Julia Margaret Cameron

Julia Margaret Cameron was a British photographer who became well known for her photographs of celebrities. She took up photography at a late age for the 1800's (48), after her daughter gave her a camera as a present, and had a very short-lived adventure in photography, lasting only eleven years.  Her work, especially her cropped portraits, became much more appreciated as it got into modern times, but was not always liked during her own time. Due to her sister's job, Julia had the rare opportunity to photograph many famous and important people of her time. These included; Ellen Terry, Robert Browning, Charles Darwin, and many more. Many of Julia's portraits were close-cropped around her subject's face, and were often done in soft focus. Some of her photos were even blurry, or had the subject almost out of the frame, which caused her to be made fun of by other photographers.I found her photographs of her "angels" the most interesting.  For more information and more of Julia's photos please visit the links below these examples of her work.

More on Julia:
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/camr/hd_camr.htm
http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artMakerDetails?maker=2026