In MLA
From a website:
Artist’s Last Name, First Name (if any). “Title of the Picture.” Title of the Site, Date, URL. Accessed Date.
From a book:
Image Creator’s Last, First M. Image Title. Year Created. Book Title, by Book Author’s First Last Name, Publisher, year published, p. page(s).
Your own photo:
Your Last Name, First Name. Image description or Image Title. Day Month Year taken. Author’s personal collection.
From a database:
Creator’s Last Name, First Name. Photograph Title. Year Created. Database Name, Numbers (if applicable), URL.
Seen in person:
Artist’s Last Name, Artist’s First Name. Title of Artwork OR description. Year of creation, Museum, City.
Example of MLA
Caption:
Fig. 1. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Aerial Photographs of Palm Beach County, 1980.
Citation:
U.S. Department of Agriculture. Aerial Photographs of Palm Beach County - Flight 278. 1980. Stanley Museum of Art. https://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00071775/00177. Accessed March 28, 2023.
In APA
From a website:
Last name, Initials. (Year). Image title [Format]. Site Name. URL
From a book:
Cite as you would anything else from the book.
Last name, Initials. (Year). Book title (Editor/translator initials, Last name, Ed. or Trans.) (Edition). Publisher.
Your own photo:
No need to cite your own photo, just add a caption to the image with Figure #. Title. Ex: Figure 1. Man jumping the puddle. OR Figure 1. Man jumping the puddle (own work).
From a database:
Last name, Intitials. (Artist). (Year). Image Title [Photograph]. Location; Institute. Retrieved Date Month Day, Year, from database URL.
Seen in person:
Artist’s Last Name, Artist’s First Initial. (Year). Title of painting [Description of material]. Museum, City, State Abbreviation/Country. URL (if available)
Example of APA
Caption:
Figure 1. Hyères, France, by H. Cartier-Bresson, ca. 1932 (The Art Institute of Chicago, 2023)
Citation:
Cartier-Bresson, H. (1932). Hyères, France [Photograph]. Chicago, IL; The Art Institute of Chicago. Retrieved March 28, 2023 from https://library-artstor-org.libezproxy2.syr.edu/asset/AWSS35953_35953_41726373