The World of Photography
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5×7 Photo Format: Everything You Need to Know
What format should you choose when printing your photos? The 5×7 photo format, with its popularity and widespread use, serves as the…
The Ultimate Guide to Action Camera Protectors
Discover the best action camera protectors to safeguard your valuable gear in extreme conditions. Read our ultimate guide to keep your…
Best 3-Point Camera Sling for Photographers
A 3-point camera sling is designed to enhance the photographer’s comfort, accessibility, and efficiency. Unlike traditional straps…
Discover How Marie Docher’s Photojournalism Analysis Will Completely Change Your Outlook!
“We wanted to know if there was a “male gaze” in documentary photography, in photojournalism, in press portraits. And yes, there is one…
Lens Stories with Fares Micue
Lens Stories: a dedicated format for photographers. For CYME, Fares Micue, specializing in colorful fine art, shares her approach to…
Requiem for Pianos : Romain Thiery’s Photographic Chronicles of the Past
Romain Thiery – “Everything was destroyed, empty, the place had been looted. On the second floor, I discovered a piano in the middle of a…”
The perfect solution to consolidate your Lightroom catalogs into a single interface
Simplify photo management in Lightroom. Discover how to consolidate all your Lightroom catalogs into a single interface for easily…
Exploring Photographer Software Trends – A Poll Analysis
How to get better at photography: thanks to a recent survey, find valuable insights into the software preferences of photographers.
9 Photo Gift Ideas for Valentine’s Day
Discover the 9 irresistible photo gifts for Valentine’s Day that CYME has curated, featuring tempting promotional offers and exciting new…
Sublimating architecture in monochrome photography with Mario Tarantino
Adopting a minimalist approach in monochrome photography, his work is a testament to the power of simplicity, where rich blacks and stark…
Unveiling the Tech Evolution in Photography
Unveiling the Tech Evolution in Photography: Are Photographers the New Early Adopters? Photographers, known as the guardians of their…
Grain in photography with Clement Siegfried
Explore the world of grain in photography with Clement Siegfried. Grain, that subtle yet essential texture, shapes the emotion…
Winners and Losers in the 2023 Photo Editing Software Race
In 2023, photo editing software witnessed a wave of innovations, with Adobe Lightroom, Capture One 23, and Luminar Neo leading the charge…
Lens Stories with Victor Esteves
Lens Stories: a dedicated format for photographers. For CYME, Victor Esteves, specializing in aerial photography, shares his approach to…
Street photography in Mozambique with Gregory Escande
Meet Gregory Escande, a talented photographer and French teacher, who captures both the joys and hardships of the people of Maputo…
Smartphone Photography: the new obsession?
The Intoxication of Smartphone Photography: why do we have such an urgent need to take so many photos? Have we lost trust in our memories…
Gain speed with the new Peakto 1.10
We are excited to introduce Peakto 1.10, a substantial update that doubles the speed of the software and completely overhauls its…
Offering FindMySnap via the App Store, it’s possible!
Here’s an original gift and surprising idea: offering a mobile application! Thanks to the App Store, it is indeed possible! And what could…
5 Photo Gift Ideas for Christmas
The 5 photo gift ideas for Christmas, to bring smiles, to touch hearts, and above all, to offer a piece of happiness encapsulated in magic…
Framing Yachting Ferocity with Gilles Martin-Raget
Dive in marine photography with Gilles Martin-Raget, a photographer renowned for his breathtaking shots that capture the essence…
With AI, is photography doomed to disappear?
Discover the history of identity photo, from their origins to modern applications. Explore this aspect of personal identification…
Best Black Friday Deals for Photographers 2023
The best Black Friday & Cyber Monday deals for Photographers. We have listed for you photo equipment, stores, software, storage solutions…
FindMySnap, Your Ultimate Photo Finding Friend
Let’s face it, we’ve all spent hours desperately searching for that specific photo buried amongst our thousands of photos…
When dreams come to life with Cheraine Collette
Just when we thought dreams were unreal, photographer Cheraine Collette brings them to life with a unique artistic eye…
Peakto x FotoMagico for successful photo slideshows
Peakto joins forces with Fotomagico to offer new features such as slideshow creation, an original way to browse through your photos…
The Art Behind the Identity Photo
Discover the history of identity photo, from their origins to modern applications. Explore this aspect of personal identification…
Discovering DxO PhotoLab7? Let’s team it up with Peakto!
