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Adobe PhotoShop

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What is Adobe PhotoShop?

Adobe Photoshop is the best known graphics product on the market.

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Magical Adobe PhotoShop

9 out of 10
March 06, 2023
i will use it in making mockups, logo presentation, logo manual, emailers and editing photos, social media posts and love to work on it. …
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$20.00

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Future of Adobe Photoshop Demo - GPU Technology Conference

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3D Photoshop Action Demo |

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Adobe Photoshop brushes tutorial and demo

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Adobe Photoshop Elements 11: Feature Highlights & Demo

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Adobe Photoshop Mobile Android Demo

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Photoshop Tutorial - Directional Fur/Hair Brush Demo (Custom Photoshop Brushes)

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What is Adobe PhotoShop?

Adobe PhotoShop Video

How to use PhotoShop, a step by step tutorial. Learn to when to use PhotoShop, how to make a project, and how to use each of the program's tools.

Adobe PhotoShop Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo

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Adobe Photoshop is the best known graphics product on the market.

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The most common users of Adobe PhotoShop are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Adobe PhotoShop is helping us to get our photo ready in just a minute, its User interface is very much user friendly and new user also can edit photos with it very smoothly,To edit my professional photo for using it in any institution adobe photoshop helps to do in In few clicks.If we want to edit our photos for social media uploads adobe PS software help in that too, it add some professional touch in any picture so get a good presence in social media.The most important part is that the customer support team is also very active we get our issue ressolved in very limited time.
  • Using adobe Photoshop we can crop our images in desired size and dimensions
  • It helps to get the desire exposure and also to merge images
  • It help to edit our images in more advanced way
  • The UI can me much more simplified for beginners
  • Vector graphics Support can be improved
  • The toolbar can be made in more detailed way
Adobe PhotoShop can be used for various purpose as before uploading any images on social media we can add final touch by using this software, before uploading any photo in any educational institution we can edit our photo to make it more professional, despite of these there are few cons of it which can be improved as it can be made with simplified UI so that beginner can also use it with ease, the toolbar can be made in more detailed way.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
We are constantly improving our logo and customizing PowerPoints for large projects. .
  • With Adobe Photoshop we manage to create very high quality images. and the options in this application are diverse and varied
  • It also allows us to edit already designed images in order to improve their quality. We also produce professional cards for our employees
  • I think that the cost of the product must be revised downwards even if it is true that the application is excellent we were not able to obtain a license for several users in our department
This application is great, I can't find any fault with it
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Adobe photoshop is certainly the best bitmap image manipulation software compared to non. As a professional graphic designer, there is no single day that i don't open this wonderful software to design, manipulate images or edit old documents. The software has a wide range of tools from which you choose to do what you want. The tools i love so much when editing are: content aware, clone stamp, magic eraser, patch, healing brush and many more. With the help of these magical software, I'm able to restore old photos, documents for my clients. I edit documents, do new professional designs, improve the quality of pixilated images. Photoshop allows new designs and other edited document to be exported in any desired formats of your choice because it has more to choose from. I won't get the time to write every experience about this amazing undoubtedly the best bitmap photo and designing software of our time. Even though there are so many bitmap softwares emerging, they lack sensitive tools and exporting formats. Photoshop is just unmatchable in its field and on top of other softwares with their frequent updates and yearly upgrades. It will remain a SENIOR to all designing and image manipulation softwares.
  • All my poster designs, social media designs, wedding invitations, church flyers and many more are all done with photos.
  • Old photos restoration works are done by photoshop manually and the result is always amazing. I change the quality of pixilated images by increasing their pixels sizes in the software.
  • Document editing and manipulation, digital painting and many other works are all done best by photoshop.
  • Photo enlargement, passport photo resizing and many other works are all done by photoshop.
  • They have to work on their image enhancement tools. Some AI image enhancement softwares beat photoshop in these area. Most restore lost pixels better than photoshop.
