Delderby Loc: Derby UK

I do not have thoughts on PS as I have not used it, although I looked at an early version. But if you are about to choose one or the other I think you should also look at Affinity.
Affinity is a Serif product. Before Affinity, the Serif comparable product was PhotoPlus (now their legacy product). This I did and still do use. I have from time to time used Serif support, which I found to be excellent, to the point where they telephoned me back on an awkward question. Point being I would have thought that support would be similar with Affinity. I have read glowing reports from pro photogs about Infinity. I have not changed because I just love PhotoPlus.

lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA

If you take a Photoshop class or two and really learn it, you will really learn how to use much of it, likely what you need as a photographer. Graphic artists may never know everything Photoshop can do for them. Company Support is for technical and billing issues or support, not learning how to use the programs. You would be on the phone 8 hours a day, every day for even trying that. Classes, Internet Videos, Books, and having a Ps Guru friend are all ways to learn Ps and Corel too (if you can find the resources for Corel or other non-Adobe products). Also you can ask questions here on the UHH, and google-ing almost anything Photoshop will bring up many answers and videos.

In my experience, Adobe software engineers are brilliant, their telephone support representatives, idiots! You can better find answers on the Web.

No ideas specifically about Corel graphics products.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

My support from Adobe has been hit or miss. Yesterday, we got a complaint about Corel support, "$85, please." Then members said how good their support from Corel had been. I'd never buy software based solely on support because help is available here and online. If you get someone who can't help you, hang up and try again.

wteffey Loc: Ocala, FL USA

I have read very few comparisons of editing software by people who have actually used, let alone become familiar with, more than one program. I have used Elements since version 2, and am now on version 15, so I obviously like that option, but I am not familiar with any other software well enough to offer my comparison. I suspect most people are in the same boat, but will not admit it.

bobmcculloch Loc: NYC, NY

Never could get the hag of Adobe products, PSP is great, I'm using X8, does everything I need, just started using Aftershot, actually seems to do easier RAW conversions for me, Bob

dcampbell52 Loc: Clearwater Fl

I use the Adobe Cloud (Lightroom and Photoshop) for 9.99 a month (one year commitment and you can get a discount if you pay the entire year up front). I do about 95% of my work in Lightroom which does direct uploads from my SD/Compact Flash cards, indexes (in my case by date and time taken). Then, if I want, I can make catalogs of images by place taken, subject matter, or whatever (I can have multiple catalogs ((this may be the wrong term but works for descriptions) and can have the same photograph in multiple catalogs... (for instance Sunsets or Clearwater Beach or whatever) This makes it so that I could go into Sunsets and see every sunset photo that I've taken, or go to Sunrise for all of those... or Beaches, or Clearwater Beach, Miami Beach, etc. I can even have a folder of Florida shots, New Jersey shots, New York, etc. Now to do all of this (especially the first time) takes some work and time but it save a lot of time after the fact. I know that I can go to my Miami folder or Saint Petersburg, FL folder and get every shot that I took there. And this is just the organization part. As for developing, Lightroom tends to (within reason, follow the same formulae that you would at the enlarger in a darkroom. Exposure, contrast, lights, darks, shadows etc.) Once you've got the photo about the way you want in Lightroom, you can export it to Photoshop for any final touches or special effects you might want to add. (I created a nice shot of a Great Egret flying in front of a full moon by combining a photo of the moon with a cutout of the flying Egret. It was rough but it was my first attempt at combining and came out pretty good for a beginner).
I have now bitten the bullet and subscribed to ALL of the Adobe Catalog for the $49.99 a month price... this gives me Illustrator, In Design, Acrobat DC, Experience Design CC, Premier Pro, After Effects, Portfolio, Spark, Character Animator, Audition, Animate CC, Dreamweaver, Muse, In Copy, Fuse, Prelude, Media Encoder, Speed Grade, Flash Builder.

The original Photography Package has Lightroom, Photoshop, Camera Raw, and Bridge.
Will I use everything? Probably not, but its all there if I need or want it and it was included in the $49.99 package. There was a lower priced package (I think) but it didn't have Muse, In Design, and Dreamweaver which I specifically wanted.

dfrodin Loc: Colorado Springs, CO

Painter 2018 is the Corel painting program that emulates painting and drawing with brushes, pens, pencils and other marking tools.

waegwan Loc: Mae Won Li

Ditto and I'd add in I have the script package too that is pretty cool.

PCB_smv

I like Paintshop Pro but it only runs on Windows. Wish they made a Mac version, I would use it.

SirCharlesEdward

I like PSP. I used 10 awhile back for image editing on a web site and it worked well. I had never used an image editing program before and found Corel easy to learn and use.

revhen Loc: By the beautiful Hudson

Ditto on Corel PSP. Does everything I need to do.

roadsideron Loc: Apache Junction, AZ

I was once a beta tester for PS for a short time. I was also a beta tester for Premiere elements for quite a while. I use PSP and I get new versions for about 25 dollars through their popup windows when I close the program. Sometimes I get new version for as little as 14.95. I miss nothing about PS. NIK can be installed in PSP as a plugin. I was a long time GIMP user until I switched to PSP.

nancyab Loc: Enfield, CT, USA

I've been using the Corel product Paintshop Pro for a number of years and have always been happy with it. Lots less expensive, which to we seniors is a big issue (at least to me it is!)

Retired fat guy with a camera Loc: Colorado

I have used Corel 8. Adobe, and right now, I am trying out a free version of ACDSEE. Corel left me underwhelmed. Adobe at 10 dollars a month is a good deal. Ac is 8 dollars a month or you can buy it for $159.00.
I am old, and there are parts of both programs I will probably never understand how to use.
I have been taking the same image and using lightroom and ACDC, I am kind of leaning towards AC. There seems to be more ways tune up a shot. The format is almost easy for someone like me, who has no clue to what all the bell and whistles do. I will say that their magic eraser is simple to use.
I would recommend trying it. It is free, and you can always get rid of it if you do not like it.

TN. Photo taker

Thanks to all for the input! I appreciate your taking the time to give me your thoughts!!!!