I am a total beginner - I have the i Mac, now I need the program.

Hi I need to decide which program is best for me.  I am a freehand illustrator and this has been fine in the past but now I am entering the world of publishing I need to be able to make changes to my art quickly and ensure correct colour representation and be able to save files in various formats - as needed by the editors. I have looked into Adobe Photoshop but am totally confused. Not knowing the abilities of Photoshop, I think I need to list what I think I might need to do;
1. Adjust colour balance, highlight and darken areas.
2. Save in various formats to send to publisher.
3. Add shadows or be able to amend would be good - that saves me needing to restart a piece.
4. Change lighting, ambience, as requested. - again, I normally  have to start again!
5. Manipulate characters or replace characters in a different position.................
6. Be able to remove elements would be fab too!
7. For tattoo and logo designs too, this is something I am being asked for more and more.
8. Website building, just for my own and our business.
.............So, it could be anything.  As you see, not rocket science, but I would also like to play around outside of the 'illustration/book/logo' world too. Just to see what I can do to push boundaries.
I know this is long winded but hope someone has time to read it!
Thanks

Hi there
Photoshop can do all of what you're trying to do, and more! It might take a bit of time to master, but you've definitely got some great tools to work with. Below I've provided a few tips and resources, but for individual questions, please separate them into different posts. That makes it much easier to help you, and it helps others if they have the same question!
Fo what you're working with, I'd really recommend using non-destructive editing techniques - these preserve your original image and make adjustments that can be easily changed or removed.
I think that a valuable tool for you will be Adjustment Layers. Adjustments in Photoshop CS6 are by default located above your layers panel, but you can access them by going to Window > Adjustments as well. Adjustment layers allow you to make changes such as Brightness/Contrast, Color Balance, Vibrance, and more. These changes are applied to you whole image, and can be adjusted as necessary.
If you're trying to add an adjustment to just a part of your image, you can apply an adjustment layer mask. Masks allow you to select just one area of your image and make changes to just that selection. In the screenshot below, I've selected just the cliffs of my image using the Quick Selection Tool and applied a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer to my selection by clicking the icon highlighted below.
For more information about using adjustment layers and masks, watch this quick video:
Selecting, moving, or removing parts of an image have been greatly enhanced with the amazing content aware capabilities of Photoshop. Below are some resources that you can check out:
Creating targeted selections
Removing selections with content aware
Compositing two images into one
Removing parts of an image
Selecting and moving with content aware
Answering some other points from your original post...
Photoshop allows you to save in a huge amount of formats, and also allows you save layered images and transparent images (full list)
You can absolutely use Photoshop to create logos and tattoo designs, but I would highly recommend looking into Adobe Illustrator for this kind of design work.
For website building, I would recommend looking into Adobe Muse, which can be used in conjunction with Illustrator and Photoshop and doesn't require knowledge of coding.
Again, this is by no means a complete answer to your questions and there are lots of techniques and tips for what you're trying to do, but it's a start! If you have further questions, feel free to post in the Photoshop for Beginners forum, or check out the Photoshop General Discussion for more advanced questions. And again, please split your questions into different posts so that we can answer them in full
Hope this helps!
Cheers,
Kendall

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