How to Add a Watermark to a Photo in Luminar Neo

When sharing your images online, you might want to add a watermark for copyright protection, personal branding, or simply to ensure your name stays attached to your work.

Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to do it using Layers in Luminar Neo.

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🖼 Step 1: Open Your Photo & Access Layers

• Open the image you want to watermark in Edit mode.

• Locate the Layers panel in the top-left corner of the screen

💡 The Layers panel lets you stack elements like logos, textures, or other images on top of your photo for added customization.

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➕ Step 2: Add the Watermark Image

• Click the “+” (plus) button under My Images to add your watermark or logo file.

• In the pop-up window, locate your watermark image file and click Open.

Supported formats include PNG, JPEG, and other standard image types.

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⚙️ Step 3: Adjust the Watermark

• Once added, the watermark appears at the center of your image with 50% opacity.

• You can:

  • Move it by dragging it across the photo.

  • Resize it by dragging the corners.

  • Set opacity to 100% (or any level you prefer) in the Layer Properties.

Try placing your watermark in a corner or along an edge where it's visible but not distracting.

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✨ Step 4: Final Touches

• Position your watermark carefully to maintain balance in your composition.

• Once you're happy with the placement, continue editing your photo or export it as is.

Don’t forget - you can always toggle the watermark layer on/off or adjust it later!

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🔄 Syncing Watermarks to Multiple Photos

Once you’ve added a watermark to one image, you can quickly apply it to other images using Sync Adjustments. This saves time if you want to batch watermark a set of photos.

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🔁 How Sync Adjustments Work

Syncing copies all adjustments - including the watermark layer and any edits you've applied - from one photo to selected others.

Tools like Crop AI, Erase, Upscale and Background Removal AI are not synced and need to be applied separately to each photo.

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📸 Step 1: Select the Sample Image

In Catalog view, click the edited photo with the watermark. It will be outlined in yellow.

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🖼 Step 2: Choose the Target Photos

• Use Shift to select a range of photos.

• Use Ctrl (Windows) or Cmd (Mac) to pick individual images.

• Selected photos will have a white border.

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💾 Step 3: Apply the Sync

• Right-click any selected image and choose: Adjustments > Sync Adjustments

• Or use the shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+S (Windows) / Shift+Cmd+S (macOS)

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✅ Step 4: Review the Results

• Wait a moment as thumbnails update with the synced watermark and edits.

• You're done! Continue editing individual photos or export them when ready.

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