Photography tips

Image quality

Chapel Bridge in Lucerne with Water Tower and Mount Pilatus in the background, bustling with people walking by

Key tips

Choose a low ISO value to maintain high image quality and detail in the background.
Maintain a low ISO setting when shooting against the low sun to ensure high image quality without unwanted noise.
Pay attention to a low ISO setting for high image quality when shooting under a bright sky.

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6 photographs with tips

The exact camera settings for each shot are shown below it - a starting point for recreating the look yourself. Click through to a photograph for detailed photography tips on that specific shot, under "Photography tips for this image".

All subjects City Mountains Architecture Landscape Lucerne Pilatus Central Switzerland Lake Lucerne

Close-up of pink magnolia blossoms in front of the historic Musegg Tower in Lucerne

12 mm · f/14 · 1/100 s · ISO 200

Illuminated fountain in front of the facade of the KKL Culture and Convention Centre Lucerne at twilight

12 mm · f/4.5 · 1.6 s · ISO 100

The hotel Château Gütsch in Lucerne under a cloudy sky

236 mm · f/10 · 1/320 s · ISO 100

Several pigeons sitting on a mossy tiled roof in front of a church spire in Lucerne.

400 mm · f/8 · 1/500 s · ISO 100

View through the wooden gable decorations of the Chapel Bridge towards the Jesuit Church and the Reuss river in Lucerne.

30 mm · f/6.3 · 1/160 s · ISO 100

Low-angle view of two building facades in the old town of Lucerne looking up at the blue sky

15 mm · f/4.5 · 1/80 s · ISO 100