>>4372458CaptureOne and Lightroom are the industry standard, with a few alternatives like Darktable and RawTherapee. You can do more with Photoshop, but Lightroom is much more accessible and a better starting point for a beginner.
Try to focus on learning more general principles, not just replicating a specific tool or one person's specific process.
>>4372463You should learn your camera first and fore-most. You don't need to actually shoot manual, but you should absolutely feel comfortable doing everything manually if you had to, and know what functions your camera offers.
Editing should be for enhancing already good images, it's fine-tuning and polish, but you need a good base.