  • Another thing i love less about photoshop is the cost. They should do something about that.
  • You have to learn photoshop from scratch to master it. Its not a software for lazy people because of that, only dedicated learning stay to learn. Most run to emerging softwares that have more design Templates to choose from. They should also try to to add some design template to even save time for professionals who design everything from scratch.
My overall experience with photoshop is amazing. Photoshop is now part of me even though i explore other emerging softwares to see what they have better than photoshop. Truely some have wonderful tools but which can not overshadow photoshop. As professional designer who alway want the best for my clients, do few things in other softwares and continue in photoshop even though photoshop can equally do them but not the best way for me. This doesn't apply to other professional. Generally i will choose photoshop any day over photoshop.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
I've been using PhotoShop for quite some time now but I love the new update - generative AI makes my work a lot more easier and it allows me to do better work as well. Generative fill helps my creativity, all this while I visualise things in my head and then decide if there's something worth to put into execution. Now? I can easily translate all my concepts to tangible rough mocks in a matter of seconds. Yes, it may not be as easy to use as compared to Canva but there is a reason why PhotoShop has been at the helm of design for decades now. UI is intimidating at first, definitely not the most intuitive tool but as you use the software more, things get a lot more easier.
  • Generative fill
  • Image editing
  • Basic marketing collateral design
  • UI - I do think that something could be simplified
  • Cost - while creative cloud is priced economically, for people who just want one software - I think it could be priced better.
PhotoShop is best suited for photo editing, generative AI image creation and I guess it would be less appropriate for things like vector graphics creation, presentations, logo design, video editing, vector animation (like after effects)
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
i will use it in making mockups, logo presentation, logo manual, emailers and editing photos, social media posts and love to work on it. Adobe PhotoShop is very easy for me to remove objects and adding something else in pic...and it looks real, pen tool i mostly use for cutting ..but in new update i will manage it by selection making and it automatically copy the objects i want ...i din't feel any problem when using it. Scope depends on what is the level of person in editing...overall it is full package and will always in demand..
  • photo editing
  • emailers
  • web templates
  • mockups
  • colorize
  • animation frame by frame
  • smooth animation
  • more filters
Adobe PhotoShop is well suited for rester images edit and work excellent in editing, cloning, and i love to edit and share my friends pic as i am very good in it...Adobe PhotoShop is not good in vector things and for that i am using illustrator. Adobe PhotoShop is very good in making website templates.
Romi Kalathiya | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 2 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Photoshop is our one-stop solution for all kinds of design needs, no matter if it's photo editing, UI/UX design, graphic design, motion posters, banners, or any other design work we need. Unlike the competition, it is not restricted to just photo editing. The software is capable enough to do UI/UX design and a lot of other things. Over the years it has become the most powerful and feature-full tool, plus it has all the bells and whistles you need to get your design-related tasks done. I can't think of any other tool that is as powerful and as capable as PhotoShop.
  • Raw photo editing and photo manipulation
  • User interface design and wireframes (user experience)
  • Digital painting and matte painting
  • Social media banners / web banners
  • Any sort of digital graphics design
  • Photoshop's 3-D features
  • More tools for making vectors/shapes
  • Photo filters and effects
For photo editing and manipulation etc, PhotoShop is unmatched and has the best features to tackle the task. That's the reason it's industry standard. For UI design and graphic design, it could add some more tools to make it more powerful and easy to use, especially with its vector creating/handling capabilities.
Amir Hussain | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Photoshop is my own and organization's photograph altering apparatus for showcasing, site, and virtual entertainment pictures. Furthermore, you could likewise utilize it to make some compelling artwork with a tablet. It's chiefly utilized by the Plan division, however we likewise have individual licenses. My own utilization is to pizazz up, re-alter, and resize pictures conveyed by clients. For certain years now, it went away down in value, you can likewise involve it for a couple of months and turn it off on the off chance that you are more task based.
  • It's been there for quite a while, meaning Enormous people group, ALOT of guides.
  • Functions admirably with different instruments from Adobe.
  • They made a few major upgrades to the product so it runs way quicker.
  • There is a major expectation to learn and adapt on the off chance that you need explicit things, yet there are numerous instructional exercises. Be ready to invest some energy learning the device.
