Terms starting with M
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Mired
A unit of reciprocal colour temperature that makes colour shifts uniform in perceptual terms, used to specify filters and gels.
Cameras, Formats & SystemsMirror Lock-up
A function that raises an SLR's mirror in a separate step before the shutter fires, so its vibration has time to settle.
Cameras, Formats & SystemsMirrorless Camera
An interchangeable-lens camera with no reflex mirror, where the sensor feeds an electronic viewfinder or rear screen directly.
Colour & Colour ManagementMixed Lighting
A scene illuminated by two or more sources of different colour temperature, which cannot all be neutralised at once.
Files, Metadata & WorkflowModel Release
A signed agreement in which a recognisable person consents to the commercial use of their image.
Lighting & FlashModelling Light
A continuous lamp built into a flash head that previews where the shadows will fall.
Optics, Lenses & FiltersModulation Transfer Function
A measurement of how faithfully a lens transfers the contrast of fine detail from subject to image, plotted against position in the frame.
Sensors & Digital CaptureMoiré
A false pattern of wavy bands or colour that appears when fine repeating detail in a subject interferes with the sensor's pixel grid.
Colour & Colour ManagementMonitor Calibration
Measuring a display with an instrument and building a profile so its output matches known standards for white point, brightness and tone…
Lighting & FlashMonolight
A self-contained studio flash with its power supply, controls and modelling lamp built into a single head.
Cameras, Formats & SystemsMonopod
A single-legged support that removes vertical camera shake while leaving the photographer free to move and pan.
Motion, Video & Creative TechniquesMotion Blur
The smearing of a moving subject across the frame during exposure.
Printing, Display & OutputMounting
Attaching a print to a rigid backing so it stays flat and can be handled or framed.
Optics, Lenses & FiltersMoustache Distortion
A complex distortion combining barrel and pincushion in the same frame, so lines curve one way near the centre and back the other near the…
Motion, Video & Creative TechniquesMultiple Exposure
Combining two or more exposures onto a single frame, either in camera or during processing.