Photography tips

Framing

View from the Chapel Bridge towards the Jesuit Church and the Reuss river in Lucerne at sunset

Key tips

Use natural framing elements such as building walls or roofs to guide the viewer's gaze specifically towards a distant subject like the mountain.
Use intentional framing by utilizing architectural elements like portholes to guide the viewer's gaze toward the main subject.
When shooting in fog, pay close attention to your framing, as the low contrast makes the clear separation between foreground and background essential for the image.

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All subjects City Architecture Mountains Lucerne Pilatus

View of the Pilatus mountain range framed by autumn-colored trees.

45 mm · f/14 · 1/125 s · ISO 200

Red aerial cable car ascending Pilatus mountain over rocky terrain

45 mm · f/14 · 1/200 s · ISO 200

Steel support pylon of the Pilatus cable car with a red gondola in dense fog

300 mm · f/8 · 1/800 s · ISO 100

View from a dark rock tunnel towards Hotel Bellevue at Pilatus Kulm.

45 mm · f/7.1 · 1/250 s · ISO 200

View through an open wooden hut towards Mount Pilatus and Lake Lucerne

22 mm · f/16 · 1/320 s · ISO 400