Well my question is basically what is the best program, and most user friendly, for editing photos? A price and a place to buy it would be nice. I need something worth getting, and that my mom can learn to use. She know nothing about computers.

The best would be Photoshop CS2 You can pick it up on E-bay for about 300.00 <BR> <BR>Or you can go with Photoshop Elements but it doesn't do as much as CS2.

Well 300 is a little out of my price range.

I think PS elements goes for about 100.00

So I went to Fred Meyer today and saw Photoshop something 4.o for 100. Is that what I should try?

A version that old may have less features then elements.

It was probably PS Elements 4.0 <BR> <BR><a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&amp;A=details&amp;Q=&amp;sku=40 1763&amp;is=REG&amp;addedTroughType=search" target="_blank">http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&amp;A=details&amp;Q=&amp;sku=40 1763&amp;is=REG&amp;addedTroughType=search</a>

Yeah that was it. <BR> <BR>Rich, is that too old?

<blockquote><hr size=0><!-quote-!><font size=1><b>quote:</b></font><p>Rich, is that too old?<!-/quote-!><hr size=0></blockquote> <BR> <BR>That all depends on what you want to do with it.

Well I'd like to be able to do alot with it. <BR>Layer photos, so that I can get multiple shots on one page. And lots more...

Check out Paint Shop Pro, it's a cheap alternative for Photoshop. However, they send out free copies of Photoshop Elements bundled up with things like digital cameras. Ask around, you might have a friend that has a Canon Digital that has PS Elements and doesn't know it. <BR> <BR>Photoshop is an awesome program though. <BR> <BR>-S

Well hell I'll ask my mom if our Canon came with something. Thanks Swami, I didn't even think of that.

Okay so our camera didn't come with anything. So I found Photoshop Elements 4.0 on e-bay for about $30.00. Should I get it or wait for something better?

Something better for 30.00 ? <img src="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/clipart/lol.gif" border=0>

I still say you can find em for cheap. Let me see if I have one at home and I'll get back to you. I just moved and house is in disarray but I know where my Canon 20D box is and all the software is in it.

Swami: that would be great if you could hook me up. Thanks