photoshop!

[partyaddict]

just wondering which version of photoshop would be the best overall? i already have adobe photoshop elements version 4.0but to me looks pretty basic. thanks

 

[Dominic]

It really depends on your budget and how you'll be using the software. Photoshop is a designer's software suite used not only by photographer's, but also graphic artists and people in multimedia. Personally, I think Abode's Lightroom is a great program for the digital photographer and at close to a third of the cost. If you're interested in HDR imaging you can check out Photomatrix or a similar program which will run you around $100 (putting both below CS3 still). Have you considered simply upgrading to Elements 6?

 

[frXnz kafka]

CS3 would be best overall.

It's also overkill if you're on a budget.

 

[partyaddict]

yeh cheers for the responses but i checked out cs3 and that looks good to me bit of an overkill on the budget though :O

 

[ianm]

photoshop is a great tool for photographers, but yes as already stated, it is a bit overkill if on a budjet and there stuff out there that'll do the basic image correction stuff - some free too. and for the record i hated the use of photoshop in the design industry - i only used it for image correction, cropping, creation, etc (what it's supposed to be for ) people actually design stuff and expect to get it printed from the damn thing