The subscription model is still the worst part of my month. I feel like I'm renting my own creativity. If I stop paying, I lose access to all my project files. It’s a 'gold cage'—the tools are the best in the world, but I hate the feeling of being locked in.

The AI-powered 'Generative Fill' in Photoshop is a total cheat code. I can remove a person from a crowded photo or add a hat to a dog in two seconds. It’s almost too easy now—I feel like a wizard every time I use it.

Creative Cloud is great, but the subscription price is a bit high.

Figma is still the goat for UI design. The collaboration features are so smooth—I can see my developer's cursor moving in real-time while we’re talking on Zoom. It makes the handoff process about a thousand times easier.

Firefly is basically magic. I can type 'change the background to a sunset in Sarajevo' and it just... does it. It’s made my photo editing so much faster. I spend more time being creative and less time doing the boring mask and crop work.