which photo shop?

(ghostrider_2) · (ghostrider_2) **Join Date: Aug 2004** 07-01-2006, 5:16 PM

Photoshop Elements 4.0 or

Premiere Elements 2.0

(dcervenka) · (dcervenka) **Join Date: Sep 2002** 07-02-2006, 1:56 AM

Photoshop CS2, if you don't have access to that then always try to get the "latest" version of the program you are interested in. In your case Photoshop Elements 4.0

(ghostrider_2) · (ghostrider_2) **Join Date: Aug 2004** 07-02-2006, 2:11 AM

Thanks again!..

(deuce) · (deuce) **Join Date: Mar 2002** 07-26-2006, 2:44 PM

To jump on this question. What is someone with NO photoshop experience going to see from CS2 & the extra $500, than I would from Elements 4.0?

If it is going to be a huge difference and THAT much better, great.... But if I am not going to use 95% of CS2....I would rather put the $500 towards a 70-200 2.8........

(Walt) · (Walt) **Join Date: Jan 2003** 07-26-2006, 3:39 PM

The first thing that comes to mind is You can work with RAW on CS2 and You can't on Elements.

(pierce_bronkite)

you must know the full capabilities of what the latest versions of Photoshop can do. The techonology is constantly changing for the better.

Photoshop is a key component of any photographers gear.

(deuce) · (deuce) **Join Date: Mar 2002** 07-26-2006, 4:02 PM

Nope...I have never even owned or use photoshop for 1 minute....

I do have a camera though.....

(richd) · (richd) **Join Date: Oct 2003** 07-26-2006, 5:58 PM

95% of CS2 ???????

Maybe if you're Thomas Knoll or Russell Brown. Personally I would say I use about 10% of it's features, but there are some things that are pretty tough or impossible to do without it. As always I guess if you have to ask you probably don't need it. PS elements is a good place to start.