  • It can turn into a piece inconvenient while doing weighty liveliness, or huge pictures with a great deal of layers.
  • Not for the "basic" pc clients, you really want a decent pc to runs this instrument at its pinnacle.
PhotoShop has a great deal of elements to assist you with making the best pictures effortlessly. With assistance of layers, you can make changes in the future easily, so in the event that a task changes the varieties, it's truly simple to fix. Likewise, you can cooperate on numerous records and spot the layers starting with one then onto the next (helpful on greater undertakings). With that, there are a few strong things you can do with this instrument from simple to complex. One thing I appreciate doing is discovering a few new deceives to make pictures truly pop on YouTube and do them myself on my best pictures.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
We use photoshop across all departments in marketing to create high-end, customer-facing marketing assets.
  • Removing backgrounds
  • Creating layers and textures
  • Integrates with illustrator - smooth transition between platforms
  • UI can be simplified since I've observed new users can get overwhelmed at first - especially those accustomed to websites such as Canva
Works great for manipulating images, creating graphics, infographics etc. Not so much well suited for creating illustrations, or eBooks, magazines.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
I use Adobe Photoshop in my organization to design brochures, flyers, business cards, invitation cards, and gift certificates and the editing of images on a professional level. We are designing these assets using the amazing tools and features of Adobe Photoshop. I am also creating mock-ups and templates of our websites using Adobe Photoshop.
  • Brochures
  • Flyers
  • Business cards
  • Documentation should be easy for beginners
  • Layers combination for beginners
  • Accessing library should be more user-friendly
According to my personal experience, Adobe Photoshop is really well suited in all cases. For instance, if you are running any company and you need digital media marketing for your company and for marketing, you will run paid campaign ads. For ads, you need stunning social media posts, and these posts you can design using Adobe Photoshop.
Mike Koolwijk | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
PhotoShop is my personal and company's photo editing tool for marketing, website, and social media images. And, you could also use it to make some fine art with a tablet. It's mainly used by the Design department, but we also have individual licenses. My personal use is to flair up, re-edit, and resize images delivered by customers. For some years now, it went waaaay down in price, you can also use it for a few months and turn it off if you are more project-based.
  • It's been there for a long time, meaning BIG community, ALOT of guides.
  • Works really well with other tools from Adobe.
  • They made some big improvements to the software so it runs way faster.
  • There is a big learning curve if you want specific things, but there are many tutorials. Be prepared to spend some time learning the tool.
  • It can become a bit clunky when doing heavy animations, or big images with a lot of layers.
  • Not for the "simple" pc users, you need a good pc to runs this tool at its peak.
PhotoShop has a lot of features to help you make the best images with ease. With help of layers, you can make changes in the future with ease, so if a project changes the colors, it's really easy to fix. Also, you can work together on multiple files and place the layers from one to another (useful on bigger projects). With that, there are some powerful things you can do with this tool from easy to complex. One thing I enjoy doing is finding some new tricks to make images really pop on YouTube and do them myself on my best images.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
PhotoShop's user interface is constantly being improved by Adobe. There are a variety of focused workplace configurations available, including graphic and web, motion, painting, and photography.
  • I've had a terrific overall experience with PhotoShop.
  • It comes with the tool suite membership, so it is certainly worth the price. I would absolutely suggest it.
  • Since I've been using PhotoShop since 2010, it functions flawlessly, I enjoy using it for a while, and it consistently introduces new features.
  • With so many nuances in one tool, PhotoShop is challenging to grasp.
  • The necessary storage file might be as large as GB.
  • The paper used for printing results is rather challenging.
You must have Adobe PhotoShop as one of your tools if you work for a web design agency. It's one of the greatest picture editing programmes available and integrates well with Illustrator and InDesign.Why wait any longer if you haven't tried Adobe PhotoShop?
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
A program that pushes the boundaries of your imagination, it is a program that can be learned through lessons to display your dreams in a digital setting, where you can contribute your imagination to change the color and shape of the images. The factory-organized data must be methodically added to our own system in order for the foreign machines to be employed in our nation, and Adobe PhotoShop satisfies all of our requirements.
  • The fact is that you may quickly pick things up on your own by spending time without using any other resources.
