Attribute Photographs in MLA format

• 1). Begin the caption with "Fig." This stands for figure.
  
  
• 2). Assign the figure an arabic number such as 1, 2, 3. This number is determined by the photo's location in your work with the first image labeled "Fig. 1" and the second "Fig. 2," for example. Place a period after the numeral.
  
  
• 3). Add the photographer's name: the last name first followed by a comma, then the first name. A period follows the photographer's name.
  
  
• 4). Add the title of the photograph, italicized, followed by a period. Insert the year the photo was created, followed by a period.
  
  
• 5). End the citation with the name of the institution that houses the photograph and the city where the institution is located, separated by a comma and concluded with a period.
  
  

Attribute Digital Photographs in MLA Format

• 1). Provide the photographer's name:last name first followed by a comma, then the first name.
  
  
• 2). Add the title of the photograph, italicized, followed by a period. Insert the year the photo was created, followed by a period.
  
  
• 3). Insert the name of the institution that houses the original photograph and the city where the institution is located, separated by a comma, and concluded with a period. Skip this step for photographs published online only.
  
  
• 4). Add the name of the website you retrieved the image from, in italics, followed by a period. Insert the medium of publication; use "Web" as the medium for photographs that are published online only, followed with a period. Add the date the image was accessed, formatted as date month year, as follows: 21 May 2011.
  
  
• 5). Add the URL, surrounded by angle brackets, if you choose. Follow the last bracket with a period. Though including the URL is no longer required by MLA, it can be included if desired.