Comments for Michael Russell Photography Photoblog

Comment on Some Photoshop CC Mathematics by Michael

Michael — Fri, 10 May 2013 02:56:37 +0000

Adobe addressed their competition with previous versions when they made it that you could only get the upgrade price (about $200) from the previous version only (ie. CS5 to CS6 not CS4 to CS6). They have announced they plan on selling PS CS6 “indefinitely” – but who knows how long that will be. I own CS6, so I will not be upgrading from that until I absolutely have to because I either require new features or no longer have RAW support.

I do wonder if this will create some more competition for Adobe products.

Comment on Some Photoshop CC Mathematics by Denbo

Denbo — Thu, 09 May 2013 18:18:53 +0000

There are so many other things to consider. Adobe has always had to compete with its previous versions. If their latest version was not a significant upgrade then many people did the “version skip”.

Now Adobe no longer has to worry about such a thing. People must update always. You have no choice.

Many photographers work on a cyclical basis. Even if times are tough they could continue working with their older version of the software.

Can you all imagine what life would be like if Microsoft and Apple decided to make their OS’s on a subscription based model? We’d all run for the hills to Linux.

Comment on Some Photoshop CC Mathematics by Adobe announces plan to switch to subscription service - Once Upon A Sketch

Adobe announces plan to switch to subscription service - Once Upon A Sketch — Thu, 09 May 2013 04:02:02 +0000

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Comment on Some Photoshop CC Mathematics by Michael

Michael — Wed, 08 May 2013 03:43:16 +0000

While I believe they may ultimately rethink their $20/month price point for a single app, this may not affect me for quite some time. I have CS6, and the only reason I was going to upgrade to CS7 was that Adobe required it to stay at the $200 upgrade price. Now that this is gone, I will probably be fine with CS6 for many years. If the time comes when my camera files become incompatible, I can find another raw file processor (perhaps Adobe Lightroom if it has stayed out of this subscription model) and still use CS6 for the work I do with layers. I know some great photographers that still use CS2 for everything.

Comment on Some Photoshop CC Mathematics by Ron

Ron — Wed, 08 May 2013 01:58:30 +0000

$20 a month seems like a cheap tool considering the power of the software and the amount of development effort invested to advance the capabilities to the level of CS6+. Looking beyond the principle of exploiting what has to be regarded as a dominant marketing position, it’s hard to argue that $9 a month will make or break a business. If sufficient uproar ensues, you can be assured that the marketing types who came up with this pricing model will be summoned to the meetings called to discuss the relative importance of market share versus revenue.

Comment on Some Photoshop CC Mathematics by Michael

Michael — Tue, 07 May 2013 21:48:00 +0000

I wasn’t quite sure how to work that into the math as people would have purchased it at different times. For me, I paid $629 for it in early 2011. In a way I really didn’t get my money’s worth as that was supposed to let me upgrade for 200 every 18 months instead of this new sub model.

Comment on Some Photoshop CC Mathematics by Alexander S. Kunz

Alexander S. Kunz — Tue, 07 May 2013 21:06:42 +0000

This is all true for updates only, but at some point, you must have bought the software as a full version, right?

Comment on Some Photoshop CC Mathematics by Michael

Michael — Tue, 07 May 2013 19:42:00 +0000

The full CC subscription is only a good deal if you want to use those other programs. I just use Photoshop at this point, so its not a good deal for me. Like I said, I don’t mind the subscription aspect so much, but $20/month for just one app when all 34 is not much more is a bit askew.

Comment on Some Photoshop CC Mathematics by Cody

Cody — Tue, 07 May 2013 17:34:42 +0000

On the same note, if you were to pay a little bit more per month for the full CC subscription, you’d have access to 34 Adobe programs … a pretty good deal all things considered! Photoshop, Lightroom, InDesign, Premiere, etc. I thought that BetaNews did a good job explaining the perks of the new pricing plan:
http://betanews.com/2013/05/06/creative-cloud-is-adobes-future-and-yours-too

Comment on Spring Tulips at Queen Elizabeth Park by Michael

Michael — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 01:42:17 +0000

They are probably just delayed? Won’t there be a lot of tulips in Helsinki to photograph soon?

Comment on Spring Tulips at Queen Elizabeth Park by Johanna

Johanna — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:47:22 +0000

I wanted to shoot tulips in Amsterdam but the spring has been so cold here in Europe that there were no tulips.

Comment on Mount Cheam Panorama by Michael

Michael — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 23:24:12 +0000

Thank you Tony!

Comment on Mount Cheam Panorama by Tony

Tony — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:29:12 +0000

Very striking composition. I love the intense blue sky!

Comment on Silver Lake Fall Reflections by Michael

Michael — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 06:16:46 +0000

This spot is about a 3 minute walk from the campground so it might be a great spot to spend a day or two on the way there or back! A fair bit of other great photo spots in the Hope area as well.

Comment on Silver Lake Fall Reflections by Anne McKinnell

Anne McKinnell — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 04:18:35 +0000

An absolutely stunning reflection and beautiful fall colours! I’ve never been here before but I am determined to make my way out to Banff this summer and this looks like a great stop over point.