  • It is the program that brings the phrase "to make PhotoShop" to almost all languages. It's not just a photo editing program.
  • Practical and beautiful results are filtered by filtering the desired work without drowning in details.
  • The progression Despite the fact that I have used it for years and taken classes at a community college, I continue to discover new things you can accomplish with it. In my opinion, you can never know everything about it. And they continue to include new items.
  • Since holding shift to adjust the proportionate size is no longer necessary when using free transform, it is unpleasant.
I use Adobe PhotoShop to do practically all of my business from my home in Turkey. Many customers find the cost of Adobe PhotoShop to be prohibitive, thus they turn to substitute alternatives and illegally downloaded pirated software. Regulations like torrents, sales, and price increases lead to a number of financial issues. Change can be advantageous.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
I use Adobe Photoshop to edit images to add to newsletters, documents, websites, and more. It’s a very useful tool and I’ve been using it for years. I recommend it to anyone who is in the field and working with graphic design. They also have so many different tutorials to help you grow.
  • Photo editing.
  • Cloud saving software.
  • Healing tool.
  • Improved mobile.
  • No crashes.
  • New features.
If you’re working for a web firm company you absolutely want to have Adobe Photoshop as one of your tools. It’s one of the best photo editing apps out there and also can work very nicely with illustrator and InDesign. If you haven’t tried out Adobe Photoshop yet what are you waiting for?
Trish Lofton | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 1 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I currently use Adobe Photoshop to touch up photos and create infographics and advertisements for our department. It is also used for graphic design and photo editing in the university branding and marketing office. It is extremely important to have eye-catching designs and photos to use in printed pieces as well as digital images.
  • Adobe Photoshop provides great features to design an image from a blank canvas.
  • Users are able to create dynamic images for a variety of multimedia platforms.
  • The software is great for creating works of art from a simple photo.
  • This is not an intuitive software for a beginning user, especially if the user has not used any of the Adobe design products.
  • The cost can scare some away. Although you can subscribe to a monthly plan for the cloud version, a stand alone version is very costly.
  • It would be extremely useful to have wizards for creating filters and various types of photo masks. Easily accessible shortcuts would be such a time saver!
Adobe Photoshop is great for not only photo editing but creating beautiful images for a variety of platforms. I have used Photoshop to create designs from business card size to billboards. I have touched up photos and created web images. Photoshop has so many features that I feel like I have barely scratched the surface. It is perfect for social media as well as printed pieces.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Adobe Photoshop is used throughout the marketing department, however, I am the main user as the graphic designer. It addresses the problem of keeping our branding consistent, professional and high-end. It allows creative freedom when editing photos, creating documents for web or print, or converting files to other file types.
  • Adaptability - there are so many different tools that can be used to solve so many different problems.
  • User Interface - hover cards and tools and tips can help beginners.
  • Photo Manipulation - being able to fix images pixel by pixel is extremely beneficial.
  • I'd like the integration with Adobe fonts to be a little smoother.
  • The fact that the drag to resize tool is locked in scale compared to other Adobe products where you have to hold down the control button is inconsistent and rather irritating.
Adobe Photoshop is the only tool out on the market that has the extreme amount of capabilities for photo editing. It's suitable for small-scaled businesses and creative agencies to use. With the Creative Cloud subscription, it's suitable for students, teachers, and beginners up to advanced users.
Parwinder Kumar | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
I am using Adobe Photoshop in my organization for different purposes. Let's Discuss
1) Photoshop is intentionally designed for Photo Editing and Manipulation.
2) But nowadays people use photoshop for Banner Designs, Poster Designs, Brochures, Logo Mockup presentations, and Mockup Designs.
3) Now there is an option available for Sharing your files on a cloud server.
  • Photoshop is very good at Photo Editing and Photo Manipulation.
  • You can design Banners, Posters and Brochures.
  • Design Mobile Apps and Website is very easy to use.
  • Adobe Photoshop is too expensive for individual user.
  • Batch work with Photos should be improved.
  • Animation Timeline needs to be little bit smoother.
It's been 8+ years since I've been using Adobe Photoshop and found some interesting points. It is a great tool for Photo Manipulation. Here are a lot of features available in Adobe Photoshop. While cropping images pen tool works really smooth. Layer Management and grouping them is a big relief. I have used photoshop for creating wireframes and mockups. Now more efficient tools are available in the market but at that time it really worked for me. As for disadvantages: It's a bit expensive and requires a powerful system.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
