Need a photo for a project?

Photo by Tyssul Patel
This is a Creative Commons CC0 work.

Try Magdeleine.co for beautiful, free photos that you can use in your next project without having to ask permission first! However, make sure you know how to credit the photo properly before you use it, or, take a look at their CC0 photos, which do not require any credit to the author. (It's nice to do so, though!) Thanks to the Library as Incubator Project for the tip!

Rare Civil War photos online

"Lincoln's Funeral," Philadelphia. Photographer: Ridgeway Glover. The Robin G. Stanford Collection. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.   http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2015645310/

The Library of Congress recently acquired Civil War Era photographs/stereographs from Robin G. Stanford, some of which have been digitized and placed online.

For more information about the collection, read this Washington Post article.

To see more images in this collection, go to the Library of Congress.

Get ready for photos!

Public Domain Image from Pixabay.com

The holidays are coming up fast. You'll probably be taking lots of photos of family, friends, and your holiday adventures to post on Instagram, Twitter, and other social media sites.

Do you have a favorite camera app for your phone? Take a look at this list from Creative Bloq of their recommendations of the best 32 photo apps for iPhone, iPad, and Androids. Some of them are free.

We also have a number of books in the library that will help you take excellent photos that you will keep for the rest of your life! These are just a few: