Which Photoshop?
A few people have sent me PMs, asking about which flavor of Photoshop to get. Since it's a topic of general interest, I decided to reply publicly.
The simplest answer is that if you don't know which features you need, then you should probably start off with Photoshop Elements.
There are three basic Photoshop packages:
- Photoshop Elements - is aimed at the consumer market. It is intended for people who want to edit digital photographs.
- Photoshop CS - is for the photo publishing industry. It contains more detailed editing controls, newer features, and (most importantly for publishing) CMYK color support.
- Photoshop CS Extended - is for those who want to produce 3-D looking images. It has tools to do the modeling, wrapping, and lighting effects that yield a three dimensional look.
Adobe Lightroom is another popular photo editing program, which excels in organizing your pictures. It has some editing abilities, but not as many as Photoshop. Think of it as a photo database program.
By far, the most popular photo editing program is Photoshop Elements, which is what I'm using for these tutorials.
I hope that helps,
Eric