Photoshop's AI tools finally made me stop avoiding the app
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A personal account of finally embracing Photoshop after years of avoidance, driven by Adobe's AI tools in the Firefly workspace. Key features tested include text-prompt-based background generation (turning a desk photo into a beach scene), Generative Expand for seamlessly extending image borders, and the Remove Tool for erasing unwanted objects. The experience was largely positive — results were surprisingly seamless with minimal prompting — though the subscription cost ($22.99/month standalone or up to $69.99/month for Creative Cloud Pro) remains a significant barrier for casual users.
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The Prompt did all the work for meGenerative Expand kept the whole scene going right out to 3:2The Remove Tool erased boats I didn’t wantYou can only use them if you subscribe to the appThe cost is real, but so is the benefit you get from the features27 Impressions