I remember once being told that professional creative software of the past were deliberately made complex, as a way of restricting who the technology would be available to…
Whilst there are a multitude of photo editing software tools available to the general public. Only a handful actually make it through to the desktops and workflow of professional industry-level photographers and “photo-artists”.
Today, for most photo-artist, the software you end up using is likely to be determined by a number of factors such as cost and platform availability (eg. Mac vs Windows).
However, there is also one common trait between every new cutting edge photo editing software solution available on the market. Whether promoted or not, ease-of-use, is something that most software developers are aiming at providing today’s end-user.
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For anyone working within the professional industry will know, that software incompatibilities and associated problems can be both costly and time-consuming.
Which is one of the reasons why Adobe software is somewhat the go-to creative solution amongst professionals. Not only does Adobe build excellent software, its ecosystem provides a complete and supported environment for teams and professional studios.
All the same, there are a few highly recommended software that work both with Adobe software, or as a standalone application. You see, Adobe conveniently allows complimentary software integrations, namely through Adobe Lightroom (and Photoshop).
TOP 5 PHOTOGRAPHER SOFTWARE
Luminar AI / Neo
Affinity Photo
Adobe PhotoShop
Adobe Lightroom
Excire Foto
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