I can't really vote here (but I have - PSP), because I haven't tried PhotoShop, but PSP is great, and although I am only using ver5 (My sis lost the 7 disc - grrrr!), It still is fine for me, although I have managed to crash quite a few times, but other than that PSP is fine, especially if you have the money to spend on it. If you don't really want to spend much, then go for the Gimp. Although I see psp better than the gimp, the gimp is better value for money. As for PhotoSHop, I haven't a clue what it's like, but maybe Ill by it noe day... but right now I'm saving up for a new mobo and a 64-bit cpu.Oh yeah, here are two pics I made in PSP in around 5min each:[edit]The second one's a bit dark, going to edit it quickly and re-upload.Ok here's the one i edited and another one(Both use the same technique):