answer:I know and teach them both. For your needs as described, I’d go with LightRoom. It’s a good solid digital darkroom with nicely organized tools and presets. The learning curve isn’t too bad. If you’re on a Mac, I might suggest looking into Apple’s Aperture. It’s similar to LightRoom and even easier to pickup. Photoshop is simply too much program for what you need. Steep learning curve, not intuitive at all, tools are poorly organized. Don’t get me wrong, I love PS and use it every day, but I’ve been using it for over fifteen years. But truthfully, it’s a convoluted beast of a program.