Photoshop

it all depend on how much you want to spend and what you going to do. if you on a budget then elements and lightroom is the way to go, but if money isn't a factor then PS CS is the way to go. elements can handle most ps editing task. lightroom can do a lot more advance editing and batch task than what elements can do, then their PS CS which basic can do anything as long as you take the time to learn how to use it correctly.

as for me i would use adobe photoshop extended cs5 with adobe bridge and camera raw plugin for editing and managing photo's.
 
If you really want to go for Photoshop you can also get it on subscription, either per month or commit to a 12 month subscription.
Think it is about £18 a month for 12 month sub.

To be clear though, when you stop a subscription you lose access to the software.
 
ajf said:
If you really want to go for Photoshop you can also get it on subscription, either per month or commit to a 12 month subscription.
Think it is about £18 a month for 12 month sub.

To be clear though, when you stop a subscription you lose access to the software.
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is this for the CS6? If it is why is it so cheap to subscribe too and expensive to buy?
 
I have both LR and PS and I use LR for 99% of stuff - the only thing I find lacking in it is the clone/heal tools that seem really naff compared to the PS equivalents and only really useful for removing the odd dust bunny.
 
I too use LR all the time, it is just great. I did find it complicated at first and gave up, found myself going back to it though and gave it a chance and wouldn't go back for anything!
 
It's a lot easier to get lost as a beginner in photoshop than in lightroom. With Lightroom, import your photos, click on the 'Develop' tab and then tweak each slider on the right and side on the way down until you're happy with it. You can ignore things like curves and HSL for the time being, but the first few sliders (Exposure, Contrast, Highlights, Shadows, Whites, Blacks, Clarity, Vibrance, Saturation) will usually be enough to get a photo pretty much up to where you want it to be, and they help understanding exposure things like balancing highlights and shadows. In photoshop it's easy to get lost and rely on guides and tutorials too much which can end up with you not really understanding what each move you make does.
 
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ishamy - did you follow any specific guide to get into LR ?
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If I'm being honest... No, I should have but I just love pressing buttons until I know what they do. I managed to import one shot and just played with it for a few hours. There are some good videos and tutorials online so give them a look and it will be a piece of cake.

The main reason i went back to it was for its RAW processing, i do a lot of night photography/long exposures which result in hot and cold and cold pixels, with a jpeg you need to clone each and everyone when using RAW LR picks them up and removes for you. This to me is a huge time saver and makes it worth every penny let alone all the other features it has.

At the end of the day, if you want to edit shots in a big way with layers etc PS is the one for you, if you want to perfect your shots and collate then LR ( but it does do so much more)
 
FORGET PSCS6 FOREVER! You will not need it unless you buy a New camera that only PSCS6 can read via it's RAW.You'll never use Liquify etc. etc unless you into that kind of thing. Seeing as you get confused easily it's best you buy PSCS5 or even4.
After a little while it is easy to use. I have Lightroom and PSCS5/6 and find I use PSCS5 99% of time, so don't waste cash on 6.
 
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