Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
It’s another Blind Photo Critique episode of The Grid, with Scott Kelby and Erik Kuna reviewing everything from fireworks, air show action, and Milky Way photography to portraits, weddings, travel, architecture, underwater images, and more. Along the way, they share practical tips on camera settings, composition, posing, timing, and post-processing in Camera Raw and Photoshop, including a Generative Expand demo and a blue hour Milky Way blend. One theme keeps coming up throughout the episode: great camera settings only get you so far. Knowing how to direct your subject and tell a stronger visual story is what really makes an image stand out. Scott also shares updates on upcoming workshops, a new astrophotography tracker he's testing, and the Photographing People Conference.
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, Birthday & Announcements
6:40 Fireworks: Camera Settings & Camera Raw Fixes
13:17 Air Show Photography & Generative Expand
17:04 Blue Hour Milky Way Blend
18:51 Portraits: Posing vs. Lighting
22:50 Underwater Photography & Dog Composites
33:23 Wedding & Engagement Posing
38:00 Cinematic Portraits
40:00 Travel Photography & Visual Storytelling
45:21 Fireworks, Baseball & Action Photography
57:28 Concert Photography: Timing & Motion
58:20 Bird, Portrait & Themed Shoot Critiques
1:03:09 Architecture Fixes, Headshots & Wrap-Up
It’s another Blind Photo Critique episode of The Grid, with Scott Kelby and Erik Kuna reviewing everything from fireworks, air show action, and Milky Way photography to portraits, weddings, travel, architecture, underwater images, and more. Along the way, they share practical tips on camera settings, composition, posing, timing, and post-processing in Camera Raw and Photoshop, including a Generative Expand demo and a blue hour Milky Way blend. One theme keeps coming up throughout the episode: great camera settings only get you so far. Knowing how to direct your subject and tell a stronger visual story is what really makes an image stand out. Scott also shares updates on upcoming workshops, a new astrophotography tracker he's testing, and the Photographing People Conference.
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, Birthday & Announcements
6:40 Fireworks: Camera Settings & Camera Raw Fixes
13:17 Air Show Photography & Generative Expand
17:04 Blue Hour Milky Way Blend
18:51 Portraits: Posing vs. Lighting
22:50 Underwater Photography & Dog Composites
33:23 Wedding & Engagement Posing
38:00 Cinematic Portraits
40:00 Travel Photography & Visual Storytelling
45:21 Fireworks, Baseball & Action Photography
57:28 Concert Photography: Timing & Motion
58:20 Bird, Portrait & Themed Shoot Critiques
1:03:09 Architecture Fixes, Headshots & Wrap-Up
