# Digital photo mavens, Paintshop Pro or Photoshop Elements?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-photo-mavens-paintshop-pro-or-photoshop-elements/95349>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 26, 2001, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-photo-mavens-paintshop-pro-or-photoshop-elements/95349 "2001-11-26T20:21:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b3f665/32.png) [@Hanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hanna)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-photo-mavens-paintshop-pro-or-photoshop-elements/95349/41 "2001-11-28T07:15:55Z")

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I just realized the OP wasn’t even looking at PhotoShop, because of the price. Oh well. 🙂 I haven’t used PhotoShop elements, but isn’t it basically like MGI Photosuite or MS Picture IT? Not so much a graphic program but more like a photo enhancing program? Or am I wrong about PS Elements? 😕

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**Author:** ![yosemite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/3ab097/32.png) [@yosemite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yosemite)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-photo-mavens-paintshop-pro-or-photoshop-elements/95349/42 "2001-11-28T07:16:20Z")

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Elements is $100. It is a “light” version of Photoshop, and a viable “stepping stone” to the full version of PS. (And, as others have mentioned, getting an educational or older version shaves a whole lot off the price.) I got an older version (off of eBay) and then upgraded later. _A lot_ cheaper to go that way. I can’t afford a $600 program either!

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**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-photo-mavens-paintshop-pro-or-photoshop-elements/95349/43 "2001-11-28T11:28:39Z")

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> If you get a digital camera you get software with it to do digital photography on your computer.

Feh. Most digital cam software is - shall we say - skimpy, at best. Even expensive, big-name cameras don’t come with ANYTHING. I’m talking Sony, $800, 3.3 megapixels here.

Of course, if you’re using a digital camera that costs less than $2000 for professional work… you’re in the wrong business.

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