The Grid: Photography Podcast

It’s another “How Would I Edit Your Photo?” episode of The Grid, with Erik Kuna joined by Dobson Ayerule to edit viewer-submitted wildlife, street, landscape, memorial, and cityscape photos. Throughout the edits, Erik comes back to one important question: where do you want the viewer’s eye to go? From there, he demonstrates how cropping, Lightroom’s AI masking tools, white balance, vignettes, Dehaze, color grading, and selective adjustments can help strengthen the subject and tell a clearer story. Erik and Dobson also tackle blown highlights, distracting edges, flat light, and compositions that can’t quite be rescued in post, with a good reminder that sometimes the best editing decision actually needs to happen before you press the shutter.

This Week's Sponsors:  ON1 |  Platypod | KelbyOne

It’s another Blind Photo Critique episode of The Grid, with Erik Kuna joined by Dan “Dano” Steinhardt to review everything from street photography, astrophotography, and wildlife to travel, sports, portraits, architecture, and more. Throughout the critiques, they come back to one of the most important parts of creating a strong image: controlling where the viewer’s eye goes. Erik and Dano share tips for eliminating distractions, working with light, cropping tighter, choosing better shooting angles, and finding the stronger “photo within the photo.” They also look at how timing, selective sharpening, dodging and burning, gradients, and vignettes can help strengthen an image, with a great live edit showing just how much a simple crop and vignette can change a composition.

This Week's Sponsors:  ON1 |  Platypod | KelbyOne

It’s all about what’s new from Adobe on this episode of The Grid, with Scott Kelby and Erik Kuna, joined by Terry White for a look at some of the latest features coming to Lightroom and Photoshop. Terry demonstrates the new Relight Layer in Photoshop Beta, then jumps into Lightroom to show Prompt to Edit, including an impressive restoration and colorization of an old family photo. He also shows Open Eyes, which uses reference photos from your own library to fix a blinked shot, and Animate, which turns a still photo into a short video. Terry also breaks down which features are available in Lightroom Desktop, Lightroom Classic, and Lightroom mobile, talks about generative credits and current limitations, and shares a look at what photographers can expect as Adobe MAX approaches.

This Week's Sponsors:  ON1 |  Platypod | KelbyOne

It’s another Blind Photo Critique episode of The Grid, with Scott Kelby and Erik Kuna reviewing everything from landscapes, astrophotography, and portraits to wildlife, travel, street photography, and more. They share practical tips for improving composition, choosing the right time of day to shoot, and using cropping, masking, and gradients to direct the viewer’s eye. Scott also demonstrates several Lightroom and Photoshop techniques, including fixing washed-out images, working with Lightroom’s lesser-known masking tools, creating a golden-hour look with color adjustments, and using Generative Expand to rescue a composition that was shot too tight. One lesson keeps coming up throughout the critiques: know what your subject is, remove what competes with it, and make every part of the frame work toward the image you want to create.

This Week's Sponsors:  ON1 |  Platypod | KelbyOne

It’s all about waterfalls and the Worldwide Photo Walk on this episode of The Grid, with Scott Kelby and Erik Kuna, joined by waterfall and night photographer Kevin Adams. Kevin shares some of his favorite techniques for photographing waterfalls, from choosing the right shutter speed and using a polarizing filter to working with overcast skies, finding strong foregrounds, and even photographing waterfalls at night. Scott and Erik also share the latest news on the 18th annual Worldwide Photo Walk, happening Saturday, October 3, and how photographers around the world can join a walk, connect with their local photography community, and help support Springs of Hope Kenya. Plus, Scott and Erik welcome new sponsor SnapSign, share the latest Photoshop World news, and catch up on upcoming photography workshops and events.

This Week's Sponsors:  ON1 |  Platypod | SnapSign | KelbyOne

It’s a special Photoshop World 2026 edition of The Grid, with Scott Kelby and Erik Kuna joined by instructors Lisa Carney, Rob Sylvan, and Karen Hutton for a sneak peek at what they have planned for the conference. Lisa shares how she’s incorporating AI and Adobe Firefly into real-world retouching workflows, Rob tackles Lightroom Classic catalog confusion and shares workflow tips, and Karen explores the creative side of photography and why some images simply make us feel something. Plus, Scott puts Photoshop’s generative AI to the test in a live demo, Erik shares tips for photographing a lunar eclipse, and the crew checks out some brand-new Photoshop features that dropped during the show. And if you haven’t registered for Photoshop World yet, stick around for a special $200 discount available for a limited time.

This Week's Sponsors: ON1 |  Platypod | KelbyOne

It’s a special wildlife and landscape edition of Blind Photo Critiques on The Grid, with Scott Kelby and Erik Kuna joined by wildlife and landscape photographer Richard Bernabe. From bald eagles and wolves to waterfalls, autumn scenes, and dramatic landscapes, the trio digs into what makes an image work—and what gets in the way. They tackle everything from light, composition, cropping, and background distractions to wildlife behavior, white balance, shutter speed, and post-processing. Richard also shares some great advice on patience, knowing when to wait for better conditions, and why even creative edits still need to feel grounded in reality.

This week's sponsors: ON1 |  Platypod | KelbyOne

It’s all about travel photography on this episode of The Grid, with Scott Kelby, Erik Kuna, and Dylan Kotecki sharing tips for getting better shots and making travel a whole lot easier. From chasing the best light, avoiding crowds, and using telephoto compression to embracing bad weather and finding something beyond the postcard shot, there’s plenty of practical advice for your next trip. Dylan also demonstrates creative effects in ON1 Photo RAW Max 2026, including motion effects, double exposures, and depth-based lighting, while Scott and Erik share some of their favorite real-world travel tips for everything from jet lag and luggage to transportation and planning your shooting day.

This week's sponsors: ON1 |  Platypod | KelbyOne

 

It’s another Blind Photo Critique episode of The Grid, with Scott Kelby and Erik Kuna reviewing everything from travel, wildlife, and sports photography to portraits, architecture, landscapes, and product shots. One lesson comes up again and again: great editing can only do so much if the light isn’t working in your favor. Along the way, Scott demonstrates practical techniques in Lightroom and Photoshop, including the new masking feather controls, subject isolation for selective background blur, subtle portrait retouching with Liquify, and creative ways to rescue challenging images. There are also plenty of laughs, a burger update, and a reminder that the best travel photos are about creating an image—not just proving you were there.

ON1 |  Platypod | KelbyOne

In this episode of The Grid, Scott Kelby edits a collection of viewer-submitted photos, showing exactly how he'd approach each image from start to finish. He tackles everything from composition, white balance, and perspective correction to sharpening, masking, sky replacements, and AI-powered editing in Lightroom, Camera Raw, and Photoshop. Scott also shares practical advice on when to crop, when to fake shallow depth of field, why Adaptive Color has become one of his favorite tools, and the techniques he relies on to solve real-world editing challenges. Whether you shoot sports, landscapes, architecture, wildlife, or travel, you'll pick up plenty of editing tips you can put to work on your own photos.

ON1 |  Platypod | KelbyOne