The purpose of photography for documentation is not necessarily to make the object look exciting or beautiful. The goal of a documentation image is to present the object in sufficient detail that you would be…
Let’s say an object is being removed from storage and put on a table for photography, but the location record indicates it is still in the Shelf B4 area. It is not uncommon for staff…
A museum catalog record is more than a description of an interesting object; it is a working aid for identification, retrieval, knowledge acquisition, and tracking evolution. The ideal catalog record must be usable by other…
Put an everyday item on a see-through tabletop, such as a cup, key, notebook, tool, or article of clothing. Spend a few minutes writing down what you see rather than researching its origins or inquiring…