• 1 hour 21 minutes
    Travel Photography Tips (and More!) with Scott Kelby, Erik Kuna, and Dylan Koteki | The Grid Ep 704
    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. ON1 |  Platypod | KelbyOne
    13 August 2026, 3:46 pm
  • 1 hour 24 minutes
    Blind Photo Critiques with Scott Kelby and Erik Kuna | The Grid Ep 703
    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
    6 August 2026, 3:43 pm
  • 1 hour 14 minutes
    How Would I Edit Your Photo? with Scott Kelby | The Grid Ep 702
    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
    30 July 2026, 3:23 pm
  • 1 hour 7 minutes
    Open Q&A and Chicken Sandwich update with Scott Kelby and Erik Kuna | The Grid Ep 701
    It’s an open Q&A episode of The Grid, with Scott Kelby and Erik Kuna answering viewer questions on everything from switching to mirrorless cameras and choosing the right lenses to Lightroom masking, focus stacking, NAS storage, and shooting with just an iPhone while traveling. Before the questions begin, Erik shares photos and stories from his recent Badlands night photography workshop, while Scott recaps a surprisingly expensive day at Universal’s Epic Universe and delivers the latest chicken sandwich update. Packed with practical photography advice, gear recommendations, and plenty of laughs along the way. ON1 |  Platypod | KelbyOne
    23 July 2026, 3:16 pm
  • 1 hour 20 minutes
    Photographing People w/Scott Kelby, Dixie Dixon, Joe Edelman & Ibarionex Perello | The Grid Ep 700
    It’s the 700th episode of The Grid, and Scott Kelby celebrates with a special panel featuring Dixie Dixon, Joe Edelman, and Ibarionex Perello—all sharing their favorite approaches to photographing people. Before the discussion begins, Scott introduces the new KelbyOne magazine, AURÉ, showcasing the work of members from the Master of Photography program. Then the conversation turns to everything from Dixie’s simple “garage light” portrait technique and Joe’s creative lighting and posing ideas to Ibarionex’s thoughtful approach to street photography, building confidence, and connecting with strangers. Packed with useful advice, creative inspiration, and real-world experience, this episode offers a great preview of what’s coming at the upcoming KelbyOne Photographing People Conference, online July 20–22, 2026 (tickets available at kelbyonelive.com). ON1 |  Platypod | KelbyOne
    17 July 2026, 8:36 am
  • 1 hour 8 minutes
    Blind Photo Critiques with Scott Kelby and Erik Kuna | The Grid Ep 699
    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. ON1 |  Platypod | KelbyOne
    9 July 2026, 3:36 pm
  • 1 hour 8 minutes
    "Fireworks, LR Updates and Platypod, Oh My!" with Scott Kelby and Erik Kuna | The Grid Ep 698
    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. ON1 |  Platypod | KelbyOne
    2 July 2026, 1:01 pm
  • 1 hour 15 minutes
    Blind Photo Critiques with Scott Kelby | The Grid Ep 697
    It’s another Blind Photo Critiques episode of The Grid, with Scott Kelby working through a wide variety of viewer-submitted images, including creative portraits, travel photography, automotive details, street scenes, wildlife, macro, underwater, and astrophotography. He demonstrates practical editing techniques in Lightroom, Camera Raw, and Photoshop, including People masking, simulated long exposures, Generative Expand, and a few experiments with Generative Fill that don’t quite go as planned. He also shares updates on upcoming workshops, his new iPhone photography book, and next year’s travel photography workshop plans, while Erik Kuna joins the conversation from the live chat. ON1 |  Platypod | KelbyOne
    29 June 2026, 2:09 pm
  • 1 hour 16 minutes
    How Would I Edit Your Photo? with Scott Kelby & Erik Kuna | The Grid Ep 696
    It’s a “How Would I Edit Your Photo?” episode of The Grid, with Scott Kelby and Erik Kuna working through viewer-submitted images in Lightroom, Camera Raw, and Photoshop. The edits include a studio motorcycle shot transformed with masking, perspective corrections, and Generative Fill; an Outer Banks lighthouse cleaned up with sky masking and Generative Remove; a challenging church interior with color and perspective fixes; and a Milky Way composite where Erik demonstrates noise reduction, white balance, and blending a star-tracked sky with a twilight foreground. The episode wraps with a series of quick edits covering a sunset cityscape, an air-to-air aircraft photo, and a couple’s portrait, plus a preview of an upcoming Lightroom Update webcast with Adobe’s Terry White. ON1 |  Platypod | KelbyOne
    18 June 2026, 4:19 pm
  • 1 hour 9 minutes
    It's Rick Sammon Day with Scott Kelby and Rick Sammon | The Grid Ep 695
    Scott Kelby flies solo this week on The Grid while Erik Kuna is off leading a night photography workshop in New Mexico. Before welcoming Rick Sammon, Scott shares a gorgeous photo book that KelbyOne’s own Jason Stevens created from their recent Paris trip, then takes a look at his newly updated portfolio featuring travel portraits, iPhone photography, and behind-the-scenes galleries. Rick joins for a wide-ranging conversation about his new KelbyOne weather photography class with meteorologist Mike Caplan and a playful exploration of AI—from still images turned into cinematic videos and animated portraits to infrared conversions, painterly effects, and creative prompting in ChatGPT. It’s an inspiring look at how AI can complement photography while keeping the fun and creativity front and center, with giveaways and a reminder about the upcoming Photographing People Conference to wrap things up. This Week’s Sponsors: ON1 |  Platypod | KelbyOne
    11 June 2026, 3:30 pm
  • 1 hour 16 minutes
    Blind Photo Critiques Part Two with Scott Kelby and Erik Kuna | The Grid Ep 694
    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. This Week’s Sponsors: ON1 |  Platypod | KelbyOne
    4 June 2026, 4:38 pm
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