LightRoom or Photoshop?

[mikegd98]

I was wondering, which one is better, and which on is not as hard to use? I little to no experience with them, but some people say Photoshop, and some people say Lightroom, so what do you guys think?

 

[Mully]

LR is a must have ......PS is nice to have ....having both is great

 

[kathyt]

They are both completely different. LR is easier, but cannot do as much as PS. I edit in LR only for the most part.

 

[KmH]

Both. Visit Adobe.com and see if you qualify for student discount pricing.

Actually both are Photoshop.
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 Book: The Complete Guide for Photographers

Adobe Photoshop Elements 11
The Photoshop Elements 11 Book for Digital Photographers (Voices That Matter)

Adobe Photoshop CS6
Adobe Photoshop CS6 for Photographers: A professional image editor's guide to the creative use of Photoshop for the Macintosh and PC

Adobe Photoshop Extended CS6

 

[mikegd98]

Thanks for the replys. I did download a free trial of lightroom, and just found it much more user friendly in my option.

 

[EIngerson]

Both for me. You can do a bunch in LR-4 but skin softening, cloning, etc are just inadequate. That's where CS-6 becomes vital.