New and saying --Hello

[rivv]

Hello --I'm rivv and I am new to Village and need lots of advice--I am thinking of getting -Adobe Photoshop Elements 6. I'm not sure if this will be too much for me to learn at my level of Dslr photography. For now I have been using Picasa 2 --and my photos are being taking as --Large--J-peg--Fine.
I was thinking of starting to use my Raw mode to take some and see how that went --but know nothing of how to even start to do this .Thats why I have joined here--to try and learn and have help in deciding if this is even something I want to try.
Does this softwear program have a trial period to see if it is right for me --and how hard will this softwear be for a entry-level noob Dslr user like me to learn. --thank you for any advise you may have.
rivv

[NMarti]

Welcome Rivv. Yes, you can download (http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshopelwin/)a free trial from Adobe's website. If you have any questions then don't hesitate to ask.

[efarnstrom]

You can see my post from another person in the same position you are. There are helpful links there where you can view the software before the trial version.

http://www.elementsvillage.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31875

Again, welcome!

[smiles]

Hell Rivv, and welcome!

[Wendy]

Hi Rivv ...

... and welcome to the Village :)

WEndy

[photoshopsusieq]

Hi Rivv and welcome,

This is a wonderful forum with friendly people and it's a great place to ask questions about PSE. You should definitely download the trial of the latest version, Photoshop Elements 6 from Adobe (http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshopelwin/), (only available for the Windows operating system) before you buy it. A quick word of warning though....... it's addictive!

[JulieM]

Welcome aboard, Rivv. You're going to find all sorts of support here for the type of help you need. Glad you found us...