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<blockquote data-quote="Joseph Bautsch" data-source="post: 2634" data-attributes="member: 654"><p>I didn't see any information in your Profile about the kind of photo equipment or computer equipment you have. If you shoot primarily in Jpeg and print mostly 4x6 for friends and family then Adobe Photoshop and/or Lightroom or Aperture 3 will be way more programing than you need. Adobe Photoshop is designed for both the photographer and for the graphic designer, is very difficult to use and learn, is not a very good photo manager/organizer, and is very expensive. If you are a PC person and want to do more than take photos for family and friends then I would recommend using Adobe's Lightroom 3 for your photo management and organizer. I'm an Apple user and have Aperture 3. Of all the photo management programs I find, IMHO, Aperture to be far easier to use and learn and to be the very best. Both Lightroom 3 and Aperture 3 will have most all of the adjustments you will need as a photographer. Inexpensive plugins will provide any others. If you want to get into the graphic designer aspect of photography then you will need something like Photoshop. If you want &quot;the very best&quot; you need to evaluate the kind of photography you do and what you plan to do in the future, how many photos you plan on having in your management program and then find the programs that fit your needs.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Joseph Bautsch, post: 2634, member: 654"] I didn't see any information in your Profile about the kind of photo equipment or computer equipment you have. If you shoot primarily in Jpeg and print mostly 4x6 for friends and family then Adobe Photoshop and/or Lightroom or Aperture 3 will be way more programing than you need. Adobe Photoshop is designed for both the photographer and for the graphic designer, is very difficult to use and learn, is not a very good photo manager/organizer, and is very expensive. If you are a PC person and want to do more than take photos for family and friends then I would recommend using Adobe's Lightroom 3 for your photo management and organizer. I'm an Apple user and have Aperture 3. Of all the photo management programs I find, IMHO, Aperture to be far easier to use and learn and to be the very best. Both Lightroom 3 and Aperture 3 will have most all of the adjustments you will need as a photographer. Inexpensive plugins will provide any others. If you want to get into the graphic designer aspect of photography then you will need something like Photoshop. If you want "the very best" you need to evaluate the kind of photography you do and what you plan to do in the future, how many photos you plan on having in your management program and then find the programs that fit your needs. [/QUOTE]

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