When looking for a photo editing program you certainly can't go wrong with any of Adobe's software products. You may become daunted by your choices so to make it easy for you here is my recommendation: If you are just learning how to manipulate digital photos I recommend Photoshop Elements; however, if you have some experience with digital editing then Adobe Photoshop is the right software for you.
Now that we have that out of the way your next decision will be version of the software will best suit your particular photo editing needs; however, you might actually be surprised at just how similar each version is even though newer versions tend to have a few new items added. I have found that just about any version of Photoshop Elements will meet most users needs yet when it comes to Photoshop itself you might want to purchase the most recent version as it will come with some tools that undoubtedly will make your photo editing life a bit easier.
Adobe's latest version of Photoshop is CS5 and it contains a huge variety of tools that can easily allow you to produce some unbelievable results with your photos. A heads up, Photoshop is not an inexpensive program and costs a good bit more than Elements so if the price tag is too heavy for your wallet I recommend you look at Photoshop Elements version 9 which should still meet most of your needs. Photoshop CS5 updates include support for 65-bit processing as well as updated tools and an improved user-interface.
If you decide on Adobe Photoshop Elements 9 you will be faced with two main tools, both of which are found in Photoshop CS5.
First of all there is the Organizer which allows you to view thumbnails and perform very basic photo editing and then you have the Editor, where gives total access to all of the photo editing functions. The Editor is simple to manage and allows "Guided Fixes", which basically comprises of Wizards that walk you through step by step photo edits. The "Quick Fixes" calculate the optimum way to fix colors, lighting, and sharpness calculated upon either your input with sliders or whatever PE9 sees fit.
When using Elements I tend to stick with the Organizer since I have easy access to tools such as Auto Color and Auto Contrast. There is even an Auto Smart Tool which takes any poor quality image and transforms it automatically into a professional quality photo.
Now that we have that out of the way your next decision will be version of the software will best suit your particular photo editing needs; however, you might actually be surprised at just how similar each version is even though newer versions tend to have a few new items added. I have found that just about any version of Photoshop Elements will meet most users needs yet when it comes to Photoshop itself you might want to purchase the most recent version as it will come with some tools that undoubtedly will make your photo editing life a bit easier.
Adobe's latest version of Photoshop is CS5 and it contains a huge variety of tools that can easily allow you to produce some unbelievable results with your photos. A heads up, Photoshop is not an inexpensive program and costs a good bit more than Elements so if the price tag is too heavy for your wallet I recommend you look at Photoshop Elements version 9 which should still meet most of your needs. Photoshop CS5 updates include support for 65-bit processing as well as updated tools and an improved user-interface.
If you decide on Adobe Photoshop Elements 9 you will be faced with two main tools, both of which are found in Photoshop CS5.
First of all there is the Organizer which allows you to view thumbnails and perform very basic photo editing and then you have the Editor, where gives total access to all of the photo editing functions. The Editor is simple to manage and allows "Guided Fixes", which basically comprises of Wizards that walk you through step by step photo edits. The "Quick Fixes" calculate the optimum way to fix colors, lighting, and sharpness calculated upon either your input with sliders or whatever PE9 sees fit.
When using Elements I tend to stick with the Organizer since I have easy access to tools such as Auto Color and Auto Contrast. There is even an Auto Smart Tool which takes any poor quality image and transforms it automatically into a professional quality photo.
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