Need advice on controlling my photos.

[KoDen]

Hello. I need an advice on how to control my photos in the easiest way. Usually I use Aperture for working on my photos. So all the photos are stored in Aperture library. But not so long time ago I started use Photoshop for photo editing. So now I'm confused about how to store my photos.
Do I still need to use Aperture if I've got Photoshop? Just now because of my better knowledge of Aperture, I like Aperture. But some times I need to do adjustments to photo the way only Photoshop will manage.
Or I was thinking to still use Aperture, but if I need to use Photoshop, export needed files, work on them and after put them back in Aperture library. Or it sounds horribly?
Just now I've got a lot of photos saved in both programmes. And it use a lot of space.
So do I still need Aperture, or I can live without it? And just use Photoshop.
And any one can me give advice how to properly manage my photos, please. As I've got a mess on my MacBook .
Thank you.

 

[RTContent]

It's really what works for you. There's not a right or wrong way to work when it comes to organising your files and being productive. I personally use Picasa and Adobe Bridge for organisation and when I do my editing I just open it in Photoshop. Picasa is very good if you don't want to organise folders and directories as it finds everything you have and you can easily manage them within the program. This is probably not the answer you were hoping for but it is something that will come with experience with different types of software.