"Learn a bit of Photoshop yourself" - this is great advice. Even little stuff like how to export images, how to show/hide layers, how to move items around, how

"Learn a bit of Photoshop yourself" - this is great advice. Even little stuff like how to export images, how to show/hide layers, how to move items around, how to edit text will give you major return. There's the $$$ saving aspect, but I've found the biggest benefit is actually the time saving / faster iteration ability. Get a design and wonder what it would look like without the background? That 'what-if' is either two clicks in PS for you... or a day of writing the designer an email, him fitting it into his workflow and sending it back, and you looking at the image. This also lets you repurpose existing designs for other things (e.g. taking that cool graphic on your website and re-using it on your marketing brochure). After a few projects you'll have recouped the cost of Photoshop, and you'll have gained a very useful skill. tl;dr - basic Photoshop skills save you time and money