Latex: Text cannot be placed below image - layout

Question

I'm having a problem with an image and some text. I have this code:
Some text...\\
\begin{figure}[ht]
\centering
\includegraphics[scale=0.75]{picture.jpg}
\caption{The caption}
\label{fig:picture}
\end{figure}
Some more text...
Basically, I want this:
Some text. (Above image in the code)
[end of page / new page]
image
Some more text. (Below the image in the code)
[start of new section]
But, what the above code gives me is this:
Some text. (Above image in the code)
Some more text. (Below the image in the code)
[end of page / new page]
image
[start of new section]
Latex insists on putting everything but a new section above the image even though its below the image in the code. Its probably because the image floats on top - but whats my alternative? There's not enough space on the first page to display the image there, to I cannot use [h] as the float-alignment.
I can "hack it", by creating an empty new section, like \section*{}, but this creates some white-space, which looks weird. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

If you really need to have the figure in that place, use the float package:
In the preamble:
\usepackage{float}
then, in the text:
Some text...
\begin{figure}[H]
\centering
\includegraphics[scale=0.75]{picture.jpg}
\caption{The caption}
\label{fig:picture}
\end{figure}
Some more text...
Even though, is more preferable to let LaTeX place the floats.
Another way to do the same thing is by using the caption package.
In the preamble:
\usepackage{caption}
then, in the text:
Some text...
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[scale=0.75]{picture.jpg}
\captionof{figure}[LOF entry]{The caption}
\label{fig:picture}
\end{center}
Some more text...

Answer 2

Use captionof instead of caption:
\usepackage{caption}
Some text...
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=0.6\textwidth]{picture.jpg}
\captionof{figure}{Caption contents}
\label{fig:picture}
\end{center}
Some more text...