Photography tips

Iso setting

Silhouette of the Pilatus mountain massif against a pink evening sky

Key tips

  1. Use a low ISO setting to achieve high image quality when capturing color-intensive sky moods.
  2. Adjust the ISO setting to match the lighting conditions in order to achieve sufficient exposure in the dark night sky.
  3. Select a low ISO setting to maintain high image quality without unwanted noise.

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All subjects Mountains City Architecture Landscape Pilatus Lucerne Lake Lucerne Central Switzerland
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 The facade of Hotel Schweizerhof in Lucerne, located directly on the lakeshore in clear daylight. 45 mm · f/22 · 1/100 s · ISO 250 The illuminated Wasserturm of the Chapel Bridge in Lucerne at night 150 mm · f/5.6 · 1/6 s · ISO 4000 Interior view of the Jesuit Church in Lucerne with a colorful projection on the ceiling and walls 12 mm · f/2 · 1/15 s · ISO 4000 Interior of the Jesuit Church in Lucerne with blue light projection and audience 12 mm · f/4 · 1/2 s · ISO 2000 Interior view of the Hofkirche Lucerne with blue light projections of the Lilu Light Festival 12 mm · f/4 · 1/4 s · ISO 5000 Château Gütsch on a snow-covered hill in Lucerne 400 mm · f/25 · 1/125 s · ISO 800 Illuminated facade of the Hotel Schweizerhof in Lucerne at night viewed from the lake. 45 mm · f/4 · 1/25 s · ISO 4000 Hotel Schweizerhof at Lake Lucerne during Christmas time at night 40 mm · f/9 · 1.3 s · ISO 1000 Facade of Lucerne railway station with a colorful light projection from the Lilu Light Festival 2024 at night. 24 mm · f/4.5 · 1/1 s · ISO 400

Related topics

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