JuliaMargaretCameron

Julia Margaret Cameron is a famous European photographer. She was born in British India on June 11, 1815. Cameron used her friends, family and servants as models for her photographs. She expanded on the Victorian ideal and transcended on her family legacy of women noted solely for their beauty. In 1863, Julia received a camera as a gift from her daughter. This gift sparked her enthusiasm for the new art form. She began using a large box camera with glass plate negatives. She had two categories for her photographs: celebrity portraits and illustrations of literature. She took portraits of Victorian celebrities and she tried to capture their personalities as well as emotions in the photographs. Her work was done at Isle of Wight, India, and Sri Lanka. Cameron's pictures have a place in photographic history because they portray family life in Victorian society. Julia Margaret Cameron died in 1879.

Two of Cameron's Photographs: Photograph of William Herschel



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