PHOTOGRAPHY
HERKIMER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
INDEXES & ABSTRACTS
(Bound volumes are found on Index Tables – Library 1st floor.)
APPLIED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INDEX (1958 – 2003). Index to 400 periodicals including those on camera technology, photographic processes, book & product reviews.
ART INDEX (1957 – 2003). Basic indexing of over 200 domestic & foreign periodicals.
BUSINESS PERIODICALS INDEX (1958 – present). Indexes over 300 periodicals including photography subjects.
HUMANITIES INDEX (1974 – present). Topic specific index.
DATABASES
(Available on the HCCC Library Website.)
ALL HCCC JOURNALS PRINT AND ELECTRONIC All HCCC periodicals, both in print in the Library and in electronic format in the following databases.
ECO A collection of scholarly journals which includes photography topics.
EXPANDED ACADEMIC ASAP Offers full-text coverage of every academic concentration.
INFOTRAC ONEFILE Presents general interest articles in magazines & newspapers.
SCIENCEDIRECT Includes articles on the science of photographic processes.
WILSONSELECTPLUS Full-text articles including articles about photography.
PERIODICALS
(Bound, current and microfilm available – Library 1st floor. Consult a blue spiral-bound HCCC Library Periodical Holdings List for the location of the following periodicals. Copies of this list are located throughout the library.)
APERTURE (1977 – 78, 1982 – present). Publication that emphasizes photography as art.
ARTNEWS (1960 – present). Includes profiles of photographers, gallery exhibits & shows.
PHOTOGRAPHER’S FORUM (1985 – present). Publication dedicated to quality reproduction of photography; strives to facilitate communication & publication experience among professionals.
PHOTO TECHNIQUES (1999 – present). Journal that provides practicing photographers with useful information and detailed, illustrated techniques for creating photographs.
POPULAR PHOTOGRAPHY (1996 – present). Includes how-to as well as equipment & supply reviews.
RANGEFINDER (1996 – present). Photography topics include technical problems & equipment reports.
RESOURCE BOOKS
(Reference Area – Library 1st floor and Circulating Collection – 2nd floor.)
The Focal Encyclopedia of Photography. 3rd ed. RefTR9 .F6 1993. 150 years of photography.
The ICP Encyclopedia of Photography. Ref TR9 .I24 1984. Covers the invention & development of the processes & procedures of photography.
A History of Women Photographers. TR139 .R67 2000. Includes the work of 260 women photographers from the mid-1800s – 2000.
Opportunities in Photography Careers. TR 154..J64 2005. Offers information on careers in photography; includes salary, contact & education information.
The Photographer's Market Guide to Photo Submission and Portfolio Formats. TR690.W55 1997. This book covers basically everything one needs to know about marketing one's photographs.
Photographer's Market. RefTR12 .P515 2005. Directory featuring contact information, photo needs, & submission guidelines.
Photo-Lab-Index. 38th Ed. Ref TR151 .P48 1981. A cumulative formulary of standard, recommended photographic procedures.
For more books on this topic, search the online catalog using the following subject headings:
LEGAL PHOTOGRAPHY, PHOTOGRAPHIC CRITICISM, PHOTOGRAPHY-PROCESSING, STOCK PHOTOGRAPHY, COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHY, PHOTOGRAPHY-VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE, PHOTOGRAPHY-MARKETING, PHOTOGRAPHY-BUSINESS METHODS.
Search for individual photographers by name, ex. MATHEW BRADY, ANSEL ADAMS.
INTERNET RESOURCES
The American Museum of Photography. Historical photography site & information on exhibitions.
American Photography: A Century of Images. A century of images related to the place of photography in art, politics, social & cultural change.
Kodak. Kodak’s official website.
The Library of Congress: American Memory. Historical collections from the Library of Congress Digital Library.
National Geographic. National Geographic’s website with access to information & images of the magazines photographs & photographers.
New York Institute of Photography. How-to information with tips, topics & contests.
Photographers Online. Links to numerous photography sites.
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