This Week on The Grid: Blind Photo Critiques, Generative Cleanup & a Few Star Wars Complaints

This week on The Grid, Scott and Erik jumped into another lively round of Blind Photo Critiques, reviewing a wide mix of viewer-submitted images—from fantasy-style portraits and astrophotography blends to concert shots, wildlife, sailing events, and car photography.

As always, the feedback was honest, practical, and occasionally brutal in the best possible way. Scott and Erik broke down composition, white balance, timing, lighting, and post-processing choices, while also showing how Photoshop’s generative tools can help clean up distractions and rescue an image without overdoing it. The infamous “Sell Your Gear” buzzer even made a brief appearance for a few especially questionable moments.

And because this is The Grid, things eventually took a turn into full-on movie discussion territory, with Scott wrapping up the show with a spoiler-filled rundown of plot holes from the new Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu movie.

Fun, opinionated, and packed with useful takeaways, this episode had a little bit of everything. Watch the replay below and see what lessons you can apply to your own photography.