How to Cite a Photo Off the Web in ASA Format

Citing within Text

• 1

  Format the photograph. Photographs should be black and white, according to ASA standards. If your photo is in color, reformat it in a photo-editing program.

• 2

  Place the photograph on the page, label it and give it a caption. According to ASA format, the label should state "Figure #," with "#" listing the consecutive number of the figure.

• 3

  After the caption, list the name of the website and the year it was last updated in parentheses. If you can't find a current year, type "n.d." for "no date."

Citing in the Reference Section

• 4

  Type the name of the website and the year it was last updated. If no year is listed, type "n.d." for "no date." For example: "People for Tree Preservation. 2011."

• 5

  Type the name of the photograph in quotation marks, and use title case. For example: "Photograph of Bob Smith."

• 6

  Type "Image" and the file format in parentheses. For example: "Image (JPEG)."

• 7

  Type the name of the e-book or document where the photograph came from, but do not use quotation marks. If the photograph appeared on the main site and not in a separate document within the site, such as a news article, omit this step.

• 8

  Type "Retrieved" and the full date. For example: "Retrieved December 20, 2011."

• 9

  Copy and paste the URL of the website. The ASA Styleguide advises against typing the link in case you accidentally mistype the URL. This would lead readers to the incorrect place. Place parentheses around the URL to set it apart.

  The resulting would look like this:

  People for Tree Preservation. 2011. "Photograph of Bob Smith." Image (JPEG). Retrieved December 20, 2011 (http://www.treepres.org).