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It's a choice thing. I prefer LR myself, but others swear by AP.

I like the LR interface better and there are far more resources available for LR in terms of plugins and information. I daresay LR is more feature-rich as well. Still, either will manage your photos and allow color and contrast level editing.
 
Take a look in the Digital Photography forum here. There's a stickied post linking to many threads asking this same question. Hopefully these will be able to point you in the right direction.
 
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