This page provides a range of information and links to resources on photography. Jump to a particular category using the contents list below, or scroll down to browse.
An image, especially a positive print, recorded by exposing a photosensitive surface to light, especially in a camera. (MoMA Glossary of Art Terms)
Search: Photography in the Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
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The MLA, Chicago, and Turabian citation styles may be used in writing about art. Check your syllabus or contact your professor to find out which style they prefer.
Quick guides to citing images:
ARTSTOR's guides to Using Images and Copyright, including Citing Sources
College Art Association Guidelines regarding Fair Use and Copyright:
Statement on Fair Use from the Visual Resources Association
A printmaking process in which a photographic negative is transferred onto a copper plate. (MoMA Glossary of Art Terms)
A brief article discussing early movements in photography. (smarthistory)
1. A series of moving images, especially those recorded on film and projected onto a screen or other surface (noun); 2. A sheet or roll of a flexible transparent material coated with an emulsion sensitive to light and used to capture an image for a photograph or film (noun); 3. To record on film or video using a movie camera (verb). (MoMA Glossary of Art Terms)
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Fashion Photography is a type of fine art photography featured in advertisements and magazines, that focuses on haute couture and communicates a designer's unique brand, whether or not their clothing or accessories are featured in the images. Fashion photography is influenced by high art, pop culture, and social, gendered, political, and economic trends, and it is constantly evolving.
