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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 105704" data-attributes="member: 9240">II find Lightroom to be sufficient for 80-90 percent of what I need to do in post processing.&nbsp; Photoshop Elements is often referred to as &quot;Photoshop Light&quot; but in actuality I find that I can do 80-90 percent of what I'd want to do in Photoship in Elements, and I got Elements 11 for $49 (I think Tim Grey's standard line is 80% of the functionality at 10% of the cost&quot; or something like that).&nbsp; That said, if I had access to CS6 extended for the $249 student price I'd be all over it, because if I didn't need it then I know I could grow into it.&nbsp; It can be a daunting program to throw yourself into at first, so get yourself a good book to help guide you through.&nbsp; I've found Scott Kelby's Lightroom and Elements books to be very helpful, and I'm currently browsing one from the folks at Rocky Nook on CS6 and LR4 that I'm considering.&nbsp; There are plenty of great tutorials out there as well.As was suggested, download the trials and give them a shot.&nbsp; I recommend not doing it all at once as 15 days is not a lot of time to spend learning one of them, let alone both.&nbsp; Depending on how long your husband's student status runs, I would recommend LR and Elements at first and see how much you use it.&nbsp; The $200 can go towards something else if you find yourself not needing it.&nbsp; But it's almost silly not to take advantage of the Student price if you can and know you'll use it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 105704, member: 9240"] II find Lightroom to be sufficient for 80-90 percent of what I need to do in post processing. Photoshop Elements is often referred to as "Photoshop Light" but in actuality I find that I can do 80-90 percent of what I'd want to do in Photoship in Elements, and I got Elements 11 for $49 (I think Tim Grey's standard line is 80% of the functionality at 10% of the cost" or something like that). That said, if I had access to CS6 extended for the $249 student price I'd be all over it, because if I didn't need it then I know I could grow into it. It can be a daunting program to throw yourself into at first, so get yourself a good book to help guide you through. I've found Scott Kelby's Lightroom and Elements books to be very helpful, and I'm currently browsing one from the folks at Rocky Nook on CS6 and LR4 that I'm considering. There are plenty of great tutorials out there as well. As was suggested, download the trials and give them a shot. I recommend not doing it all at once as 15 days is not a lot of time to spend learning one of them, let alone both. Depending on how long your husband's student status runs, I would recommend LR and Elements at first and see how much you use it. The $200 can go towards something else if you find yourself not needing it. But it's almost silly not to take advantage of the Student price if you can and know you'll use it. [/QUOTE]

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