Short Lighting

Short light. For portrait, the direction of the light is on the side of the face turned away from the camera.

Adds a 3D effect to the image, makes the face look thinner and adds character to wrinkled faces.

Broad Lighting

Broad light. For portrait, the direction of the light is on the side of the face turned towards camera.

More flattering for older women reducing the sign of wrinkles.

Exposure Value

Exposure Value (EV)

standard power-of-2 exposure step

Apature:
1 1.4 2 2.8 4 5.6 8 11 16 22 32 45

Shutter Speed:
60 30 15 8 4 2 1 1/2 1/4 1/8 1/15 1/30 1/60 1/125 1/250 1/500 1/1000 1/2000 1/4000 1/8000

ISO:
50 100 200 400 800 1600 3200 6400 12800 25600 51200 102400

Table Top

These were done using a tripod, and multiple exposures stitched together.

Manual Exposure

A quick way to get a good exposure in tricky, high contrast lighting conditions is to take an exposure of the back of your own hand.

You're having a laugh

Not all images of people laughing look good!

As the laughter slows the beautiful, natural smiles begin.

http://drewphilip.blogspot.co.uk/2011/02/comments.html

Photo Booth

http://drewphilip.blogspot.co.uk/2011/02/comments.html

Say no to Cheese

Gobo

An old Hollywood term, something between the light and the subject.

From picture to painting

Solerization

A technique where the the whole or part of the image is reversed in tone, like a negative. 

http://drewphilip.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/fine-art.html

http://drewphilip.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/creative-photography-tips.html

Depth of Field

Micro Four Thirds - APS-C - Full Frame

The smaller the format, the greater the depth of field.

A 25mm f1.4 on Micro Four Thirds is equivalent to 31mm f1.8 on APS-C and 50mm f2.8 on full frame.

http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/digital-camera-sensor-size.htm