Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
It’s a tip-packed episode of The Grid, with Scott Kelby and Erik Kuna covering everything from photographing fireworks and post-processing the results in Lightroom to putting the new Platypod Bracket & Bounce through a real-world lighting test. They also dive into the latest Lightroom and Camera Raw updates, including Scott’s pick for the most underrated new feature: dramatically improved Select Subject masking. Plus, Erik demonstrates how an affordable star tracker can make Milky Way photography possible with almost any lens. Whether you’re shooting fireworks, portraits, or the night sky, there’s plenty of practical advice you can put to work right away.
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 & What's Coming Up
2:26 Giveaways & Conference News
11:35 Fireworks Photography Tips
14:50 Camera Settings for Fireworks
17:23 Framing, Lenses & Cable Releases
27:14 Editing Fireworks in Lightroom
35:00 Platypod Bracket & Bounce
49:44 Lightroom's Most Underrated Update
51:28 Better Select Subject Masking
1:00:27 Camera Raw's Bidirectional Gradient
1:02:17 Star Trackers & Milky Way Photography
It’s a tip-packed episode of The Grid, with Scott Kelby and Erik Kuna covering everything from photographing fireworks and post-processing the results in Lightroom to putting the new Platypod Bracket & Bounce through a real-world lighting test. They also dive into the latest Lightroom and Camera Raw updates, including Scott’s pick for the most underrated new feature: dramatically improved Select Subject masking. Plus, Erik demonstrates how an affordable star tracker can make Milky Way photography possible with almost any lens. Whether you’re shooting fireworks, portraits, or the night sky, there’s plenty of practical advice you can put to work right away.
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 & What's Coming Up
2:26 Giveaways & Conference News
11:35 Fireworks Photography Tips
14:50 Camera Settings for Fireworks
17:23 Framing, Lenses & Cable Releases
27:14 Editing Fireworks in Lightroom
35:00 Platypod Bracket & Bounce
49:44 Lightroom's Most Underrated Update
51:28 Better Select Subject Masking
1:00:27 Camera Raw's Bidirectional Gradient
1:02:17 Star Trackers & Milky Way Photography
