How to cite photos
Chicago style dictates a different citation format depending on whether the image is from an electronic resource or published photograph. She has over 16 years of experience working with libraries across the United States. a museum, encyclopedia, or stock photography house), the information contained in an MLA citation will change. In-Text Citation.

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If you really can’t stand to see another ad again, then please We use cookies to make wikiHow great. In the example below, the image, reproduced in an article on a Web site, is described in prose, and the name of the article’s author is provided in a parenthetical citation that keys to the works-cited-list entry:A recent article summarizing a study of Leonardo da Vinci’s Another way to cite an image reproduced in a Web site article is to treat it as a work contained in another work. Use the following template to cite a online image or video using the Harvard citation style. When you need to cite a photograph you found online, it may be difficult to find enough information about the photo to create a full citation.

If the image is from an electronic resource.