Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this episode of The Grid, we have a special guest, Vanessa Joy, joining Scott Kelby and Erik Kuna for some blind photo critiques, focused on portraits. The team provides insightful and honest feedback on viewer-submitted photos, discussing lighting, composition, and pose.
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ABOUT THE GRID PHOTOGRAPHY PODCAST
The Grid is a live talk show about photography, Photoshop, and other industry-related topics. Each week features a different guest (in-studio or online), and viewers are encouraged to chime in on the Liveblog here on KelbyOne.com or via Twitter by adding #TheGridLive to their tweets.
Visit: kelbyone.com
ABOUT SCOTT KELBY
Scott is a photographer, award-winning author, and the original "Photoshop Guy," as well as the CEO of KelbyOne, an online educational community for Photographers, Photoshop, and Lightroom users.
ABOUT ERIK KUNA
Driven by a passion for creating inspiring images, I work with artists and media focused on creating photos, animations, motion art, and videos that communicate the story and capture the beauty, wonder, and amazement of space exploration.
"The value of beauty and inspiration is very much underrated, no question." -Elon Musk.
The greatest gift we can give humanity today is to look beyond our current generation to the future of space exploration. Democratizing space for everyone, the next frontier for all of us to explore.
TIMELINE
00:00 Introduction and Episode Overview
00:19 Special Guest: Vanessa Joy
00:59 Ad break: Platypod Message
03:10 Adobe Updates and Complaints
09:18 Photography Conferences and Events
15:30 Giveaways and Promotions
20:46 Ad break
23:35 Back to The Show
25:59 Audience Shoutouts and Comments
29:52 Portrait Critiques Begins
38:42 Critiquing the Photographer's Pose and Lighting
41:16 Ad break
44:52 Lighting and Composition in Portraits
54:41 Wedding Photography Insights
56:24 Ad break
59:21 More Viewer Image Critiques
01:05:48 Final Critiques and Viewer Feedback
01:11:58 Giveaway Results
01:15:57 Final Thoughts and Wrapping Up
In this episode of The Grid, we have a special guest, Vanessa Joy, joining Scott Kelby and Erik Kuna for some blind photo critiques, focused on portraits. The team provides insightful and honest feedback on viewer-submitted photos, discussing lighting, composition, and pose.
RELATED COURSES
members.kelbyone.com/course/skelby-natural-light-portrait-post
members.kelbyone.com/course/scott-kelby-first-portrait
ABOUT THE GRID PHOTOGRAPHY PODCAST
The Grid is a live talk show about photography, Photoshop, and other industry-related topics. Each week features a different guest (in-studio or online), and viewers are encouraged to chime in on the Liveblog here on KelbyOne.com or via Twitter by adding #TheGridLive to their tweets.
Visit: kelbyone.com
ABOUT SCOTT KELBY
Scott is a photographer, award-winning author, and the original "Photoshop Guy," as well as the CEO of KelbyOne, an online educational community for Photographers, Photoshop, and Lightroom users.
ABOUT ERIK KUNA
Driven by a passion for creating inspiring images, I work with artists and media focused on creating photos, animations, motion art, and videos that communicate the story and capture the beauty, wonder, and amazement of space exploration.
"The value of beauty and inspiration is very much underrated, no question." -Elon Musk.
The greatest gift we can give humanity today is to look beyond our current generation to the future of space exploration. Democratizing space for everyone, the next frontier for all of us to explore.
TIMELINE
00:00 Introduction and Episode Overview
00:19 Special Guest: Vanessa Joy
00:59 Ad break: Platypod Message
03:10 Adobe Updates and Complaints
09:18 Photography Conferences and Events
15:30 Giveaways and Promotions
20:46 Ad break
23:35 Back to The Show
25:59 Audience Shoutouts and Comments
29:52 Portrait Critiques Begins
38:42 Critiquing the Photographer's Pose and Lighting
41:16 Ad break
44:52 Lighting and Composition in Portraits
54:41 Wedding Photography Insights
56:24 Ad break
59:21 More Viewer Image Critiques
01:05:48 Final Critiques and Viewer Feedback
01:11:58 Giveaway Results
01:15:57 Final Thoughts and Wrapping Up
