Save Us Photographers From All These Subscriptions (Page 2): But it's only $10 a month..., like the other ten things.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

But it's only $10 a month...,
like the other ten things.

sodapop Loc: Bel Air, MD

And the $9.99/month includes unlimited professional support 24/7. It has saved my bacon many times.

bobbydvideo

I have never been a subscription fan. I believe once you buy the program it's yours. Of course when new features are added then yes buy the new program. I shoot professional video. My editing software from Grass Valley cost me over $500. When they ad new features you can upgrade for a decent upgrade price. I shoot some stills for my video work, rarely use Adobe. There are other programs out there that do just as good or better than Adobe and they do not require a subscription.

markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ

bobbyjohn wrote:

Photographers today face a troubling predicament – essential software that can only be accessed through expensive subscriptions plans. While I'm not a professional photographer, it appears that many on UHH are professional.

https://fstoppers.com/business/someone-please-save-us-photographers-all-these-subscriptions-649634

The Adobe Plan, which covers practically all necessary tools for photography, is $10.00 a month. I don't drink, but many spend 10 times and more on beer/alcohol per month. It's a choice.
Mark

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

bobbyjohn wrote:

Photographers today face a troubling predicament – essential software that can only be accessed through expensive subscriptions plans. While I'm not a professional photographer, it appears that many on UHH are professional.

https://fstoppers.com/business/someone-please-save-us-photographers-all-these-subscriptions-649634

"But it's just the price of a cup of coffee!"

I paid $1,185 for subscriptions last year and $1,640 so far this year. That's for subscriptions of any kind. I try to avoid subscribing, yet look how much I'm paying.

Subscriptions are a constant source of income, and we will see more and more of them. This practice has even spread to cars - seat heaters, more power, etc. If you want what you bought, you will have to keep paying every month.

Delderby Loc: Derby UK

chrisg-optical wrote:

Software is like any other technology these days. ... (show quote)

You are suggesting that $1500 was a fair price - when this software was available to countless millions of photographers? There are several companies (e.g. MS, Adobe) who aspire to be Big Brother and rule the world using our hard earned wages.

Delderby Loc: Derby UK

BebuLamar wrote:

It's the photographers themselves can change it. Should not be the government. The subcription model is so popular today because the majority of photographers prefer it. Mainly they want to pay a small amount monthly rather the than a large sum at one time. In a society the whole have to follow the majority.

In a society there are rich and poor. The rich can afford to live now and pay now. The poor live only by paying later - and who do they have to pay?

markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ

Delderby wrote:

In a society there are rich and poor. The rich can afford to live now and pay now. The poor live only by paying later - and who do they have to pay?

Aren't there others who are not rich and not poor?
Mark

BebuLamar

Delderby wrote:

You are suggesting that $1500 was a fair price - when this software was available to countless millions of photographers? There are several companies (e.g. MS, Adobe) who aspire to be Big Brother and rule the world using our hard earned wages.

Company like Adobe can not rule the world unless the majority of the people of the world support it. In this case the majority of the people do prefer the Adobe subscription plan.

Delderby Loc: Derby UK

BebuLamar wrote:

Company like Adobe can not rule the world unless the majority of the people of the world support it. In this case the majority of the people do prefer the Adobe subscription plan.

The majority are the poor!

doclrb

Longshadow wrote:

Developers develop/maintain software.
One wants to use it, buy or subscribe, depending on their business model.
Easy.

Canisdirus

bobbyjohn wrote:

Photographers today face a troubling predicament – essential software that can only be accessed through expensive subscriptions plans. While I'm not a professional photographer, it appears that many on UHH are professional.

https://fstoppers.com/business/someone-please-save-us-photographers-all-these-subscriptions-649634

Adobe is 10 bucks a month for the photo apps... a coffee at starbucks.

Hardly expensive...

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Canisdirus wrote:

Adobe is 10 bucks a month for the photo apps... a coffee at starbucks.

Hardly expensive...

Individually....
But a dozen or so different $10 subscriptions can add up, quickly.

btbg

bobbyjohn wrote:

Photographers today face a troubling predicament – essential software that can only be accessed through expensive subscriptions plans. While I'm not a professional photographer, it appears that many on UHH are professional.

https://fstoppers.com/business/someone-please-save-us-photographers-all-these-subscriptions-649634

I have done the math. Photoshop used to be around $700 to purchase. Then the price went up and up and up. At 10 dollars a month that is years and years of a subscription plan plus years before a stand alone product would pay for itself, but i had to purchase photoshop more frequently than that because of the updates. Now i get tje updates as soon as they become available and it costs me less than purchasing the product outright. Suvscriptions save money not cost it.

If you dont want to spend the money use gimp. Otjerwise you are getting a much better deal than you were with the old system. The same goes for plugins. In the long run suvscriptions just plain give you more bang for your buck.

Canisdirus

Longshadow wrote:

Individually....
But a dozen or so different $10 subscriptions can add up, quickly.

Well...a fool and his money are soon parted.