Subject Guide for Photography

Electric Library

Photos are available from sources from Agence France Presse to Worldbook Encyclopedia 2002, and this resource is very easy to use.

Ebsco Databases

Ebsco offers an extensive collection of images, including photos, maps and flags. In addition, the search is easy and one can find the right image quickly.

American Memory Project

http://memory.loc.gov/

An online collection from the Library of Congress, images of objects indicative of America's history are gathered here.

American Museum of Photography

http://www.photography-museum.com/

This site offers some of the most important photographs taken over the last 160 years, and exhibits why photography is truly a fine art.

About Reproducing Images

http://www.pdimages.com/law/10.html-ssi

Summarizes the rights, responsibilities and laws regarding displaying and use of photographic images.

Picturing America

http://www.edc.org/CCT/PMA/

PMA exercises are built around documents in the American Memory collections from the Library of Congress, one of the best places US history teachers can go on the Web for primary sources.

New York Public Library Digital Collection

http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/

Over 250,000 items in the NYPL Digital Gallery with access free of charge.

From Old Books

http://www.fromoldbooks.org/

Over 1140 images from old books are available here and most are public domain.

The Tumultuous Fifties: A View from the New York Times Photo Archives

Douglas Dreishpoon & Alan Trachtenberg

779.9909825 D814t 2001

An amazing array of images that capture a great many of this decade's momentous events.

Freedom & Justice

Cecil J. Williams

323.119607309757 W67f

This book is made up of photos taken over four decades of the Civil Rights struggle in the American south.

Photohistorica: Landmarks in Photography

The Royal Photographic Society

779.074421 R543p 2000

A beautiful book of photographic landmarks in portaiture, social documentary, nature, art, fashion, landscape, etc.

Photography: An Illustrated History

Martin W. Sandler

770.9 S217p 2002

This book provides the technological facts, the social impact, and the various scientific and artistic uses that make up the history of photography.

Official images: New Deal Photography

Pete Daniel, Maren Stange, Sally Stein

770.973 O32 1987

This government-sponsored photography, done through the public works programs of the New Deal, evokes the reality of the Great Depression.

Shooting & Selling Your Photos

Jim Zuckerman

770.68 Z83s 2003

Find out all you need to know to help your photographic art turn a profit.

Rick Sammon's field guide to digital photography : quick lessons on making great pictures

Rick Sammon

775 S189rf 2009

Inspired by Rick Sammon’s popular workshops given around the world, this indispensable handbook condenses the master photographer’s most important lessons into one easy-to-carry guide. Designed for outdoor and travel photographers of any skill level, this book will come in handy for a wide range of potential shooting situations. The Field Guide, illustrated with hundreds of Rick’s own photographs, offers great advice on how to get the best images with the resources at hand, and gives dozens of crucial lessons for the mobile digital photographer, each one crafted in Rick’s trademark nontechnical and intuitive manner. Readers will learn how to prevent bad exposures in less-than-ideal conditions and will discover how to fix images that may have unexpected flaws.

Encyclopedia of nineteenth-century photography

John Hannavy, editor

770.3 E56 2008

Resource encompassing the photographers, techniques, equipment, theories, literature, exhibitions, history, and organizations involved in photography during its early development.

National Audubon Society guide to nature photography

Tim Fitzharris

778.93 F577n 2008

In this revised edition of his 1990 work, Fitzharris moves the medium from film to the computer file. The author provides practical advice for both the craft and art of nature photography, beginning with choosing the right equipment and learning essential skills before moving on to the specifics of photographing wildlife, landscapes, and close-up subjects. The final section deals with digital processing and adjustment of images via such programs as Photoshop.

Wedding Photography

http://www.tulsalibrary.org/research/ORC_Topic.asp?ID=94

Resources to help in capturing the beginning.

Online Images

http://www.tulsalibrary.org/research/ORC_Topic.asp?ID=202

Resources for photos and other images available online.

Better Photography

770 P442b 1995

CD-Rom that helps one learn the theory and techniques of composition and lighting.

Tulsa Photography Collective

http://198.207.222.14:82/search/t?SEARCH=tulsa+photography

Roberta Henley
P.O. Box 14151
(918)266-5292

This community group exhibit photographs; offers opportunities for the community to expand their appreciation of photography as an art form; serve as a medium through which members can share concepts and ideas; and give members greater opportunities to develop their own photographic skills. Membership is open to all individuals and organizations.

Aperture

http://opac.tulsalibrary.org/record=b1428185~S27

Life

http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&jid=LIF&site=ehost-live

Popular Photography

http://opac.tulsalibrary.org/record=b2222131~S27

Shutterbug

http://opac.tulsalibrary.org/record=b1228334~S27

Modern Photography

http://opac.tulsalibrary.org/record=b1094181~S27