In my previous team allocation, I used Adobe PhotoShop to design the UI of a few projects that I worked on. I was using Adobe PhotoShop along with Figma to create frontend designs (UI) with good User Experience (UX). Adobe PhotoShop is a very powerful tool. You can use it to edit images or create completely new graphics. I used to mostly create graphics (UI for web and mobile applications) rather than editing the existing ones.
  • Creating Graphics
  • Editing existing images
  • Tons of powerful tools
  • Actions
  • It is a huge tool and there could be places that could be improved but I didn't get the chance to go that in-depth. I used the majority of the tools that Adobe PhotoShop provides and I couldn't think of any improvements there.
If you have to work on manipulating an existing image or create a new image (be it software UI or graphics for any other thing), Adobe PhotoShop is the tool you need to use. It is so powerful that you can literally achieve anything. I have used it extensively in the 1 and a half years that I worked with it.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Adobe PhotoShop is my #1 preferred source for all of my design needs. I have been using it for nearly a decade for all of my personal and professional designs and there is a reason I continue to use it for work today: consistency. Adobe has consistently been the best platform for design and always seems to upgrade for the better.
  • Intuitive
  • Fast
  • User-friendly
  • Features galore
  • Nothing is perfect, even Adobe can crash sometimes. But this is rarely an issue anymore.
Adobe PhotoShop's features have improved over time to become the leader in image design. I honestly cannot think of another software to use in its place. PhotoShop is so significantly important to design and marketing that the work itself has become iconic. For example, we all say "that's so photoshopped" whenever we see an image that seems manipulated. This is because Adobe PhotoShop's features are top tier. With that being said, I wouldn't use PhotoShop for all designs because Adobe already has other programs such as InDesign for template creation, Illustrator for other design work, Premiere for video, etc. Adobe has it all.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
I use Adobe PhotoShop for a lot of different tasks. Beginning with simple removal of objects in pictures and clean up jobs. Then for composing pictures an at least for experimenting with the programs tools. If you combine some of the existing filters and tools you can generate a great variety of results. It is like a cooking recipe for pictures.
  • Intelligent object detection
  • New Neural filters
  • Replacing Sky
  • Clean up pictures
  • Text placement
  • Multiple layer editing
  • Export to other formats for iPad
If you want to give your posters a nice finish. Adobe PhotoShop is the best. You can give it some texture or noise. Add scratches and little marks that make your digital art look more realistic. What I would nit recommend is making your Lay-out with Adobe PhotoShop. Aligning and kerning text is a headache in this App.
Bharat Bhattad | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
I rely on photoshop to cater to my organizations digital creative production needs like UI/ UX, website designing, prototyping, wireframing, emailers, banners, ebrochures, certificates, image editing and illustration. Adobe Photoshop helps me render quality output seamlessly and maintain my production pipeline much more efficiently with the help of the cloud suite & other application integration.
  • Website designing
  • Wireframes
  • Graphic illustration
  • Image editing
  • Auto creation of GIFs and short videos by stitching photos.
  • Pre-defined templates for creating abstract images.
  • Option for auto removal of objects from background.
Photoshop is more suitable for creating user interface design, social media posts, emailers, image editing, color correction, photo correction, and other digital marketing materials. For creating scalable vector graphics or high quality artwork it is not so well suited. Options like Sketch, InDesign & Illustrator are the best options in such scenarios.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Adobe Photoshop is one of the most versatile tool out there. If you know how, you can do a lot with it. It is a easy to learn, hard to master kind of tool. But once you do master it, the possibilities are endless. You can do graphic designs, typography, photo editing & retouching, animations, layouting etc.
  • Image editing and retouching
  • Illustrations and digital painting
  • Brush Customizations
  • Allows unlimited layers
  • Integration with other Adobe Softwares
  • Works only on Pixels and not on vectors.
  • It has a very high learning curve and is not beginner friendly.
  • Starts lagging as the file size gets bigger and more layers are added.
  • Works on a subscription model which is also priced quite high.
Adobe Photoshop is widely used in the ed-tech industry be it illustrations for production, graphics for marketing, or infographics for sales. It is one software that can handle any pixel related tasks and is considered a market standard. Put on your creative cap and master the software cause the possibilities are endless. On top of that Adobe brings out timely updates and adds new features every now and then which you didn't even think you needed but you're glad it's here now.
November 17, 2021