Explore the benefits of DxO Photolab 7 and ensure a seamless transition with Peakto. Discover our guide for smooth integration…
“Salon de la Photo” in Paris and the Evolving Landscape of Photography
Discover the evolving world of photography with the Salon de la Photo in Paris. Dive into emerging trends, challenges in this event…
DXO PhotoLab 7 is here and already compatible with Peakto
Peakto has already integrated the latest version of DxO PhotoLab 7. We want Peakto to be your reference for all your photos…
Capturing dreams in motion with Andrew S. Gray
The world of photography is often associated with precision, but Andrew has redefined it by embracing intentional camera movement (ICM)…
Lightroom CC vs Classic to optimize your workflow
Should you choose between Lightroom Classic and Lightroom CC? Find out how to use them both in your workflow in order to…
The new evolution of Luminar Neo
This evolution of Luminar Neo will delight creative photographers, and a true photo management tool will be perfect for cataloging…
Through the Lens of Love and Peace: Elliott Landy
Renowned as the official Woodstock photographer, Elliott Landy embarked on a career capturing the essence of the 1960s underground…
Uncover your most stunning photos and revive your memories
We are excited to present Peakto 1.7.6, the latest version that brings you a remarkable photo selection feature along with enhanced…
Peakto enhances compatibility with Capture One
In this version, we have focused on enhancing the compatibility between Peakto and Capture One, ensuring a seamless experience…
Apple’s WWDC 2023 Impact for Photographers
Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2023 has just concluded, and the CYME team emerged from the event buzzing with excitement…
Improving Compatibility with Apple Photos
In this version, we have focused on enhancing the compatibility between Peakto and Apple Photos, ensuring a seamless experience for macOS users. Let’s dive into the details!
Optimizing Peakto: Faster Startup, DXO compatibility and more
At CYME, we’re all about embracing quality and continuously improving to make your experience unforgettable with Peakto…
Efficient Photo Cataloging with Peakto
Efficient photo cataloging made easy: Peakto introduces the capability to delete photos stored in various folders…
Photography: a click to save the world
Photography is not only an art, but also a weapon. It is at the forefront of today’s environmental struggle, powerfully illustrating…
Proud of Avalanche
Being able to evolve one’s photos with the latest photo editing software is the ambition that we have: with Avalanche for photo conversion…
The story of Pixelmator
All Mac fans remember the arrival of Pixelmator in 2007 as a real game-changer. It was an accessible and elegant challenger to…
Under the Lens of Corinne Dubreuil: The Athletes
Her photos stand out. Far from the usual sports photos, the French photographer Corinne Dubreuil has invented a new language to translate…
Stefan Falke, the photographer storyteller
How are stories born? Some can be inspired by a scene whose light, subject or composition fascinates Stefan Falke…
Ramiro Torrents: Capturing the play of light in the mountains
His photographs are an invitation to travel, to hike to remote heights, and a colorful tribute to the grandeur of nature…
Exploring NFTs and the Future of Digital Ownership
Understanding NFT and digital art: What is it? How does it work? Benefits and limitations in the world of photography…
The inspiration in photography
The Inspiration in Photography: Is the reinterpretation of an original work a plagiarism? Is inspiration copying? The perception…
Viktoria Haack: Passing on the love of nature through photography
From this fascination for landscape photography, this jack-of-all-trades will explore portraiture, wedding or editorial photography…
Noemia Prada, black and white hand portraitist
In The Hands Project, Noemia Prada captures the soul of her models by focusing only on this significant part of their body. This project…
Daisuke Kurashima, Silent World Explorer
The depths and its inhabitants represent one of the least known territories. A world that quickly fascinated Daisuke Kurashima…
Masaki Okumura, from Designer to Photographer
Masaki Okumura first learned to express his creativity through product design. Travels and a career shift made him take the leap to becoming a professional photographer…
The Smile in Pictures: The Kingdom of Narcissus
Until the 1920s, we didn’t smile in photographs. How did the smile become essential? Discover the history of the smile in photography…
Ash Camas, Photographer of contemporary architecture
Her photographs of contemporary buildings create abstract, geometric paintings: discover award-winning photographer Ash Camas…
Carolyn Cheng, Provocative Abstraction
Through her aerial and abstract views of landscapes, the award-winning photographer Carolyn Cheng captures our harmful impact on nature…
What impact does digital technology have on the climate?
