Definition of “Photoshop” by Graphic Design Newcastle: Photoshop is a powerful raster graphics editing software developed and published by Adobe Inc. It is widely used by photographers, graphic designers, digital artists, and creative professionals for tasks such as:
Photo editing and retouching
Image composition and manipulation
Digital painting and illustration
Graphic design for print and web
Creating visual effects and mockups
Photoshop supports a wide range of features including layers, masks, filters, brushes, and advanced color correction tools. It works primarily with pixel-based images (raster graphics) and supports various file formats, with .PSD (Photoshop Document) being its native format, which preserves layers and other editable elements.
Since its initial release in 1988, Photoshop has become the industry standard for image editing and is often used synonymously with digital image manipulation.