Photoshop and Photoshop Elements?
Photoshop and Photoshop Elements?
I really like photoshop, we have it at school and I use it alot. My dad said I could get it, but it's really expensive so he wanted me to find out if Photoshop elements was good. What does it let you do? What's the difference between Photoshop and Photoshop Elements?
Re: Photoshop and Photoshop Elements?
This isn't really the right forum (nor is the Asterisk* Café, though that's probably where we're headed) for you to get the best answer to that question, but try this multi-page article for advice:
http://www.graphic-design.com/Photoshop ... ments.html
See also:
http://graphicssoft.about.com/cs/photos ... ompare.htm
Some "spamsters" try to promote commercial products by asking about them in forums like this. Some cynical people might think you are a sneaky adult trying to do this. Some might treat you like one just to discourage the real ones. But here's my answer:
Unless there are specific advanced features or tools of the $650 Photoshop you use and need, and if most of your work starts on a digital camera and ends up on a monitor, spend the $99 for Photoshop Elements on the likely chance that it will be enough for you. It works a little differently and simplifies some options.
With proof of enrollment in a junior or senior college, "student edition" Photoshop is available for $199. Maybe you know someone who qualifies. For students and teachers K-12 with proof, an "academic edition" is available for $299. There may be more. Shop around. Do a google search to compare features and prices. If it suits you better, go to a book store and page through the Photoshop and Photoshop Elements reference guides to see what you are dealing with.
Free (30-day, etc.) trial editions for you to check out the programs are likely available as online downloads, but find a legitimate offer straight from Adobe or a major distributor, since free offers are often gimmicks to get you to sign up for things, reveal information, buy a bogus product, or download something evil.
You might also get a feel for the Photoshop Elements program from one of these tutorials:
http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/pselem ... ources.htm
http://www.graphic-design.com/Photoshop ... ments.html
See also:
http://graphicssoft.about.com/cs/photos ... ompare.htm
Some "spamsters" try to promote commercial products by asking about them in forums like this. Some cynical people might think you are a sneaky adult trying to do this. Some might treat you like one just to discourage the real ones. But here's my answer:
Unless there are specific advanced features or tools of the $650 Photoshop you use and need, and if most of your work starts on a digital camera and ends up on a monitor, spend the $99 for Photoshop Elements on the likely chance that it will be enough for you. It works a little differently and simplifies some options.
With proof of enrollment in a junior or senior college, "student edition" Photoshop is available for $199. Maybe you know someone who qualifies. For students and teachers K-12 with proof, an "academic edition" is available for $299. There may be more. Shop around. Do a google search to compare features and prices. If it suits you better, go to a book store and page through the Photoshop and Photoshop Elements reference guides to see what you are dealing with.
Free (30-day, etc.) trial editions for you to check out the programs are likely available as online downloads, but find a legitimate offer straight from Adobe or a major distributor, since free offers are often gimmicks to get you to sign up for things, reveal information, buy a bogus product, or download something evil.
You might also get a feel for the Photoshop Elements program from one of these tutorials:
http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/pselem ... ources.htm
Re: Photoshop and Photoshop Elements?
There's also GIMP, which is the free open-source answer to Photoshop, though I'm not entirely sure how the two compare, feature-wise, having never used the GIMP. 
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