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Valentina ♡
Inspiring
December 2, 2023
Question

What mean 'student' for adobe?

  • December 2, 2023
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Hello. If I dont have a job I m a student? I'm housewife that need to study photoshop, but I don't have job.
I'm not professional and I don't have a work. How can I  get   photoshop  for who is not a professional and just housewife that is a student as try to study it?

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Myra Ferguson
Community Expert
Community Expert
December 12, 2023

There's a thread in the Lounge Community that is often updated with opportunities for winning a year's subscription to the Adobe Creative Cloud. It might be worth checking out to get access to the latest version of Photoshop and other tools:

 

Valentina ♡
Inspiring
December 3, 2023

Thanks, Im not a student of School but self-student amatorial  of 40 years old... 

the problem is that I need a Photoshop that is paid one time only, at least, until I will not become (if I will become) really professional to the point I can afford to have a software just for subscription

The point is that Photoshop became standalone and all courses are for Photoshop. And I prefer only Photoshop. 

I think I will need to find a genuine Photoshop cs6 second hand and use this.

I dont have a financial situation that permit me a subscription for 3 years at least. This is the necessary time from when one start to learn and then try to improve and find a job requires even years before find something that permit you to afford a subscription.

Subscription is good only for professional Photographers and who have a serious job, not for housewifes that are mantained by others... that is trying to learn it, its really a problem. I will try to find a second hand software. 

 

Valentina ♡
Inspiring
December 3, 2023

I take a look to the plans but I was not able to find Photoshop $9 euro /month.

 

I can see if I remember well, something like 22 $ per month. or 19 $ /month. 

But its still a problem for me,  228 $ in an year. 

I'm calculating that before I can seriously improve and seriously find a job, I need at least 4 years of study, learning, training and hoping  one can be really ready to bring these Photoshop studies to something more professional. Is not something easy that happens in few years, but until then, if one will be really able to find a path, the problem remains, who can pay the subscriptions for so many years, which it will cost at the end more than to purchase one time only a software? 

If one purchase Photoshop one time only, with many efforts, and things will not going well, at least Photoshop remains as is one time purchase only and at least, one can still use it. But If things not going well, one loose Photoshop, and cant even keep what like to do, that is to create. And loose Photoshop because not make sense a subscriotion anymore if one can have a careeer from a software so expensive (because Photoshop is very expensive especially with time). Is not a matter of 300 $  for years   but In the long time, it become very expensive and even if for some is easy to subscription and mantaining is not easy for everyone. 

One could say, use a different software, but we know that Photoshop is the standalone And I prefer Photoshop. I still think that Adobe should permit at least for certain users, to sell again the old versions of Photoshop Cs.6. This is not good maybe for professionals, but for users like me is still ok. Why they dont sell it again? Not all have possibility of subscriptions and yet Adobe can still have Monthly incomes from professionals that need more features, clouds, IA, etc etc.. 

 

But lets image to pay a subscriptions for users that dont need it: 

19 $ /month is 228$ 

228 $ x 4 years is 912 $. 

 

For me, as user, that Is not professional or have  a job, how could afford to pay a software around 912 $, when the price of a software is or should be for single users not professionals at least more affordable around 700 or max 900 $, one time only payment, at least for the users that are not Photographers and dont need to update it with leatest Version, like  Photoshop cs6, one can use it for 5 or 6 years  and dont need to update? If after 5 years, one find a job and things going well, then, of course one can afford 19 $ at month (even though, what will happens to the world, if everyone softwares will start to ask subscription as well) how even with a job, one mortal person  can affords so many subscriptions?) 

Theres the monthly subscription of the mobile, the Monthly earnings to consider for paying the taxes, the Monthly consideraton of fuel, the Monthly medical expenses (for who have medical expenses each month), and many others expenses. But at least with a job, one can save money to have also Photoshop subscription. 

But for who is starting, not have a job, how can afford a subscription

 

Considering that 4 or 5 years of subscriptions make this software a very expensive graphic software ( at the end, one will spend something like 1.140. 00 €).. how an housewife could spend 1.140.00 € to learn a software that is not even sure it will bring a job career also? 

Is really a problem.. 

 

I've found many sells Photoshop cs6 versions on Amazon. This old Version even if not updated is good for who, is not professional. as Adobe knows they sells on Amazon,  is appreciable that  Adobe understanding and give possibilities also for who dont have jobs or professional careers, yet  , like housewifes or people of this sort. 

 

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jane-e
Community Expert
Community Expert
December 3, 2023

 

 

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I take a look to the plans but I was not able to find Photoshop $9 euro /month.

By @Valentina ♡

 

Look here:

https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/plans.html

As I understand it, there may also be a VAT in Europe.

