Photography tips

Foreground

View of the Water Tower and Chapel Bridge in Lucerne through a decorative iron railing

Key tips

  1. Use a decorative element in the foreground to guide the eye toward the main subject.
  2. Select a small aperture like f/18 to keep both the foreground railing and the background sharp.
  3. Use a small aperture like f/18 to achieve consistent focus from the foreground to the background.

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20 photographs with tips

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All subjects City Architecture Mountains Landscape Lucerne Pilatus Lake Lucerne Central Switzerland
View of Mount Pilatus from a ship during sunset 12 mm · f/4 · 1/1000 s · ISO 200 View of Mount Pilatus and Lake Lucerne through two ship bollards 22 mm · f/14 · 1/160 s · ISO 200 Sun flare behind a dark stone element at Lake Lucerne overlooking the Alps 25 mm · f/22 · 1/250 s · ISO 200 View over Lake Lucerne towards Mount Pilatus at sunset 15 mm · f/6.3 · 1/500 s · ISO 100 A passenger boat and a small motorboat on the blue shimmering Lake Lucerne. 259 mm · f/8 · 1/640 s · ISO 100 View through tree leaves of a passenger ship on Lake Lucerne 400 mm · f/8 · 1/800 s · ISO 320 View from above between rooftops over Lake Lucerne with the Stanserhorn in the background 141 mm · f/6.3 · 1/800 s · ISO 100 View along a covered wooden pier towards Lake Lucerne with the Alps in the background. 30 mm · f/6.3 · 1/400 s · ISO 100 Daisies in green grass overlooking Lake Lucerne and the mountains near Lucerne 17 mm · f/22 · 1/50 s · ISO 100 Ferris wheel and a boat at Lake Lucerne with a mountain backdrop 50 mm · f/16 · 1/80 s · ISO 400 View from the lakeshore towards Lake Lucerne and the city of Lucerne at sunset 15 mm · f/4.5 · 1/320 s · ISO 100 View of Lake Lucerne and the city of Lucerne in the golden light of dusk 15 mm · f/4.5 · 1/400 s · ISO 100 Pink flowers in the foreground and view across Lake Lucerne to Mount Pilatus in Lucerne 24 mm · f/16 · 1/60 s · ISO 125 View across Lake Lucerne with Mount Pilatus in the background at sunset 15 mm · f/5.6 · 1/200 s · ISO 100 Sailboats on Lake Lucerne with Mount Pilatus in the background at sunset 15 mm · f/4.5 · 1/640 s · ISO 100 A metal chair stands on the shore in front of Lake Lucerne with a view of Mount Pilatus in the background 30 mm · f/6.3 · 1/100 s · ISO 100 Reeds on the shore of Lake Lucerne looking towards the snow-capped Pilatus mountain 18 mm · f/22 · 1/250 s · ISO 400 Stones in the shallow water at the shore of Lake Lucerne at sunset 22 mm · f/22 · 1.3 s · ISO 400 View through a steel frame standing in the water towards Mount Pilatus near Lucerne 22 mm · f/22 · 1.6 s · ISO 400 Swiss flag at the stern of a boat on Lake Lucerne with mountains in the background 7 mm · f/1.8 · 1/30 s · ISO 1250

Related topics

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