Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
It’s Part Two of Blind Photo Critiques, with Scott Kelby and Erik Kuna working through an overflow of viewer-submitted images covering everything from wildlife and travel landscapes to aviation composites and portrait lighting. Along the way, Scott shares a surprisingly practical take on AI in photography, Erik demonstrates how cropping and long-exposure ND filters can completely change an image, and the two offer plenty of honest feedback on composition, timing, and post-processing. There’s also a look at Scott’s new Travel People portfolio category, a preview of the upcoming Photographing People Conference, and a very important discussion about Chili’s spicy chicken sandwich.
ABOUT THE GRID PHOTOGRAPHY PODCAST
The Grid is a live talk show about photography, Photoshop, Lightroom, and other industry-related topics. Each week features a different guest (in-studio or online), and viewers are encouraged to chime in live here on YouTube, on KelbyOne.com, or on Scott Kelby's Facebook page: facebook.com/SKelby.
Visit: kelbyone.com
ABOUT SCOTT KELBY
Scott Kelby is a renowned photographer, bestselling author, and educator, best known as the President and CEO of KelbyOne, an online educational community for photographers, Photoshop, and Lightroom users. He is a leading voice in photography training, having authored over 100 books, including the top-selling The Digital Photography Book.
ABOUT ERIK KUNA
Erik is the Vice President of Operations for KelbyOne and a passionate rocket launch photographer. His goal is to create images that help educate people about the space industry and inspire them to learn more about the beauty of space exploration. His passion was ignited in 2015 by seeing the SpaceX Falcon 9 booster land successfully. He felt like from that moment, he had to be part of documenting and capturing the beauty and inspiration of spaceflight, and he has never looked back.
TIMELINE
0:00 Intro & Prizes
9:52 AI & Photography: Reframing the Debate
15:41 Blind Critiques Begin: The Snow Leopard Problem
23:05 Snow Leopard Reveal & Wildlife Photography Standards
28:20 Aviation & Fantasy Composites
33:29 Norway Landscapes & The ND Filter Fix
38:25 Travel & Architecture: Making Viewers Want to Go There
43:03 Architecture & Cityscape Critiques
44:16 Wildlife Done Right: Hummingbirds & Birds in Action
45:14 Wildlife Birding & The Cropping Fix
51:50 Rodeo & Horse Photography
54:39 Motorsport & Milky Way Night Photography
59:40 Sunset Wildlife & Portrait Lighting Fixes
1:05:00 Portrait Lighting & Posing Deep Dive
1:12:10 The Chili's Chicken Sandwich Debate
It’s Part Two of Blind Photo Critiques, with Scott Kelby and Erik Kuna working through an overflow of viewer-submitted images covering everything from wildlife and travel landscapes to aviation composites and portrait lighting. Along the way, Scott shares a surprisingly practical take on AI in photography, Erik demonstrates how cropping and long-exposure ND filters can completely change an image, and the two offer plenty of honest feedback on composition, timing, and post-processing. There’s also a look at Scott’s new Travel People portfolio category, a preview of the upcoming Photographing People Conference, and a very important discussion about Chili’s spicy chicken sandwich.
ABOUT THE GRID PHOTOGRAPHY PODCAST
The Grid is a live talk show about photography, Photoshop, Lightroom, and other industry-related topics. Each week features a different guest (in-studio or online), and viewers are encouraged to chime in live here on YouTube, on KelbyOne.com, or on Scott Kelby's Facebook page: facebook.com/SKelby.
Visit: kelbyone.com
ABOUT SCOTT KELBY
Scott Kelby is a renowned photographer, bestselling author, and educator, best known as the President and CEO of KelbyOne, an online educational community for photographers, Photoshop, and Lightroom users. He is a leading voice in photography training, having authored over 100 books, including the top-selling The Digital Photography Book.
ABOUT ERIK KUNA
Erik is the Vice President of Operations for KelbyOne and a passionate rocket launch photographer. His goal is to create images that help educate people about the space industry and inspire them to learn more about the beauty of space exploration. His passion was ignited in 2015 by seeing the SpaceX Falcon 9 booster land successfully. He felt like from that moment, he had to be part of documenting and capturing the beauty and inspiration of spaceflight, and he has never looked back.
TIMELINE
0:00 Intro & Prizes
9:52 AI & Photography: Reframing the Debate
15:41 Blind Critiques Begin: The Snow Leopard Problem
23:05 Snow Leopard Reveal & Wildlife Photography Standards
28:20 Aviation & Fantasy Composites
33:29 Norway Landscapes & The ND Filter Fix
38:25 Travel & Architecture: Making Viewers Want to Go There
43:03 Architecture & Cityscape Critiques
44:16 Wildlife Done Right: Hummingbirds & Birds in Action
45:14 Wildlife Birding & The Cropping Fix
51:50 Rodeo & Horse Photography
54:39 Motorsport & Milky Way Night Photography
59:40 Sunset Wildlife & Portrait Lighting Fixes
1:05:00 Portrait Lighting & Posing Deep Dive
1:12:10 The Chili's Chicken Sandwich Debate