 

Are you aware that you are talking to volunteers and not Adobe? We can't change anything; we can only tell you what your choices are.

 

Photoshop has been subscription only since 2013. That is unlikely to change. Microsoft Office, Quicken, BitDefender, and 1Password are also subscription now. It's not just Adobe.

 

We need to advise you that if you purchase CS6 in 2023, it is most likely a pirated copy. Here are some of the things that may happen when you purchase pirated software:

  • it comes with malware that destroys your files
  • it does not work at all
  • it only works partially
  • Adobe detects the piracy after a time and deactivates it

 

If you can't afford Photoshop, then look for Photoshop alternatives. Photoshop Elements has been suggested, and you can use a search engine to find others. Once you understand the concepts of photo editing, you may be ready to subscribe to a legal version of Photoshop.

 

A second thing to invest in is a subscription to LinkedIn Learning. This is where you will find excellent tutorials from Julieanne Kost and others. Watch them over and over until you know Photoshop like you know the back of your hand. Photoshop is not something you can learn on your own.

 

You are worth the investment!

 

Best of luck,

Jane

 

 

jane-e
Community Expert
Community Expert
December 2, 2023
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How can I  get   photoshop  for who is not a professional and just housewife that is a student as try to study it?

By @Valentina ♡

 

Here are the terms for student/teacher eligibility. You have to show proof to Adobe, not to the volunteers who are answering your questions.

https://www.adobe.com/offer-terms/student_teacher_eligibility.html

 

The education plan is a discounted plan for what is called Creative Cloud All Apps. It is still more expensive than the deeply discounted Photography Plan (annual), which can be paid at $9.99 per month for the year. If Photoshop is what you need, this is more affordable than the education plan.

 

https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/plans.html

Choose "Photo" from the menu on the left, then scroll to find  "Photography (20GB) US$9.99/mo" .

It's an annual commitment, so you might want to start with the 7-day free trial and cancel within the seven days if it does not work for you.

 

Jane

 

josantgomez
Legend
December 2, 2023

Tengo la idea de que hay cursos online por entidades que consiguen para sus alumnos precios especiales de estudiante. Es una sugerencia, aunque por cómo te expresas seguramente sea una alternativa que ya descartaste.  Si es así, probablemente exploraría alternativas con mis contactos , poner un anuncio, etc.   Se ve que eres tenaz por lo que seguramente conseguirás lo que quieres.

jane-e
Community Expert
Community Expert
December 2, 2023

 

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I have the idea that there are online courses by entities that get special student prices for their students

By @josantgomez

 

No, the online courses do not qualify unless they are accredited schools. See the requirements here:

https://www.adobe.com/offer-terms/student_teacher_eligibility.html

 

Taking a class at a community college qualifies, but the Photography plan is still cheaper.

 

Jane

 

D Fosse
Community Expert
Community Expert
December 2, 2023

Sorry, but you need to have official credentials from an approved educational institution (university, college etc) Otherwise everybody would be a student for the price cut... 😉

Valentina ♡
Inspiring
December 2, 2023

I can understand, but it's not a fault of us that are really honest to be not a professionals if someone says to be a student and it's a professional with a lot of money to spend with a job.... 
I think photoshop should be sold for different type of people. 
How I could ever pay a subscription or pay a full price of this expensive software , as if we are all professionals photographers, yet , if we don't study it, we can't even find a job to support it... I think Adobe don't know how many suffers of lack of possibility to find a graphic job as photoshop is standalone and not all can permit to pay so expensive prices...
To give an example, a famous photographer company that sell plugings for photoshop  (used also by photoshop users) the other day, give me a full access to their obsolete version of their softwares, they was very supportive and see the situation, and helps a lot.

Adobe breaks all my dreams... not even we can start if we can't use a second hand software of very discounted student prices...

Conrad_C
Community Expert
Community Expert
December 2, 2023
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I think photoshop should be sold for different type of people. 

By @Valentina ♡

 

It already is sold for different types of people. (USA prices below)

 

A Photoshop-only subscription is $23/month, but no one should be using this plan because the Photography Plan below is a better deal.

 

The Photography Plan starts at $10/month which is quite affordable, costs less than many video streaming services that are not even productive tools, and it includes the full professional version of Photoshop (along with Lightroom and Lightroom Classic). This is what would be recommended. If you are learning, remember that even the one-year plan at this price is less than what many Photoshop training classes cost!

 

Photoshop Elements is a simplified version made for home/light users. It is not a subscription and although the normal one-time price is $100, it is often found for much less during the holiday shopping season. But, of course if you are trying to learn the professional version of Photoshop, Photoshop Elements is not really an option. But it is definitely a version made for people on a lower budget.