best photo editing software?

[cbs]

My wife wants some new photo editing software. Is photoshop still the standard out there? If not, any other suggestions for her?

 

[Alum03]

Photoshop is the standard but The Gimp is pretty damn good and is free.

 

[pmg]

photoshop is probably the most powerful. "Best" depends on exactly what you're going to do with it.

 

[Fried JJ Pickles]

If it's for personal use, you'll likely find the far cheaper Photoshop Elements to be more to your liking.

If she isn't sure whether or not she needs the $650 professional version or the $100 home version, she won't need the $650 version.

 

[cbs]

Thanks. She doesn't need anything fancy. She mostly wants it for scrapbooking and to make various fliers for church events.

 

[BernOrange]

Another vote for Gimp from me. Once you figure it out, it's excellent.

 

[Xminus6]

"best" is subjective. for me, a graphic designer and retoucher photoshop is the most useful, but for someone who doesn't know retouching or photoshop extensively, it's overkill. most people who "use" photoshop probably only explore about 2% of its features.

 

[JohnnyM]

If she wants to make flyers and things like that, Adobe Illustrator is fantastic. It's not a photo-editor like Photoshop, but it really is a great program to use.

 

[BagHorn]

Everything your describing she wants to do screams Photoshop Elements. It's great for organizing all your pics, doing any editing required from the most simple to very complex, and has a lot of great out of the box stuff for making flyers, invitations, cards, etc.