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Going OT for a moment, but should there also be new subject headings for other types of cameras? E.g., panoramic photography, pinhole photography, large format photography, rangefinder photography. And would they only be applied to technical books to describe their about-ness? Photographers often search for examples of work done with specific camera types, except of-ness as it relates to more technical aspects is usually left out of subject analysis. For example, while there is the heading "Photography, Panoramic" assigned to the how-to book Lee Frost's panoramic photography <http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/137221707>, as well as exhibition catalogs like The Panoramic image <http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/8343357>*,* it is not assigned to photobooks of panoramic photography like The Black Triangle <http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/34064571> by Josef Koudelka, or Here, far away <http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1029394408> by Pentti Sammallahti. How would you feel about "Photography, Panoramic" being assigned to technical books while "Panoramic photography" is assigned to photobooks? Back on topic, as Sarah points out, subject headings like "Smartphones" can be used easily for technical books. Something like that has been done for artistic books taken with smartphones, though. Richard Misrach's iPhone studies : reverse scrubs <http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/869830840> is even more specific, indicating a specific line of smartphones: Photography, Artistic. Artists' books. iPhone (Smartphone) On the other hand, Robert Herman's The Phone Book <http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/909926274> was also made with an iPhone, but the "iPhone (Smartphone)" heading is missing. I wish it was more consistent. Herman, Robert, -- 1955- Street photography. Photography, Artistic. Much of the uniqueness of smartphone photography comes from its direct Internet connection along with its mobility and ubiquity. "Smartphones killed the camera industry" is a common phrase on the Interwebs, and people have been saying that "traditional camera" companies need to make their cameras "social" (e.g., the Zeiss ZX1 that just came out has Android and can upload directly to social media). They're dragging their heels a lot, though, and the cameras are larger and more expensive, so smartphones might stay unique for about another decade or longer. -- *RAPHAEL A. SASAYAMA* he/him/his STACKS MANAGER, BALCH ART RESEARCH LIBRARY WWW.LACMA.ORG <http://www.lacma.org/> T 323.857.6530 E [log in to unmask] On Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 9:11 PM Sarah Mackowski <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > 'Smartphones' is already a recognized subject heading, as is 'Tablet > computers,' so adding one or both of those rather than 'cell phones' > alongside 'Photography--Digital techniques' would work pretty well for me. > I wouldn't want to break it down further because of the cross-applicability > between smartphones and tablets, with their shared software and hardware. > > Sarah Mackowski > > On Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 4:17 PM Sam Duncan <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> I think there is enough "uniqueness" to photography as carried out in >> smartphones to warrant a separate heading. For instance, I think there’s >> the obvious mobility issue (which has always been an aspect), then I think >> there’s the computational photography aspect which is closely tied to >> smartphones these days, then I think there’s maybe the "cloud" to consider. >> All these aspects rolled together make for something different. So it makes >> me critical about trying to combine existing terms to build up subject >> access. Just thinking out loud. >> >> To me, "Smartphone cameras" would focus on the technical aspects of >> cameras developed for smartphones. "Smartphones as cameras" seems >> weird—maybe because to me the camera is inherent to the device. I could be >> wrong. >> >> I certainly think we’ve gone beyond cell phones, though that heading >> would still be applicable to an older class of device. >> >> So if our museum's photographer did a staff presentation on how to take >> great photographs with a smartphone (which he did), how would the subject >> analysis look? Right now it would be, as Chris Handy points out … >> >> Cell phones. >> Photography—Digital techniques. >> >> Are we happy with that? >> >> Also, as Katy Parker points out, where does video fit into this >> discussion? >> >> Started plotting this out in a mind map. Hope it will help corral the >> ideas. >> >> *Samuel Duncan | Head of the Research Library* >> Amon Carter Museum of American Art >> 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76107 >> [log in to unmask] *|* 817.989.5042 >> *cartermuseum.org <http://www.cartermuseum.org/>* >> >> On Jan 26, 2021, at 12:30 PM, Sherman Clarke <[log in to unmask]> >> wrote: >> >> Sam-- >> I want to give it some more thought but my immediate reaction is a couple >> impulsive concerns/issues. My old dumb phone (LG, kind of like a >> Blackberry) could take pictures. So could my iPod. I have taken pictures >> with my digital camera and uploaded them to Flickr and then posted them to >> Instagram. When it's on Instagram, I don't think its history would be >> clear. I recognize a potential need to convey "smartphone photography" but >> I wonder if pairing a new heading like "Smartphones as cameras" or >> "Smartphone cameras" with "Photography--Digital techniques" would be a >> better place to go. >> >> Sherman Clarke >> Alfred, NY >> >> On Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 12:57 PM Sam Duncan <[log in to unmask]> >> wrote: >> >>> Do others agree that it’s time for a LC subject heading, "Smartphone >>> photography"? Would love to hear others’ thoughts about whether this is the >>> right direction. Also, would like someone to help guide me on the subject >>> proposal process. >>> >>> 550 Photography--Digital techniques ?? >>> >>> Not sure about literary license. 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