My mom and I only have it because she owns a graphic design buisness and we do a lot of things together for that. We also use it to edit photographs that we will sell and for web design. For someone who's just doing it for fun I would reccomend another similar and cheaper program.

Photoshop can also take a long time to learn. I started using it 4-5 years ago and am just recently learning the functions that are the best (but also hardest) to use. I had to attend a seminar in December before I felt like I could "accurately" edit my photographs, but I still am learning and will probably need to attend more seminars. My mom also watches lots of tapes and reads books on the program. It can be a little overwhelming. I am mostly self-taught, and I didn't really find the program hard, but most people get frustrated with how many options there are.