DISCOVER SKYLUM LUMINAR
A
S ANY PRO
photographercan
attest,developing
aneye-catchingstyleis key
tostandingoutfromthe
crowd.VotedLandscape
Photographerof theYear
20 17,Maxis knownforhis
shotsfeaturingmountains,
but alsoforhisuniqueediting
st yle– he achievesthiswith
the helpof Luminar.
Si ncehisphotographic
st yleis tiedso closelyto his
editing,Maxhasdeveloped
a widerangeof Looks,or
presets,overtheyears,which
gi vehiminstantresultsin a
si ngleclick.Youcanpurchase
Max’sDramaticLandscape
Si gnatureLookspackas one
ofthemanyofferingsin
the LuminarLooksstore.
Inthistutorial,Maxshares
someof hisfavouritetools,
ti psandtricksto achieve
his instantlyrecognisable
tr ademarkstyle. You’ll learn
howto alter colour, retain
detailin thehighlightsand
in troducethedreamyquality
thatMaxRivefavours.You
can then save this style to
recall it in an instant.
14 PRACTICALPHOTOGRAPHY
MAX RIVE SHARES
HIS EDITING SECRETS
PRO AMBASSADOR
Above& topMaxunderexposedthisshotto capturethedetails in
thehighlights,knowingLuminarcouldbringout shadowdetails.
BEFORE
TIP
SHOOTIN RAW
FOR DETAIL
Capturingdetailin highlights
canmeanunderexposing
otherareas.Recoverthis
detailin theRAW
Developfilter.
Here’s how pro
landscape
photographer
Max Rive creates
his best images.
Max started taking photos
in 2008 to document a
mountain trip he took
between studies. Today,
he travels around the
world to capture unique
scenes with mountains
as the subject.
maxrivephotography.com
