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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Wasserturm tower in Lucerne viewed in golden light through a blurred railing in the foreground 37 mm · f/22 · 1/10 s · ISO 64 View through an ornamental metal gate onto the Wasserturm and Kapellbrücke in Lucerne at dusk. 12 mm · f/22 · 1/10 s · ISO 125 View of the Lucerne water tower through a metal ornament 19 mm · f/22 · 1/13 s · ISO 160 Water tower of the Chapel Bridge in Lucerne in the soft light of the evening sun 12 mm · f/22 · 1/60 s · ISO 1000 White cherry blossoms in the foreground with the stone Musegg Tower in Lucerne in the background 62 mm · f/22 · 1/125 s · ISO 500 Château Gütsch sits on a wooded hill above Lucerne, with blooming cherry branches in the foreground. 62 mm · f/16 · 1/125 s · ISO 200 Château Gütsch hotel on a hill above Lucerne surrounded by blooming trees 82 mm · f/16 · 1/160 s · ISO 200 Hotel Château Gütsch in Lucerne surrounded by flowering trees 82 mm · f/16 · 1/160 s · ISO 200 The Männliturm tower of the Lucerne Musegg wall framed by blossoming branches 40 mm · f/16 · 1/125 s · ISO 200 View of the Zytturm clock tower of the Musegg wall in Lucerne framed by flowering branches 45 mm · f/14 · 1/200 s · ISO 200 Facade of Villa Schweizerhof with garden and terrace in Lucerne 12 mm · f/18 · 1/100 s · ISO 200 View from a flowery meadow at the facade of the Villa Schweizerhof in Lucerne. 12 mm · f/18 · 1/100 s · ISO 200 White Villa Schweizerhof in Lucerne in front of a meadow with daisies in the foreground 12 mm · f/18 · 1/160 s · ISO 200 The white facade of Villa Schweizerhof in Lucerne with daisies in the foreground. 12 mm · f/18 · 1/125 s · ISO 200 View of the hotel facade of the Schweizerhof in Lucerne with a street in the foreground 13 mm · f/11 · 1.6 s · ISO 200 Water Tower and Chapel Bridge on Lake Lucerne at sunset with an iron mooring ring in the foreground. 12 mm · f/22 · 1/250 s · ISO 500 Close-up of a chapel bridge gable in Lucerne with coat of arms and inscription behind flowers 36 mm · f/22 · 1/80 s · ISO 4000 Close-up of dark pansies in front of the wooden construction of the Chapel Bridge in Lucerne 18 mm · f/20 · 1/60 s · ISO 800 Red Camellia flowers in the foreground with the historic Chapel Bridge and Lake Lucerne in the background. 14 mm · f/20 · 1/60 s · ISO 640 Wooden construction of the Chapel Bridge in Lucerne with a red flower in the foreground 20 mm · f/20 · 1/60 s · ISO 800 Close-up of a gable of the Chapel Bridge in Lucerne with blue flowers in the foreground 30 mm · f/20 · 1/60 s · ISO 2000 Close-up of purple pansies in the foreground with the historic wooden structure of the Chapel Bridge in Lucerne in the background. 24 mm · f/18 · 1/60 s · ISO 1250 Hofkirche in Lucerne with two towers and a flower bed in the foreground on a sunny day. 29 mm · f/16 · 1/100 s · ISO 500 Hotel Pilatus-Kulm in golden evening light in front of snow-covered rock 45 mm · f/16 · 1/160 s · ISO 500

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