6) Find a Photographer (ASMP)
Also in the self-promotion vein is the free Find a Photographer app from ASMP (American Society of Media Photographers). Where iFolio is more image based, Find a Photographer focuses on data to help photo editors and art directors track down photographers for assignments.

Since there are lots of ways to find professional photographers on the web, we assume this app will be used more as a last minute resource—"Hey, does anyone know a dog photographer in Duluth?"—than a go-to directory. But who knows, with the iPhone taking over our increasingly mobile lives, it might be easier to search Find a Photographer on the fly than browse portfolios back at the office.

Along with providing all the basic contact info for a photographer and a brief profile with their photographic specialties, a button on the app lets your view their portfolio. Unlike iFolio which is global, Find a Photographer is only for U.S. users and you must be a member of ASMP to be entered in the directory.

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7) Athentech Perfectly Clear
Ok, so we bent the rules a bit since Perfectly Clear ($3) is based around the iPhone's camera and is not, necessarily, aimed at pros. However, if you've captured an image with your iPhone and want a quality one-click fix, Athentech has created a very effective little app here.

Perfectly Clear is an apt (pun intended) name for this software since it automatically removes that flat, grey, haze from your iPhone shots to produce bright, crisp, and colorful images. Not sure what Athentech is using in its special sauce—Perfectly Clear apparently employs several patented technologies—but the before and after slider in the app produces dramatic results.

There are two presets—Default and Fix Dark—but if you want to tweak your image further, a slide-out tool palette lets you adjust algorithms for Exposure, Contrast, Color Vibrancy, Sharpness, and Tint Removal. Other than that, there's not much more to say. Perfectly Clear just works.

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8) Flashlight
Suddenly realize you need a little light to illuminate a scene? Get one of the half dozen Flashlight-type apps in the app store and crank it to the brightest setting on your iPhone. We've positioned our phone on a table to add light to moody portraits. Meanwhile, a friend swears by these Flashlight apps for "cocktail photography." (Hint: put your phone under the glass.)

If we had to pick our favorite, we'd go with the "Original" Flashlight app from Exact Magic which offers a variety of bulb styles and colored speciality light choices. It'll cost you a buck.

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9) PhotoBuddy
PhotoBuddy ($2) packs a ton of photography features into one app. Along with offering Depth of Field and Exposure calculators—which can be found as slightly more robust standalone apps listed in this story—PhotoBuddy also lets you calculate Sunrise and Sunset times along with the phases of the moon.

The app can also determine the maximum distance a flash can light a scene using a given aperture or ISO; calculate the minimum distance to fit objects of a given size in a photo; help you pick a white balance setting; and determine correct shutter speeds for HDR bracketing. And that's just to name some of the highlights. With all these functions, PhotoBuddy is like having a personal assistant in your pocket.

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10) Handi 5Dmk2
If you're a Canon photographer and don't want to carry the manual around in your bag, the Handi series of apps from Y.O Design gives you the info right on your iPhone's screen.

Though there are Handi apps for eight different Canon digital SLRs, we picked the Handi 5Dmk2 app ($2) since the 5D Mark II is the most advanced camera to get a companion app in the group. (At the time of this writing, there were no Handi apps for Canon's pro EOS Mark series of DSLRs.)

The Handi 5Dmk2 app doesn't cover everything in the 5D Mark II manual but it does have most of the important features including all Custom Functions and menu settings. There's also a Quick Help section with tips for shooting with the 5D Mark II in different conditions.

When we first heard about the app back in February, we though it might overkill. Finding another way to ditch the paper manual though has been a welcome relief.

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