So, even the basic CC subscription was used only at 50%. I stopped using Lightroom in favor of Capture One, which has a much better tethered capture, layered non-destructive editing, and it’s much, much faster. It’s a lot of money for accessing software that I use sporadically (Premiere). At $50/month my cost per year is $600 just to have access to Premiere the few times that I need it. If I want to add Premiere to the bundle, I have to pay the highest subscription model, $50/month, which gives me access to a bunch of programs, like Acrobat, Illustrator and many others, that I don’t need.
If I don’t need Lightroom I still have to pay for it because the smallest subscription includes both Photoshop and Lightroom. It’s a life sentence.īut the biggest problem with the subscription model is the lack of choice. The subscription model keeps you hooked forever with the threat of cutting you out of accessing your own artwork. With a permanent license, if you decided to not upgrade you would just be left with an outdated program but with the ability to edit your files. The problem is that the moment you stop paying you lose access to the program and you cannot edit your own files anymore. The subscription model seems nice on the surface, you pay $10/month and you get Photoshop and Lightroom and every update as long as you pay. Years ago Adobe removed the option to have a permanent license, forcing us all to switch to a subscription service in order to continue to use Photoshop and all the other programs they make. For years I used Adobe Photoshop, it’s a must-have program for photographers and visual artists.
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