Switch from Photoshop Elements to Creative Cloud Photography Plan

You create great-looking photos with Photoshop Elements. Now, push your skills and creative ideas even further using Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom. Punch up your colors, create amazing HDR photos, create Actions and more.

Want to make the most of your raw photos?

Use the built-in raw editing capabilities in Lightroom to take your high-res photos to the next level. Get advanced control over color and tone — even adjust individual colors. Automatically correct lens distortions. Batch-apply edits from one photo to many others. Use split-toning controls to add color to shadows and highlights. Calibrate color based on your camera. Try any combination of edits and effects — your original photo is always preserved.

Want total color control?

Use Curves in Photoshop to more precisely control tone and correct color. Add multiple control points to make fine adjustments to highlights, midtones and shadows, and even adjust individual color channels to get exactly the look you want.

Want to edit in full color, every time?

Preserve all of your photos’ subtle color variations thanks to 16-bit editing support in Photoshop. Your 16-bit photos offer over 65,000 colors to work with — a huge jump from the 256 colors available in your 8-bit photos. So you’ll always get smooth transitions from one color to the next with no more banding lines.

Want more detail in the shadows and highlights?

Use Merge to HDR Pro in Photoshop to get the best possible exposures. Remove ghosts caused by slight movements of people and objects between shots, boost color without affecting skin tones, adjust the glow or “halo effect” between contrasting edges, control sharpness and more.

Want to create your own Actions?

Use the Action Recorder in Photoshop to turn your editing steps into Actions. Save time and effort by applying your creative ideas again and again, and even share them with other Photoshop and Photoshop Elements users.