I have been using photoshop for quite some time now, about 8 years actually. Quite honestly, i think it is the BEST graphics designing software out there. But if you are a graphics professional like me, you would go for the best of the best. So i went for Photoshop CS3. Combining the now discontinued Imageready, CS3 brings graphics design to a whole new level. If you want to reach that level, try it out! Go to the adobe site and download a trial!