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
Close-up of wooden stairs in a dark interior 100 mm · f/6.3 · 1/100 s · ISO 800 View of the snow-covered Rigi summit with transmitter tower above a layer of fog 400 mm · f/8 · 1/400 s · ISO 100 Snow-covered hills in Central Switzerland above a sea of fog 400 mm · f/8 · 1/800 s · ISO 100 Wooden jetty extending into the calm Lake Sempach under an orange evening sky 15 mm · f/5.6 · 1/500 s · ISO 100 View of the Bern Minster tower above the old town of Bern 163 mm · f/5.6 · 1/500 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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