I know the masses are flooding to the scene in furious droves. Not to mention the initial cost of the software at anywhere from $700-$1000. However, the cost to upgrade Photoshop last year was $299.99! Adobe has been putting out new updates almost yearly making that a $299.99 annual hit to the wallet. At first glance you may be saying… “Ouch”… The fee is $19.99 monthly a yearly rate of ~$240.00. If you do not need the entire Creative Suite, just the power of Adobe Photoshop, you can sign up for the Photoshop Creative Cloud (CC). So what does this mean for Photoshop users? I do not need Illustrator, or InDesign to do what I do, just Photoshop. That would be great if I were a Creative Suite user, however I am just a Photoshop guy. Much less than upgrading the entire suite every year or so! The fee is $49.99 per month, which really is not bad at all for access to the entire Suite. The Adobe Creative Cloudallows you to pay a monthly fee for access to every Creative Suite application. “So what does that mean for me?” You may be wondering. Adobe is releasing Photoshop CS7, or what would be CS 7, on the Creative Cloud only. I received the news early yesterday morning from fellow HDR buddy, Nick Marzinski, of Trapping Light.

Photoshop cost per month