Pro Hack - How to Add a Border with Luminar Neo

🔥 Escape the Noise. Grow Your Skills with Us. 👉 https://bit.ly/photo-community Have you ever wanted to add a clean black, white, or colored border to your photo in Luminar Neo, only to realize there's no border tool inside the software? You're not stuck. There's a simple workaround that gives you full creative control. 🔥 Enroll in my Luminar Neo course 👉 https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/lu... 📢 BUY Luminar Neo 👉 https://bit.ly/BUY-LuminarNEO use discount code DPM10 to save 10% (affiliate link) 🟢 DPM Community – Friendly, Private, and All Skill Levels Welcome ➜ Weekly Zoom calls (Ask Me Anything, Photo Review, Edit Together) ➜ Exclusive video archive: HDR, night shots, composites & more ➜ Monthly photo challenge with prizes ➜ No trolls, no spam, no Facebook 👉 https://bit.ly/photo-community This tutorial walks you through my favorite hack for building borders directly inside Luminar Neo using duplicated layers and the curves tool. Whether you want a crisp white edge for a print, a bold black frame for a portrait, or a custom colored border to match your photo's mood, you'll learn how to do it all in just a few clicks. It's perfect for photographers who like to finish their images with a polished, gallery-ready look. ➜ WHAT YOU'LL LEARN ✔️ How to duplicate and resize a layer to create the border space ✔️ How to use the curves tool to make a clean white background border ✔️ How to invert the curve to switch instantly to a black border ✔️ How to crop to free aspect ratio so all four edges are even ✔️ How to merge multiple layers when working with composite or cutout images ✔️ How to mask the top layer for creative, artistic edges ✔️ Bonus: How to make a colored border using the RGB curves ➜ WHY YOU'LL WANT TO WATCH This trick came out of one of my weekly DPM community lives where we were working on collages together, and I realized the same technique could be used to build borders. It's the kind of small, practical workaround you don't see in the official tutorials, but it changes the way your finished photos feel. If you want to go deeper into Luminar Neo and learn the full editing workflow from start to finish, check out Luminar Neo, the complete course ⚡ Photo Editing Tutorial Title TOC 0:00 — Add Borders Without a Border Tool 0:41 — Duplicate and Resize Your Top Layer 1:45 — Drag Curves to Make a White Border 2:30 — Crop to Even Out the Edges 3:03 — The DPM Community Behind This Hack 4:05 — Flip the Curve for a Black Border 4:32 — Add a Border to a Multi-Layer Image 6:20 — Mask the Top Layer for Creative Edges 7:30 — Bonus Tip: Make a Colored Border 9:06 — Wrap-Up and Where to Learn More ●▬▬ Amazon Resources (affiliate links) ▬▬● Monitor Calibration Tool & Software ➜ https://geni.us/MonitorCalibration Wacom Tablet Cintiq ➜ https://geni.us/WacomTabletClintiq Best BEGINNER Cameras under $1000 ➜ https://geni.us/CamerasUnder1000 Advanced Cameras ➜ https://geni.us/AdvancedCameras Computer Gear ➜ https://geni.us/ComputerGear Photography Accessories Under $50 ➜ https://geni.us/AccessoriesUnder50 Luminar Neo Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet ➜ https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/fr... Bokeh Overlay Effect Packs ➜ https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/st... Texture Background Packs ➜ https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/st... Sky Replacement Packs ➜ https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/st... Lightroom Presets ➜ https://bit.ly/DPMPresets ●▬▬ Related Videos to Watch ▬▬● Luminar Neo Pricing Update - What's The Deal Exactly? 👉    • Luminar Neo Pricing Update - What's The De...   Luminar Neo Update 1.27 - You NEED to See This 👉    • NEW Luminar Neo Update 1.27 - You NEED to ...   5 Annoying Luminar Neo Problems And How To Fix Them! 👉    • 5 Annoying Luminar Neo Problems And How To...   Cropping: How to and WHY to CROP Your Photos 👉    • Cropping: How to and WHY to CROP Your Photos   6 Reasons Why You WANT to Use the CURVES Tool 👉    • 6 Curves Tool Tricks Everyone Needs to Know   How to Fix an Underexposed Image with Luminar Neo 👉    • How to Fix an Underexposed Image With Lumi...   Photo Restoration: 6-Step Guide to Fabulous Photos 👉    • Photo Restoration: A Six Step Guide to Fab...   ●▬▬ Articles Mentioned 📷 Luminar Neo Review My review of Luminar Neo ➜ https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/lu... 📷 FREE PHOTOGRAPHY COURSES Expand your photography knowledge by enrolling in one of our free courses: Photography Basics for Beginners: ➜ http://bit.ly/DPMBeginnersCourse Darlene Hildebrandt is a Skylum Software Ambassador: ➜ http://bit.ly/SkylumDarlene Affiliate Disclosure: Digital Photo Mentor may be an affiliate for products that we recommend. If you purchase those items through these links, Digital Photo Mentor will earn a commission. All efforts are made to ensure that affiliate links are disclosed in accordance with the FTC. I am an Amazon associate. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. You will not pay more when buying a product through these links.