Photography 2200 - Portrait Photography
Goal
- Find a book of portrait photography by or about one photographer.
Getting Started
Library Cards
- All C.O.D. students can get a free Library card and it only takes a minute to get a card.
- See the Library Cards page for more details.
- Cards can be used to check out books, software, general collection videos, and rental videos. Your Library card also allows you to access article databases from home.
C.O.D. Library Web Site (http://www.cod.edu/library/)
- Use the Library Web site to search for and access most of the resources and services available from the Library.
- Books, videos, journal articles, Web sites, email reference, Assignment Calculator
C.O.D. Library Catalog
- From the Library home page, click on "C.O.D. Library Catalog" under "Quick Links".
- Using the catalog, you can search for photography books in a variety of ways including by title, author, subject, or keyword.
Research & Class Guides
"I don't have any favorite portrait photographers!"
Browse through some photography encyclopedias in the Library's Reference Collection:
- Contemporary Photographers Call number: TR 139 .C664 1995
- Encyclopedia of Photography Call number: TR 9 .I24 1984
- The Photography Encyclopedia Call number: TR 9 .M39 1999
Use the Library Catalog to do a subject search for "portrait photography".
- This will give you a list of how-to books as well as books dedicated to many portrait photographers.
- Write down the call numbers of books you are interested in seeing.
- Most of these books are in the TR section of the General Collection.
- Here's a map showing the TR section
You can also browse through photography books in the photography section of the Library's General Collection:
- Remember, photography books are in the TR section.
"I already know which portrait photographer I
want to study!"
Use the Library Catalog to
do an author or a keyword search for your photographer.
- Author: leibovitz, annie
More precise...
- Keyword: leibovitz
Broader...
Most of the books you find will be in the TR section of the Library's General Collection.
"Where can I find out more about my photographer?"
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2200 Class Guide
Colin Koteles, Instructor
SRC 3045
koteles@cdnet.cod.edu
Updated: 15 August 2006