Photo editing

Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
A big help in editing photos. From raw copy to a majestic photo finish. Lots of improvement. From its original version way back. With photoshop enhancing photos has been become so easy nowadays. Even we can put additional layouts, design on a simple photo will become more artistic.
  • From raw photo to great copy.
  • Additional features or designs.
  • Size of version.
Photo become easy nowadays because of editing. You can take a raw copy and edit thru photoshop and the photo will become lively. Most of the artists nowadays are very professional in editing. Even in smart mobiles we can install Photoshop app and edit old photos.
Camilo Honorato | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We used it as the Growth Team to create posts, banners and other marketing materials. It is helping us to solve several things like Social media posting, Ads campaigns, Website material, etc.. Along with this, we use Illustrator, After Effects, and Premiere Pro I don´t think other departments used it right now.
  • Social Media Posting
  • It does not use every graphic resources
  • Fast to execute
  • Easy interface (when you used it for a time)
  • An "Easy Mode" for inexpert users
  • More preset forms
  • More preset effects
For a Social Media campaign! You can design a lot of graphics material with Photoshop to showcase your products and services I don't think a scenario where Photoshop is not appropriate, except when you are working with vectors, in which case, you should use Illustrator. But for everything else, Adobe Photoshop is the gold standard.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
We use Adobe Photoshop for making Beautiful Banners and Photos of the Client's Company for marketing. Photoshop makes the photo look the most attractive so we design background for our GUI Softwares and also design a Logo for the company. It does not have any business problems expect it's not that easy to use.
  • Photo Editing
  • Photo Merging
  • Image Filtering
  • Beautiful Themes can be created
  • Best for Designing any GUI
  • Documentation.
  • Difficulty in finding the tools.
  • Uses a lot of RAM
Designing pamphlets for marketing purposes for the events, exhibitions, etc. Easier design a Logo for a freelancer. It's also a good platform to edit a picture for having it as a Profile Photo on different social media platforms. GUI Developers can use it for creating a basic design for their Software.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
I use Adobe PhotoShop as a family photographer for advanced and creative editing of images. Basic edits are done with Adobe Lightroom but anything that requires advanced editing, such as skin touchups, head swaps, removing distracting elements, etc. we use Photoshop. It is a very powerful tool that we are constantly using and learning more about its functionality.
  • Head swaps - replacing a better face/facial expression from a different image
  • Skin corrections - blurring, sharpening, contouring
  • Removing distracting elements from the background
  • It is a huge program that I am constantly learning about its features. For the most part whenever I think 'I wish I could do x with Photoshop' I'll Google it and find that it can be done, and I'll learn how. I find that using Photoshop is a constant learning process.
  • I dislike the switch from buying the program outright to paying a monthly fee for using the Adobe suite
I think that Lightroom is much more suited for batch processing basic edits such as cropping, basic color corrections, contrast, brightness. It is very tedious to try to use Photoshop for those aspects of editing. Photoshop excels at advanced editing techniques where images can be greatly enhanced by creative processes and individual hand-editing. I definitely use actions to speed up some of the editing processes. That being said, I strongly dislike the use of Photoshop to alter body images - whether enlarging/puffing up areas of the body or shrinking other areas. However, that is not a flaw in the product but how it is used and promotes unhealthy body image in society.
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