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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All subjects City Architecture Mountains Landscape Lucerne Pilatus Lake Lucerne Central Switzerland
A resting brown bear behind branches in the Bern Bear Pit 246 mm · f/6.3 · 1/640 s · ISO 6400 View of the Bern Minster over the roofs of the old town of Bern 110 mm · f/5.6 · 1/500 s · ISO 250 View from above over the rooftops of Bern old town with the Federal Palace 18 mm · f/7.1 · 1/320 s · ISO 100

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