Adobe released  Photoshop which is one of the best imaging tool in the market.Photoshop also release Photoshop element which brings the debate about there functionality.Lets’ find the difference between Photoshop and Photoshop element.

Adobe Photoshop, or simply Photoshop, is a graphics editing program developed and published by Adobe Systems. It is the current market leader for commercial bitmap and image manipulation software .

Originally introduced alongside Photoshop version 7,Adobe Photoshop Elements is the consumer version of the Adobe Photoshop , targeted at hobbyist group of users and hence sold at a fraction (roughly 1/6th) of the cost of the professional product.

It contains most of the features of the professional version but with fewer and simpler options. The program allows users to create, edit, organize and share images, all from the same product.

0.63(first release).1.0,2.0,2.5(first windows release),3.0,4.0,5.0,5.5,6.0,7.0.1,CS(8.0),CS2(9.0),CS3 and CS3 extended(10.0), CS4 and CS4 extended(11.0).

Photoshop was first released for Macintosh only and windows release starts from Photoshop 2.5.Now releases are termed as CS(creative suite).In the series they were named as CS1,CS2,CS3,Cs4.

Photoshop Elements is geared towards everyday people who do not really need or understand the advanced features of Photoshop, Adobe included some features that make it easier for the general public to use on their everyday photos. Tools like automatic red-eye removal and the cookie cutter takes out the complexity of image editing and simply gets the job that the user wants done.

Another great thing that user loves about Photoshop is the great number of plug-ins that can be downloaded and used with it to improve or automate its features. Photoshop Elements is also capable of using these plug-ins. Some users take advantage of this fact by employing plug-ins that replicate the features that are not available in Photoshop elements

1)Photoshop elements  is the scale down release of Photoshop.

2)Photoshop elements is 1/6 th of the price of Photoshop professional.

3) Photoshop elements has some tools  that are not available in Photoshop like cookie cutter tool and automatic red eye removal.

4)Difference lies in scaled down  functionality of Photoshop elements  .Below are the some of the functionality which are missing in Photoshop elements: