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Taylor5C28
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February 10, 2022
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P: Would Love a Simple and Affordable Beginners Plan

  • February 10, 2022
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I recently switched plans from my $4.97 US/month lightroom plan to try out photoshop, but upon switching my plan back I found out that the cheapest lightroom plan is now $12.99US/month.

 

As someone who is just starting with photography and trying to learn on my own, I don't need 1 TB of storage or 8 "bonus apps." I just want access to lightroom and it's tutorials for an affordable price. I'm really disappointed that there isn't a more simple and affordable option. I am going to have to cancel my subscription. Please add some simpler featureless plans for people who want to start out and learn, but can't commit to $14.99/month on a hobby they don't earn income on.

 

I'm probably going to switch over to a free app, which I would rather not do. You're pricing yourself out of beginner customers, please consider making more affordable options.

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    C.Cella
    C.Cella
    Inspiring
    February 12, 2022

    It's a reasonable request, lots of amateurs or beginners would want to have Lr only.

     

    @Taylor5C28 

    I suggest to contact Adobe support and ask them if you can have your old subscription back because you don't like the new plan.

    I think they would allow you to  switch back.

     

    In the meantime use Bridge!

    It is not as good as Lr for catalog organisation and the lack of history might bother you BUT it's great for beginners.

     

     

     

    DdeGannes
    Community Expert
    DdeGannesCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    February 10, 2022

    What equipment are you using to capture your images, Digital Camera, Smartphone Camera? They both come with free pretty decent software to process your files.

    There is the option for Photoshop Elements which has options for beginners at a fixed price vs monthly subscription.

     

    Regards, Denis: iMac 27” mid-2015, macOS 11.7.10 Big Sur; 2TB SSD, 24 GB Ram, GPU 2 GB; LrC 12.5,; Lr 6.5, PS 24.7,; ACR 15.5,; (also Laptop Win 11, ver 24H2, LrC 15.0.1, PS 27.0; ) Camera Oly OM-D E-M1.
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