Photography Background Information
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Oxford Art OnlineOver 6,000 searchable images from institutions such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, as well as 40,000 editorially selected image links to museums and galleries.
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Photographers' Identities Catalog (PIC)Biographical data describing photographers, studios, manufacturers, and others involved in the production of photographic images. From the New York Public Library.
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100 Ideas that Changed Photography
Describes the most influential ideas shaping the history of photography from the daguerreotype in the early 19th century to the digital revolution.
Ebook.
Photography Journals and articles
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Exposure Magazinefrom the Society for Photographic Education
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Aperture ArchiveThe complete archive of Aperture magazine going back to 1952.
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F-STOPLinks to numerous photography magazines- not all content is freely availailable. F-STOP has features on contemporary photographers.
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Art & Architecture ArchiveBackfiles (archives) of 65 journals including The British Journal of Photography and Popular Photography.
Photography Museums
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Museum of Contemporary Photography, Columbia College ChicagoUnder the museum's "Collection" menu, search the artists represented in the museum's permanent collection, view the Midwest Photographers Project, and participate in a tagging project. View digital exhibitions under the "Exhibitions" menu.
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Eastman MuseumMuseum holds extensive collections of 19th-century French and American photography and 20th-century photography. Also streaming digitized films, and a blog.
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International Center of Photography, New YorkSearchable collections and details about current and past exhibitions. The Center, established in 1974, is home to several major archival collections including the Weegee archive.
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ICP Resource DirectoryLinks to museums in USA and beyond that support research on photography. Info about events and opportunities for photographers. Curated by the International Center of Photography (ICP), New York.
Freely Available Photography Images
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Getty Search GatewayAllows users to search across several of the Getty repositories, including collections databases, library catalogs, collection inventories, and archival finding aids.
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Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)Offers a single point of access to millions of items from libraries, archives, and museums around the United States. Browse and search collections by timeline, map, and faceted search; explore digital exhibitions and more.
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UnsplashOver 1.5 million photos "to download, copy, modify, distribute, perform, and use" for free, under the Unsplash license.
Check open access image databases for images that are freely available for re-use.
Check museum web sites as many of these sites contain photographs in addition to other types of artworks. Copyright restrictions may apply.
LinkedIn Learning video tutorials
Tutorials on photography skills, imaging software, web design software and much more are available free to the UIC community via LinkedIn Learning. Courses and videos include:
- Photography Foundations: Lenses
- Photoshop for Web Design
- Photoshop 2021 Essential Training: Photography
- Premiere Pro 2020 Essential Training
- InDesign 2021 Essential Training
- Street Photography
- Studio LIghting
Call numbers - Photography books
Books with TR call numbers are shelved on the North end of the 4th floor. Call numbers in this range include:
TR1-TR1050 Photography
TR250 -TR265 Cameras
TR287 - TR500 Photographic processing. Darkroom technique
TR510 - TR545 Color photography
TR550 -TR581 Studio and laboratory
TR590 - TR620 Lighting
TR624 - TR835 Applied photography including artistic, commercial, medical photography, photocopying processes
TR845 -TR899 Cinematography. Motion pictures
TR925 -TR1050 Photomechanical processes
Selected photography books
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Advancing the civil rights movement: race and geography of Life magazine's visual representation, 1954-1965
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Call Number: E185.61 .D525 2017Publication Date: 2017Daley Library, 3rd floor North bookstacks -
Carrie Mae Weems: strategies of engagement
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Call Number: * TR647 .W382 2018Publication Date: 2018Daley Library, 4th floor North bookstacks -
Exploring the selfie: historical, theoretical and analytical approaches to digital self-photography
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Call Number: TR575 .E98 2018Publication Date: 2018Daley Library, 4th floor North bookstacks -
Ism Ism
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Call Number: TR659.8 .D462 2018Publication Date: 2018Daley Library, 4th floor North bookstacks