Not easy to realize that digital has an impact on the climate. With all these connected objects, digital is everywhere. What is the scope…
Aimee Twigger, Food Photographer & Visual Artist
Aimee Twigger, culinary photographer, takes us on a gustatory journey through her recipes, inspired by the artistic elegance of Vermeer…
Lorenzo Poli, Fine Art Photographer
Through this unique interview with Lorenzo Poli, we invite you to discover a photographer who leads us into a mysterious fine art universe…
Introducing Domaine Clavel : Of Vines and Wines
CYME invites you to discover the Pic Saint Loup through an interview with the Clavel winery in the heart of this legendary terroir…
Introducing Sebastien Bouin, Professional Climber
Sébastien Bouin, the best French cliff climber, a dedicated professional and thrill seeker. He shares with us his vision and his values…
Avalanche for Luminar 1.5.2
Improved performance has been improved in some situations. Added compatibility with Capture One v22. Fixed many smaller problems…
Promoting biodiversity of the Pic Saint Loup with the LPO Association
The LPO association has 60,000 passionate members who keep the stakes of biodiversity at the heart of their actions…
Introducing Clarisse De Thoisy, Photographer and Videographer
Clarisse De Thoisy is an adventurous photographer, photojournalist and wildlife conservationist. She is sharing with us her amazing journey…
A Brief History of Photography
How was photography born? Let’s retrace together in a few lines this fabulous – and a bit crazy – epic of photography…
Introducing Lana Tannir, World Animal Protection ambassador
Landscape and wildlife photographer and a World Animal Protection ambassador, Lana strives to promote global change by raising awareness…
5 Good Reasons to Become a Photographer!
Let’s discover the 5 main reasons that push thousands of people to become photographers. The emotion and the will to share his discovery…
To Keep Or Not to Keep?
Family, friends, landscapes, objects. All of our saved photos, recorded for years, end up becoming files with such massive volumes…
From iView Media to Capture One, Luminar and Lightroom…
Transferring photos to Capture One, Lightroom or Luminar while keeping the majority of original albums, keywords, metadata structures…
Presentation of Thibaut Marot: Climbing Photographer
Meet Thibaut Marot, French photographer specialized in climbing photography and passionate about mountain landscapes…
The Unique Photographic Instant
The photography captures the unique instant always expressed in the immediacy. Catching moments “on the fly” relates to this singular time…
Transfering your photos from Google Photos using Avalanche
Since 2021 Google Photo, Google’s cloud-based photo storage service, has become a paid service. Transferring photos out of Google is key…
Photo Retouching: The Grail for Photographers?
Filtering, densifying, deleting details, have the applications intended for the photo editing decided to transform us…
Exploring Long Exposure Photography with Deb Clark
Meet Deb Clark, a landscape photographer and Nikon Z creator hailing from New Zealand, renowned for her expertise in long exposure…
The culture of sharing images
The first desire to share a photography is undoubtedly to transmit the emotions it arouses when looking at it.
Photo Editions and Library Organization
Let’s talk about your photo edition and libraries organization startegies. What best picture annotation and catologing solution…
Focusing on Nature Conservation with Giancarlo Gallinoro
Discover Giancarlo Gallinoro, a renowned nature and wildlife photographer with a deep passion for the Arctic and subarctic regions…
Post-Processing in Photography: An Endless Debate?
Let’s have a look at the photographic post-processing and the thorny issues it raises. Can we say that photography is a question of style…
How have photographers turned containment into a source of creativity?
The covid period may have been a painful time, but for many photographers it was a way to develop new creative ideas…
Photographers’ Habits behind the Scene…
Let’s analyze the 7 most common photographic practices. No more clichés and myths, but your reality as a passionate photographer…
Silver Photos, Digital Photos and Ecology…
Silver photos, digital advances or programmed obsolescence: What impact does photography have on the environment and how to become…
2020: The Photophone Revolution
The inexorable metamorphosis of phones into cameras. The photophones are the new competitors of the cameras…
Migrating your catalogs from Luminar 4 to Luminar AI
Migrating your catalogs from Luminar 4 to Luminar AI. Avalanche for Lightroom 1.2 and Avalanche for Luminar 1.1 introduce the migration…
Introducing Previews
With Avalanche you can migrate your previews those are JPEG files that are constructed as you edit your images or navigate on your catalogs…
Looking for a new destination? Try Luminar…
New destination : Luminar, with Avalanche for Luminar and Avalanche Unlimited you can now migrate your catalogs from Aperture to Luminar…
2020 did start differently than expected…
We jumped into this new year with a lot of excitement: the release of Avalanche for Lightroom and its updates. Then we went through covid…
Before the winter snow, Avalanche 1.0 is out!
CYME is proud to announce the release of Avalanche 1.0, the new photo migration software for macOS with machine learning capabilities…
How Avalanche uses Machine Learning
Avalanche is using machine learning and algorithms to promise its users that it will preserve the visual aspect of the migrated images…
Update on Avalanche Software Beta 2.3
Avalanche has been in beta for a few weeks now and we have gathered a number of interesting feedbacks that help us to focus…
The story of Avalanche
The story of Avalanche: the idea of Avalanche was born out of our need to move massive amounts of photos from Aperture to Adobe Lightroom…