Buying PS

pantherlax

I'm a student in HS, in an Advanced Photo class. I've been shooting for two years now and love it.

I'm going to get some sort of of Photoshop, just dont know what to get. Being a HS student, budget is most important.

Looking at the choices on their website, there's CS3, Lightroom, and Elements.

At school we work with CS3, and that would be most ideal to have at home...but its $650. I know with things like Microsoft Office there are discounted student packages. Is there one for PS and if so can anyone give me a link or more info?

Is Lightroom or Elements good enough for a student who plans to keep photography as a lifetime hobby?

DavidTO

You should be eligible for an educational discount.

Richard

pantherlax wrote:

Is Lightroom or Elements good enough for a student who plans to keep photography as a lifetime hobby?

No, you will want Photoshop sooner or later. I think the educational price is around $300.

Art Scott

I agree with both the above and at academic super store you should be able to acquire a great bundle of PS for under $300......I would do one of the CS3 bundles including lightroom....cheaper than buying separately.

pantherlax

Thanks all, so I will definitely get some sort of CS3 set.

Art Scott wrote:

I agree with both the above and at academic super store you should be able to acquire a great bundle of PS for under $300......I would do one of the CS3 bundles including lightroom....cheaper than buying separately.

I'm confused; I thought lightroom was a watered down version of CS3?

And with a simple search on the website there is a bunch: http://www.academicsuperstore.com/quick_search.html?qks=1&qk_srch=photoshop&x=0&y=0

Is this what I am looking for? CS3 Design Standard. http://www.academicsuperstore.com/market/marketdisp.html?PartNo=798207&qk_srch=photoshop

Thanks so much all. I'm quite the fool.

DavidTO

Yes, you are confused. It's not a replacement for PS, it's a companion product with an awful lot going for it, as well as a lot of overlap with Bridge.

As for what to get, that's up to you, but if all you want is PS/Bridge, then this ought to do you just fine.

pantherlax

I've never heard of Bridge, but thats ok! I think that link is perfect!

Thanks.

peterst6906

pantherlax wrote:

I've never heard of Bridge, but thats ok! I think that link is perfect!

Thanks.

Bridge is a browser on the front end of PS. It's a separate program, but allows you to view multiple thumbnails, download images, rename them, sort them, etc.

It's not as powerful as Lightroom, but for small volume it is fine.

Regards,

Peter