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Photography Research at NEiA

 

1. Getting Started
2. Explore the Stacks for Books
3. Search for Books & DVDs in our Library
4. Magazines: What's New in the Industry?
5. Articles
6. Tools

Getting Started

Reference materials help you:

• - Choose a topic
• - Get a quick overview
• - See how a topic is related to other topics

Photographer's Market - Ref TR12 .P515 2010 - where & how to sell different kinds of photographs.

Dictionary of Photography and Digital Imaging - Ref TR9 .A53 2002 - a good reference for image processing technical terms and techniques.

The Photography Encyclopedia - Ref TR9 .M39 1999 - biographical entries, explanations of key terms, and sections on Awards, Galleries and Museums, Magazines, Book Sellers, Manufacturers, Films, Book Reviews, and a Timeline.

Oxford Art (access through the eResources page) - articles about and images of major works, artists, styles, and mediums throughout Ancient and Contemporary Art.

 

Explore the Stacks for Books

Books are organized by subject using a system of call numbers. A fun way to see what's in the library can be to go straight to the shelves! Look in three places:

• Reference stacks
• Main collection
• Oversize section

Browse the call numbers TR1-TR840 for books relating to Photography. Books about Adobe Photoshop will be in the T385 section.

 

Search for Books & DVDs in our Library

• Know what you want?
• Ready to get specific?
• Already have a topic in mind?

Search our catalog

Use one or two of these keywords to find books & DVDs relevant to your topic:
photography, photographers, photographic, digital, history, photoshop, techniques

 

Magazines: What's New in the Industry?

Stay current: grab a magazine off the shelf! For example:

Aperture
Afterimage
American Photo
Blind Spot
Early Popular Visual Culture
Professional Photographer
Photographer's Forum

 

Articles

Looking for magazine, newspaper, or academic/ scholarly/ peer-reviewed journal articles on a certain topic? Here are some eResources that are great for Photography:

ARTbibliographies Modern (ABM) (access through the eResources page)
ARTbibliographies Modern is a database of abstracts and citations for journal articles, books and essays on all forms of modern and contemporary art dating from the late 19th century onwards. The database is not full-text.

Arts & Humanities Full Text (access through the eResources page)
500 titles featuring both scholarly peer-reviewed journals and selected trade and consumer titles relevant to applied arts and cultural studies.

Design and Applied Arts Index (DAAI) (access through the eResources page)
Contains over 130,000 annotated references from more than 500 design and craft journals and newspapers published from 1973 onwards, and data on over 50,000 designers, craftspeople, studios, workshops, firms, etc. The database is not full-text.

SIRS Renaissance (access through the eResources page)
Provides full-text articles from more than 1,200 domestic and international publications on the following topics: architecture and design, culture, literature, multimedia, music, performing arts, philosophy and religion, and visual arts.

 

Tools

Digital Tutors (access through the eResources page)

Online tutorials and training geared toward CG professionals featuring the current tools and techniques used to create video games, visual effects, and new media. Lessons on Photoshop are included here.

Virtual Training Company (access through the eResources page)

Access online tutorials for software programs, such as the Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop.