Dramatic Black & White – New Mac App
JixiPix Software announced the release today of a Mac version of its top-selling Dramatic Black & White photo app. The Dramatic Black & White iPhone app was released August 22, 2011 and quickly reached the App Store’s top 100 best-seller list and the top 10 in the photography category. The new Mac version is introductory-priced at $5.99 and is upgraded with JixiPix ‘ellipse spotlight tool’ that enable users to bring focus and form to multiple sections of a photo.
JixiPix bills Dramatic Black & White as a ’21st century darkroom in an app.’
JixiPix Chief Engineer, says, "This app has been about a hundred and fifty years in the making, but contains the most modern, cutting-edge technology available today. The black and white photos it creates are phenomenal; classic black and white to HDR, it’s all there. And the addition of multiple ellipse spotlight tools in the Mac version gives Mac users a real leap up in creative ability."
Dramatic Black & White 1.0 is $7.99 USD/£4.99 (launch special of $5.99/£3.99 through 10/01/2011) (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide through the Mac App Store in the Photography category.
Dramatic Black & White comes loaded with 36 presets that deliver a wide variety of classic, infrared and dramatic black and white looks. Each preset allows customization to a range of parameters, including light, contrast, texture and form. Users can name and save their own custom presets, allowing an unlimited number of combinations. Edits immediately display onscreen while final high-resolution images are rendered at save. Created photos can be saved to numerous formats including JPEG, PNG, and TIFF.
System Requirements:
* Mac OS X 10.6 or later
* 30.2 MB
Joanne Carter
Joanne Carter is a British photography journalist, editor, curator, and the founder of *TheAppWhisperer.com*, one of the world’s leading platforms dedicated to mobile photography and art. Since its launch in 2009, TheAppWhisperer has become an international hub for artists of all levels to discover, learn, exhibit, and engage with contemporary photographic practice.Built on principles of inclusivity, accessibility, and artistic excellence, Joanne has spent almost two decades championing mobile photography as a serious artistic medium. Through interviews, critical essays, exhibitions, competitions, and education, she has helped shape and document the evolution of mobile art on a global scale.Her work has taken her internationally, lecturing on photography and mobile art at institutions and events including the Museum of Art in Seoul, South Korea, alongside appearances in the UK and Europe. She has served as a juror for international photography and mobile art awards across Portugal, Canada, the United States, South Korea, Italy, and the UK.Joanne is also the founder of *TheAppWhispererPrintSales.com*, one of the first online galleries dedicated exclusively to collectible mobile art, connecting artists with collectors across Europe, the United States, and Asia.Before founding TheAppWhisperer, Joanne worked extensively in print journalism and photographic publishing, including roles at a paparazzi photo agency and as deputy editor of a leading photography magazine. Her freelance journalism, criticism, and commentary have been published widely in both the UK and the US, with bylines in *The Times*, *The Sunday Times*, *The Guardian*, *Popular Photography*, *NikonPro*, *DPReview*, *Which?*, *Vogue Italia*, *LensCulture*, the *BBC*, and more recently, the *Financial Times*, where her published letters on photography continue to contribute to wider conversations around the medium.Alongside her editorial and curatorial work, Joanne’s own photographic practice has been exhibited internationally across the UK, Europe, South Korea, and the United States. Her work increasingly explores themes of grief, loss, death, memory, and the body.Her current research interests centre on grief, death, and poverty, with forthcoming postgraduate study leading towards doctoral research in these areas.Joanne is currently developing new long-form writing and photographic projects and is available for commissions, editorial projects, speaking engagements, and collaborations.Contact: joannetheappwhisperer@gmail.com)
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