General call for help/advice

[clevermanka]

I’ve used an ancient old copy of Photoshop for years. Due to circumstances which do not need exploring at this juncture, I need some sort of new graphics program. Mostly what I do with it is basic photo editing and make posters and flyers.

The full Adobe Photoshop 6 looks overwhelming (learning software is not one of my strong points), but the Elements version doesn't get good reviews. Should I be looking at Illustrator instead?

I do a LOT with text/posters. What do you advise?