As someone that has a lot of leaning invested in Photoshop I have to second Nathans idea of Gimp! I wish I could switch, but every time I try it takes me forever to do something that I can do in mere seconds with Photoshop. I know it's all what I'm used to, but I just dont have the time to learn how to use Gimp, if there was a class nearby I'd do it, I'd love to save all the dollars I keep giving to Adobe. (Plus I'm a huge fan of open source!)
Otherwise, as someone else mentioned download the free trials to see what you like and stick with that.
Cheers
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Last edited by Nicole; 09-02-2009 at 08:16 PM.
Reason: Removed part that was no longer relevant, thanks!
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