Which one should I get.

[fjoe45]

Being new to photography which photoshop do I purchase 1st, CS5, Lightroom3, or Elements9, or is there some other program that is good for the 1st timer.

[kiwi]

Elements

[rookie]

Elements 9 and photoplus mag. In may opinion will do the trick.

[farmer_rob]

Elements - although it is a fairly steep learning curve for editing (but so is CS5), it is cheaper than the others. The cataloging is good. It works well for me. Get a good book on using it. (Note - Elements v9 has decent layer handling at last - make sure any book you get is for elements 9, not earlier versions)