Photography tips

Exposure

View across Lake Lucerne towards Mount Pilatus at sunset

Key tips

  1. Pay attention to correct exposure in backlight conditions to ensure the warm light does not overexpose.
  2. Adjust your ISO settings to maintain a correct exposure when working with a fixed aperture and a steady shutter speed.
  3. When shooting in snow, use a fast shutter speed to correctly expose the bright surfaces and prevent overexposure.

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All subjects Landscape Mountains Architecture City Lake Lucerne Pilatus Lucerne Central Switzerland
Two large carnival figures with straw bodies in front of the Hotel Schweizerhof facade in Lucerne under a blue sky. 35 mm · f/14 · 1/80 s · ISO 500 The white Villa Schweizerhof in Lucerne in front of a snow-covered area under a blue sky. 12 mm · f/10 · 1/1250 s · ISO 500 Snow-covered lettering on the roof of the Hotel Schweizerhof in Lucerne 183 mm · f/14 · 1/250 s · ISO 800 View of the snow-covered Lake Lucerne basin with Hotel Schweizerhof under a cloudy sky 12 mm · f/10 · 1/200 s · ISO 500 View from Hotel Schweizerhof over the snow-covered lake basin in Lucerne 12 mm · f/10 · 1/200 s · ISO 500 Elevated view of the snow-covered Hotel Schweizerhof in Lucerne. 12 mm · f/10 · 1/200 s · ISO 500 Close-up of a snow-covered wooden gable of the Chapel Bridge with a snowy tree in the foreground 45 mm · f/10 · 1/80 s · ISO 500 View across Lake Lucerne towards the snow-covered Hofkirche and Lucerne city in winter 113 mm · f/10 · 1/250 s · ISO 800 Main entrance with canopy of Villa Schweizerhof in Lucerne covered in snow 13 mm · f/10 · 1/60 s · ISO 500 Villa Schweizerhof in Lucerne seen through snow-covered trees in winter 22 mm · f/8 · 1/100 s · ISO 500 Front view of the snow-covered Villa Schweizerhof in Lucerne. 16 mm · f/8 · 1/250 s · ISO 500 View through an iron railing of the Jesuit Church and the Water Tower in Lucerne along the Reuss River. 15 mm · f/16 · 1/80 s · ISO 100 The Wasserturm in Lucerne at night, framed by alley facades and a street lamp. 50 mm · f/18 · 15 s · ISO 400

Related topics

  • Landscape
  • Mountains
  • Architecture
  • City
  • Camera settings
  • Composition
  • Light
  • Perspective
  • Lake Lucerne
  • Pilatus
  • Lucerne
  • Central Switzerland
  • Sunset
  • Evening light
  • Snow
  • Fog
  • Night
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