Instagram vs Adobe Photoshop: Which is a better fit?

Leah: My name is Leah. I'm a research specialist. In my area... In the department it is about 11 to 50, and I would rate Instagram about a four. I use the Instagram for social media marketing, networking with other people in my area of focus for work, and being able to connect and recruit individuals interested in our programs. I chose Instagram for... Our area of focus is to provide a platform to connect on a more personal level. Working with other businesses and organizations and making it fun for everyone, not just in a serious setting and to also have the more aesthetic side and being able to attract people to our programs and organizations. I think the one thing about Instagram that I would like to improve for work use is being able to connect more with other apps, other social media platforms. I know it's capable, but the accessibility sometimes... And I don't know if it's on Instagram side or not, but we have struggled with the use of connecting with Meta. The admin services, it's old school and we want to have an easier way to provide all of our social media platforms connected with Instagram without having the hassle of stalling with verification or admin, even if we are the admin.

Onome D.: My name is Onome. I am an artist and facilitator and a solopreneur, and I would give Adobe Photoshop a four. Prior to Adobe Photoshop, I was using this web-based graphic design tool. I think it was called GIMP. So it's pretty old school, not user-friendly at all. So as soon as I had the opportunity to start using Adobe Photoshop, I jumped right into it. I chose Adobe Photoshop because it was the most straightforward, comprehensive graphic design program that I knew about at the time that really did everything that I needed it to do and so much more. It was actually a very overwhelming software. I only needed maybe 10% of the capacity of what it could do, but that 10% was everything I needed that I couldn't find in other... I'll find a little bit here in this one program, a little bit this other. Adobe Photoshop was the one software I found that had all the different capacities and make collages and build posters and flyers, like those kinds of things. So I will say that Adobe Photoshop has a very simple learning curve as far as figuring out the basics relatively quickly, how to put an image together and manipulate the colors and the texture. But it has this steep learning curve when it comes to really diving into building a polished visual presence. So that was where I would encounter more frustration. But when it came to being able to jump right in and get immediate projects done fairly quickly, that was where my experience with Adobe Photoshop really shined. So the biggest advice I would give for somebody looking to bring Adobe Photoshop into your business is ask yourself how frequently and consistently do you need access to dependable comprehensive graphic design. Because if you use graphic design every day or multiple times a week, then it may be worth it for you to go with Adobe Photoshop in its current incarnation as a subscription model. Back when I used Adobe Photoshop, it was freestanding software, and I wasn't using it consistently and frequently enough for me to justify signing up for a subscription model. But if you're someone who you have an inspired idea 3 in the morning, you want to be able to access Adobe Photoshop to implement it right then and there, and you know that that will come up for you often, or if you have team members who want to continually and consistently tweak their designs, then it'd be worth it for you to get the subscription.