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Starting
Points:
Guide to Photography
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E F E R E N C E B O O K S
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Available for your use in the library,
these books
cannot be checked out. |
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R 770.9 Enc |
Encyclopedia of
Twentieth-Century Photography |
Three volumes highlighting
movements, photographers, & techniques. |
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R 770 Pho |
The Photo Book |
150 years of striking and
innovative photographs. |
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R 770 Pho |
Photographer's Market |
Over 1,600 listings of where and
how to sell your photographs. |
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R 770.9 G |
The Origins of Photography |
The early days of photography
beginning in 1826. |
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R
770 Lan |
101
Essential Tips - Photography |
Quick answers to common questions. |
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770 McD |
The
Photography Encyclopedia |
A one volume overview of
photography and its history. |
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770.9 Geo |
Photography from 1839 to Today |
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770.9
New |
A
New History of Photography |
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770.924 Adams |
Examples: The Making of 40
Photographs |
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770.924
Bourke-White
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The
Photographs of Margaret Bourke-White |
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770.924 Capa |
Robert Capa: Photographs |
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770.924 Steichen |
Steichen’s
Legacy |
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770.924 Edgerton |
Stopping Time: The Photographs
of Harold Edgerton |
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771 Fre |
Practical Photography: How to
Get the Best Picture Every Time |
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771.32
Ang |
Digital
Photographer’s Handbook |
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771 Jon |
The
Step-by-Step Photography Workshop |
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See
also:
Time-Life’s Photography Series
(various call numbers), and Eastman Kodak’s
Encyclopedia of Practical Photography,
14 vols - 770.3 E |
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I D E O S |
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Video
770 Adv
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The
Adventure of Photography - 150 Years of the Photographic
Image |
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Video 770.92 Pho
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The
Photographers |
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Video
770.92 Sha
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The
Shadow Catcher – Edward S. Curtis and the North American
Indian |
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Video 770.924
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America
& Lewis Hine |
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The
Library also carries the magazines Digital Photography,
Petersen’s Photographic, and Popular
Photography
in Periodicals. |
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F I N D I N G B O O K S & O T H E R L
I B R A R Y M A T E R I A L S/
Dewey Decimal browsing numbers: 770-771 |
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addition to reference books, you may want to search for
other books and materials (videos, audiobooks, etc.) on your topic. The best way to find good sources of information is to do a subject
search in our Library catalog. You can access the Library’s
online catalog from the Library or home by going to our Web
page (www.wppl.org),
then - Search Our Catalog.
A
good
subject search for this topic is
photography. |
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e B O O K S |
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You may also
want to check out the collection of thousands of online books (eBooks)
the Library has to offer located on the Web site
www.netlibrary.com. Initially, you must open an account from Library computer terminals,
but you will then be able to use the account from home as well. Search
for employment and career books by the following categories: subject,
title, author. See a reference librarian for more detail. |
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The following sources can be used to find magazine articles dealing
with your topic:
·
The Readers’ Guide to
Periodical Literature - Adult Reference
R 050 R.
Search for articles on a subject within any given year.
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EBSCOhost
and
InfoTrac
OneFile
- Access from the Library or at home using your
library card number at
www.wppl.org.
Search for full text articles in these databases using your choice of
keywords. You can limit your search to a certain year or
even a certain magazine.
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| W E B S I T E S
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American
Museum of Photography |
Dedicated to “educating, informing, and sharing great
photographs,” this virtual museum “includes 5000
individual images,
from the earliest daguerreotype
portraits to the work of Ansel Adams.” |
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Photo.net |
Includes
galleries, classified ads, and ratings & feedback on
retailers & labs. "EzShop" features equipment
reviews
&
comparative shopping. Over 3300 articles
& reviews in the "Equipment", "Learn", and "Travel"
sections.
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Photospot |
"Tips, tricks,
techniques, tutorials, ideas, experiments and experience
related digital photography,
including digital
cameras,
image processing software and photography in general.” |
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Digicamhelp |
How to use a digital camera,
image editing techniques, digital prints and
printing and more. |
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About.com's
Photography
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Articles & resources, how-to tips,
buyer’s guide, glossary, famous photographers and much
more. |
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Morguefile |
Go to “Classroom” for their free online photography
course on this excellent site. |
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New York Institute of Photography |
This site wants you to sign up for a course, but
offers many
free tips, examples & explanations for improving your
photography. |
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World Press Photo |
Dedicated to international professional press
photography. |
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For additional information,
please see a reference Librarian. sk 3/29/06
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