their eye.
Stephen Walton
Course Instructor
Stephen has spent years editing in Photoshop and Lightroom. When Luminar Neo came along — with Sky AI, Relight, GenErase and the rest — it changed how he edits. He's the voice walking you through every module of this course, plus five Edit With Me sessions across Landscapes, Wildlife, Seascapes, Astrophotography and Portraits.
The Member's Photo Gallery
Share your edits. Swap notes. Make friends.
The Member's Photo Gallery is where the club hangs out. Upload your finished edits, see what other members are working on, leave comments, take part in the Weekend Challenge. Tutors drop in regularly to comment on photographs that catch their eye.
Try the tool
After each module, open one of your own photographs and have a go. Bite-sized, doable, on your own RAW files — not busywork.
Upload your edit
Pop your finished version into the Member's Photo Gallery. Friendly, private to members, no public scroll.
See what the room thinks
Members comment on each other's edits — honest, encouraging, sometimes brutally helpful. Tutors join in regularly too.
Pass it on
Comment on other members' work, ask questions, take part in the Weekend Challenge. This is where the friendships start.
What you'll be editing
Six edits, six Luminar Neo tools doing the heavy lifting.
A look at the kind of edits this course teaches — each tile tagged with the Luminar Neo tool doing most of the work.
Water Enhancer
Bokeh Magic
Presets
Neo App
Relighting
Twilight Enhancer
Community Points & Rank Badges
You start with a thousand points the moment you join.
Every member at iPhotography has a points score and a rank badge. They're not gimmicks — they're how the club recognises the work you do, the modules you finish, and the help you give other members. Points can also be redeemed against exclusive training content inside the club.
+1,000
when you join the course
+500
when you complete the course
+30
for every module finished
+50
for every photo shared in the gallery
Distinguished
5,000 pts
Established
10,000 pts
Expert
75,000 pts
Legendary
300k+
Included free with the course
Three bonuses that go with the course.
Hand-picked extras that make the teaching stick longer. Yours the moment you join — no upsell, no fine print.
Your bonuses
Combined value £0.00 — included free
Free
Bonus 01.
Four Luminar LUT Files
A pack of four Luminar Neo LUT files designed to give your photographs a finished look in a single click. Drop them in once and they're yours forever — use them on any photo, any time.
Free · worth £0.00
Free
Bonus 02.
Member's Photo Gallery & Weekend Challenges
Share your finished edits with the club, take part in the Weekend Challenges — themed photo prompts every weekend — and pick up tips from members at every stage of the editing journey.
Free · worth £0.00
Free
Bonus 03.
Media & Download Library
A growing library of training videos, eBooks, presets, cheat cards and reference guides — yours to download any time.
Free · worth £0.00
What members say
Real reviews from real members.
Pulled verbatim from members who've taken this course. We've left the typos in — that's how you know they're real.
★★★★★
"The course was so easy to follow. The tutors are friendly, knowledgeable and really helpful with feedback. I've gone from being scared of my camera to actually loving the time I spend with it."
TM
Tony Mills
Member · iPhotography
★★★★★
"I've tried a lot of online courses. This is the only one where a real person replied to my photographs. It changed how I shoot, but more importantly it changed how I look at things."
RH
Robin Hollamby
Member · iPhotography
★★★★★
"Best money I've spent on my hobby. The modules are clear, the feedback is genuine, and the gallery is the friendliest corner of the internet I've found."
SY
Simon Young
Member · iPhotography
★★★★★
"I was nervous about being the oldest one in the group. Turns out everyone here is welcoming, and the tutors don't talk down to anyone. I'm finally taking photographs I'm proud of."
DG
Debbie Gammie
Member · iPhotography
★★★★★
"Stephen's walkthrough on the relighting tool was the most useful five minutes I've ever spent learning a piece of editing software. Worth the cost of the whole course on its own."
JG
John Gallagher
Member · iPhotography
★★★★★
"I took the course over a long winter. By the spring I was editing photographs I'd taken thirty years ago and finally getting them looking the way I always wanted. That's the real gift."
AS
Audrey Schweikert
Member · iPhotography
The course, the bonuses, the club — one payment
Everything you get when you join today.
The Luminar Neo Course — every module, the bonuses, account access for as long as you keep it, and a thousand Community Points to start you off in the club.
- 25 modules across Luminar Neo — including the iPad bonus module (kept for as long as your account is active)
- Five Edit With Me sessions on real RAW files (Landscapes, Wildlife, Seascapes, Astrophotography, Portraits)
- Member's Photo Gallery access — share edits, ask questions, see what other members are making
- Three bonuses worth £207.00 — included free
- Four Luminar LUT files — included free
- CPD-certified Course Completion certificate
- 1,000 Community Points on day one · 500 more when you finish
- Rank badge that grows with you
- 30-day money-back guarantee
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Luminar Neo Course
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30
Day Guarantee
Try the course for 30 days. If it's not for you, we'll refund you in full.
We've been teaching photography since 2012. We know the course works — but you don't have to take our word for it. Join, take the first few modules, share an edit in the gallery, and if it doesn't click, email us within 30 days and we'll refund the lot. No hard feelings.
Common questions
The things people usually ask us first.
I've never edited photos before. Will I be able to keep up?
Yes — that's exactly who the course is built for. Luminar Neo is built around AI tools that do most of the heavy lifting, and we start with the workspace and the panels and explain every tool the first time it appears. No jargon left unexplained. Whether you've never opened a photo editor before, or you've poked at one and always felt lost, the course brings you up to speed at your own pace.
Do I need to own Luminar Neo already? Does it work on Mac and Windows?
Yes, you'll need access to Luminar Neo to follow along — the course covers the teaching, not the software itself. It runs on both Mac and Windows desktop, and the lessons hold up across every release from Luminar Neo 1.0 onwards. The bonus module also covers the separate Luminar Neo for iPad app, if you'd like to edit on the move.
How long do I have access to the course?
For as long as your account is kept active. No expiry, no resubscription, no "course access window". The modules, the gallery, the bonuses, and the certificate stay with you.
Is there any tutor support if I get stuck?
Yes. This isn't an assignment-based course, so there's no formal tutor review of submitted work. But our tutors are here to answer questions and give feedback throughout your learning journey — the Member's Photo Gallery is the place to share your edits, ask for input, and join in. Tutors drop in regularly, members swap honest comments and advice, and PLUS+ members get priority and enhanced tutor feedback on their gallery uploads as part of their subscription.
What are Community Points and rank badges?
They're how the club recognises your activity over time. You start with 1,000 Community Points the moment you join, earn 30 for every module you finish, 50 for every photograph you share, and 500 when you complete the course. As your points grow, your rank badge changes — from Regular through to Legendary.
Can I get a refund if it's not for me?
Yes. Email us within 30 days of joining and we'll refund the course in full. No quiz, no hoops — just reply to your welcome email and let us know.
Is the certificate worth anything?
The Course Completion certificate is CPD-certified, which is recognised across the UK for continuing professional development. For most members it's a quiet bit of pride rather than a career credential — but it carries genuine weight if you want it to.
Come and learn with us.
The world's friendliest photography club has a place set for you. Join today, take your first module tonight, share your first edit in the gallery by the weekend.
Join the Luminar Neo Course — £99.00