Photoshop or Photoshop Elements 13

I would buy the Elements CD ... I'm a photo guy by profession, and have always used Elements versions. Does everything I need ...

But, to be fair, I only shoot 'real life' projects, and do not need nor use the tricks and options that some advertising or technology projects use. So, my needs are pretty basic compared to some folks that need all photo bells and whistles.

Personally, I shy away from subscriptions for the very reason :: IF you stop the subscription, you don't even have an OLD version. Monkey's 2 cents.

Just note that Adobe's new cloud arrangement for their products, is not really cloud app based. You still need to install the applications locally. It just doesn't use a local key authentication, but requires net access to continually authenticate. A way to get a constant income stream from you. If you stop their subscription, you no longer have use of your locally installed applications.

Cloud subscription authentication has caused problems in enterprise environments. Not able to get past corporate firewalls. In fact, we purchased Adobe enterprise versions which will authenticate on a local machine, just like CS6 did, so no need to do so from the net. But had to purchase 100+ licenses, many of which going unused so far.

Which is one reason we hold on to Adobe CS6 Design/Production suite licenses on our current machines as if they were gold.

when I bought elements, some tasks were easier than with PS. removing red eye as one example, IIRC. $80 vs $300????????
bumpy

Depends on what you're wanting to do. For most people, even many professionals, elements will do everything they could possibly want to do - and at around $100, it won't break the bank. The full photoshop will allow you to edit in 16bit color - so if you're doing major detailed work the majority of the time, then it may be the best bet.

One option to consider: Adobe has a subscription based deal that makes the full photoshop much more affordable. For $9.99 per month, you can get full Photoshop and Lightroom. When they upgrade the programs, you automatically get those upgrades at no extra cost.

I'm not usually fond of subscription services, but after having dealt with the hassles of upgrading software: I had photoshop 4, upgraded to CS as was allowed at the time; several years later, my computer crashed and I had to reload the CS. It wouldn't let me because I didn't have the 4 disc anymore. Calling the service desk did no good because all they could do is tell me 4 was more than three versions back from CS, so the upgrade wasn't allowed - except that when I bought the CS upgrade, it WAS allowed). They also had me identified with version 3 not 4, so I had to fight that. END OF STORY: I now do the subscription and don't worry about any of it anymore. :)

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I use Photoshop CS6 every day at work. If you haven't used it before, it will be a substantial learning curve. Which version you use depends on what you are doing? But Photoshop Elements, a watered down consumer version, would be a good place to start if you are just now learning for the first time.

Thanks 1942 I was not sure if you HAD to get photoshop and THEN photoshop elements 13 as a upgrade.......

I found Photoshop Elements 13 for $79.95 at Amazon and it seems to be the going price.......

Thanks again

I use Photoshop CS6 every day at work. If you haven't used it before, it will be a substantial learning curve. Which version you use depends on what you are doing? But Photoshop Elements, a watered down consumer version, would be a good place to start if you are just now learning for the first time.