Everyone knows it doesn’t get better than classic Black & White. And it’s deeper than nostalgia, simpler times and less color – it’s the artistic soul of photography. Referencing one of our favorite (Ansel Adams) quotes, great Black & White photos aren’t taken – they’re made. Made where light and contrast, grit and form tell the story; where stone and sky, water and light transcend the material world.

JixiPix’s Dramatic Black & White takes you there – and beyond. Easy-to-use, fully customizable presets serve up the classic Black & White looks of the past and the cutting-edge styles of the present. This app starts by leaving color in the rearview mirror,…

MPro has already proven itself as an excellent app for capturing monochrome images with your iPhone. Well, it’s also just got a little bit better. This update brings Geo Tag – Exif info, adds a self timer and fixed the rotate camera issue. This is a free update, if you have previously downloaded this app. If not, you can download it here. It retails for $0.99/£0.69/download.    

Pano Camera 360 can automatically capture and combine a high-speed burst of full-resolution images.Just click the shutter button and sweep the camera clockwise from left to right across your scene. Click done button at the end and wait for the app process all frames. Frames are then stitched together automatically inside the camera: the whole process takes just 10-60 seconds. Very high resolution:
Sweep Wide mode captures dramatic panoramic shots with detail-packed 
11453×1280(360 degress) pixels. This app usually retails for $0.99/£0.69 but at the time of writing in the US and UK App Stores, this app is free. Click here to download.    

With Facebook Camera, you can share photos on Facebook faster than ever, and see what friends are up to in a feed of nothing but their photos. • Post a bunch of photos at once • See friends’ latest photos in one place
• Play with crops and filters • Tag friends, add captions and say where you are • See photos from different apps   Check out What’s New below. This is a free update to an already free app. You can download it here.   What’s New?   • Notifications for tags, likes and comments • It’s possible to add photos to an album you choose, or create a…

The Photographer’s Ephemeris (TPE) helps you plan outdoor photography shoots in natural light, particularly landscape and urban scenes. It’s a map-centric sun and moon calculator: see how the light will fall on the land, be it day or night, for any location on earth.
 This app has just been updated, check out What’s New below. This is a free update if you have previously downloaded this app, if not you can download it here. It retails for $8.99/£5.99/download. What’s New?   Bug fixes. 

Plus, all the new features from 2.2: 

New: 

- Shadow lengths and direction shown to scale on map 
 – Dates/Events page shows key celestial events for…

PhotoRaw for iOS is a viewer and developer for image files in raw format. Raw file formats from most camera manufacturers are supported, for example Nikon NEF files, Canon CR2 files, Leica DNG files, etc – see the product web site for a full list of supported cameras. PhotoRaw allows you to view these files at full 1:1 pixel resolution, even 16 mega-pixel plus images such as from a Nikon D3x or a Leica M9. This brilliant app has just been updated. Check out What’s New below. This is a free upgrade, if you have previously downloaded this app. If not, you can download it here. It retails for $9.99/£6.99/download.…

Squara is the application of squared photos. Over 10,000 presets can be created by combining 19 special effects, 6 adjustment effects, 12 borders and 11 light-leaks(19 x 6 x 12 x 11). All of these outstanding effects can be applied with simple swipe operation or shuffle button. In addition, the filter combination can be saved in user presets, which can be applied again anytime. Squara usually retails for $1.99/£1.49 but today you can pick it up for only $0.99/£0.69. Click here to download.    

Booster! is an incredibly popular photography app for your iPhone and today you can pick it up for only $0.99/£0.69 instead of the more usual $1.99/£1.49. Click here to download.