Terms starting with M
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Macro Lens
A lens corrected for close focusing that reproduces a subject at life size or larger on the sensor.
Genres, Movements & TheoryMacro Photography
Photography at magnifications approaching or exceeding life size, revealing detail invisible to the unaided eye.
Focus & Depth of FieldMagnification Ratio
The ratio between the size of a subject and the size of its image on the sensor.
Genres, Movements & TheoryMagnum Photos
A photographers' cooperative founded in 1947 to let its members retain copyright and control over their own work.
Genres, Movements & TheoryManipulation Standards
The rules defining what processing is permissible in a given field of photography.
Lighting & FlashManual Flash
Setting flash output as a fixed fraction of full power, so every frame receives an identical burst.
Focus & Depth of FieldManual Focus
Focusing by turning the lens ring by hand while judging sharpness visually or by scale.
Exposure & MeteringManual Mode
A mode, marked M, in which the photographer sets aperture and shutter speed directly and the camera only advises.
Printing, Display & OutputMat Board
A card window placed over a print inside a frame, separating it from the glazing and providing visual space.
Printing, Display & OutputMatte Paper
Paper with a non-reflective surface that scatters light diffusely, giving a soft appearance free of glare.
Optics, Lenses & FiltersMechanical Vignetting
Corner darkening or hard cut-off caused by an accessory physically intruding into the lens's field of view.
Cameras, Formats & SystemsMedium Format
Any format larger than 35 mm but smaller than 4×5 inches, covering film frames from 6×4.5 to 6×17 cm and digital sensors around 44×33 mm.
Sensors & Digital CaptureMegapixel
One million pixels, the standard unit for stating a sensor's resolution.
Files, Metadata & WorkflowMetadata
Information stored within or alongside an image file that describes the picture rather than forming part of it.
Files, Metadata & WorkflowMetadata Preset
A saved template of creator, copyright and contact fields applied automatically on import.
Colour & Colour ManagementMetamerism
The phenomenon in which two samples match under one light source but differ visibly under another.
Exposure & MeteringMeter Calibration Constant
The factor K in the exposure equation that ties a measured luminance to a recommended camera setting.
Exposure & MeteringMetering Mode
The pattern a camera uses to sample scene brightness when calculating an automatic exposure.
Cameras, Formats & SystemsMicro Four Thirds
An open sensor and mount standard using a 17.3 by 13 millimetre sensor with a 4:3 aspect ratio and a 2× crop factor.
Sensors & Digital CaptureMicrolens Array
A layer of tiny lenses, one above each photosite, that gathers light which would otherwise fall on the gaps between them.
Focus & Depth of FieldMicroprism Collar
A ring of tiny prisms around a focusing screen's centre that shimmers when the image is out of focus and clears when it is sharp.
Exposure & MeteringMiddle Grey
The reference tone, reflecting about 18 per cent of the light that strikes it, that every reflected-light meter is calibrated to reproduce.
Composition & Visual DesignMinimalism
A compositional approach built on very few elements, large areas of empty space and simple graphic forms.
Focus & Depth of FieldMinimum Focus Distance
The closest a subject can be to the sensor plane and still be brought into focus.