Photography tips

Perspective

View through a shaded passage towards the Lucerne Water Tower

Key tips

  1. Look for architectural details like a railing to use as a natural perspective framing your main subject.
  2. Pay attention to perspective by positioning your subject against a clean background like the clear sky.
  3. Find perspective: Choose a viewpoint that uses a calm element like the cloudless sky as a background to isolate the subject.

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All subjects Architecture Landscape City Mountains Lucerne Central Switzerland Pilatus Lake Lucerne
View through a shaded passage towards the Lucerne Water Tower 28 mm · f/14 · 1/2 s · ISO 200 Wasserturm tower in Lucerne viewed in golden light through a blurred railing in the foreground 37 mm · f/22 · 1/10 s · ISO 64 Stone Nölliturm in Lucerne viewed from a low angle 12 mm · f/22 · 1/13 s · ISO 160 View through the wooden Chapel Bridge in Lucerne in the morning sunlight 12 mm · f/16 · 1/15 s · ISO 500 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 Double exposure of Hotel Schweizerhof Lucerne with reflection in a puddle 12 mm · f/8 · 1.6 s · ISO 200 View through a narrow alley of the Jesuit Church tower in Lucerne during evening light 45 mm · f/11 · 1/80 s · ISO 500 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 Yellow pansies in front of the wooden gable of the Chapel Bridge in Lucerne 21 mm · f/20 · 1/60 s · ISO 1000 Silhouette of the Water Tower of the Chapel Bridge in Lucerne against a bright blue sky 45 mm · f/22 · 1/125 s · ISO 200 Carnival decoration in the form of tall straw figures in front of the facade of the Hotel Schweizerhof in Lucerne 30 mm · f/14 · 1/50 s · ISO 500 Carnival figures in front of the Hotel Schweizerhof facade in Lucerne 16 mm · f/4 · 1/1000 s · ISO 500 Jesuit Church in Lucerne at night with colorful light projection and tree branches in the foreground 78 mm · f/4.7 · 1/4 s · ISO 4000 View through a metal grate into the interior of the Jesuit Church in Lucerne during the Lilu Light Festival with a person in the foreground. 12 mm · f/4 · 1/2 s · ISO 3200 Snow-covered entrance of the wooden Chapel Bridge in Lucerne on the Reuss river 12 mm · f/9 · 1/3 s · ISO 200 Facade of Hotel Schweizerhof in Lucerne behind snow-covered trees in winter 24 mm · f/11 · 1/125 s · ISO 800 Main entrance of Villa Schweizerhof covered in snow with winter decoration 18 mm · f/10 · 1/40 s · ISO 500 Front view of the snow-covered Villa Schweizerhof in Lucerne on a winter day 12 mm · f/10 · 1/200 s · ISO 500 Snow-covered branches in front of the facade of Villa Schweizerhof in Lucerne 33 mm · f/10 · 1/125 s · ISO 500 View of the illuminated Musegg Wall and its watchtowers in the city of Lucerne at night 45 mm · f/9 · 1.6 s · ISO 6400 View of the Water Tower of the Chapel Bridge in Lucerne through an ornamental iron railing on the shore. 25 mm · f/22 · 1/20 s · ISO 100 View of the Wasserturm and the sculpture on the Lucerne station in front of a mountain 400 mm · f/25 · 1/400 s · ISO 640 View through an alley towards the Zytturm in Lucerne 270 mm · f/25 · 1/400 s · ISO 1600

Related topics

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