In Photos: Remembering Celebrity Photographer Julia Margaret Cameron

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June 11, 2013 /Photography News/ Born 198 years ago, on 11 June 1815, Julia Margaret Cameron was a British photographer best known for her portraits of celebrities of the time, and for her photographs with Arthurian and other legendary themes.

Study of Beatrice Cenci. Model is May Prinsep. 1866. Albumen print, 335 x 267mm (13 1/4 x 10 1/2″). Scanned from Colin Ford’s Julia Margaret Cameron: 19th Century Photographer of Genius. Originally from National Museum of Photography, Film & Television, Bradford.

Cameron’s photographic career was short, spanning eleven years of her life (1864–1875). In 1863, when she was 48 years old, her daughter gave her a camera as a present, thereby starting her career as a photographer. Within a year, Cameron became a member of the Photographic Societies of London and Scotland. In her photography, Cameron strove to capture beauty. She wrote, “I longed to arrest all the beauty that came before me and at length the longing has been satisfied.”

“Annie my first success”, Julia Margaret Cameron’s first photo that she was pleased with. Subject is Annie Wilhelmina Philpot (1854-1930). 29 January 1864. Albumen print, 188 x 145 mm (7 3/8 x 5 3/4″). National Museum of Photography, Film & Television, Bradford.

Wist ye not that your father and I sought thee sorrowing? Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-1879). ca. 1865. Albumen print, 25.2 x 28.8 cm. George Eastman House Collection.

Entitled “Sadness”, this photo shows the actress Ellen Terry at the age of 16. 1864. Carbon print, 242 x 240mm (9 1/2 x 9 1/2″). Royal Photographic Society. Scanned from Colin Ford’s Julia Margaret Cameron: 19th Century Photographer of Genius.

Although her style was not widely appreciated in her own day, her work has had an impact on modern photographers, especially her closely cropped portraits.

Cameron’s sister ran the artistic scene at Little Holland House, which gave her many famous subjects for her portraits. Some of her famous subjects include: Charles Darwin, Alfred Lord Tennyson, Robert Browning, John Everett Millais, William Michael Rossetti, Edward Burne-Jones, Ellen Terry and George Frederic Watts. Among Cameron’s lesser-known images are those she took of Mary Emily (‘May’) Prinsep, wife of Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson, the elder son of Alfred Tennyson and a British colonial administrator. 

Ophelia Study No. 2. 1867. Julia Margaret Cameron. Albumen print, 33.0 x 27.1 cm. George Eastman House Collection.

Cameron’s posed photographic illustrations represent the other half of her work. In these illustrations, she frequently photographed historical scenes or literary works, which often took the quality of oil paintings.

During her career, Cameron registered each of her photographs with the copyright office and kept detailed records. Her shrewd business sense is one reason that so many of her works survive today. Another reason that many of Cameron’s portraits are significant is because they are often the only existing photograph of historical figures. 

Charles Hay Cameron, husband of Julia Margaret Cameron. 1864. Albumen print, 291 x 223mm (11 1/2 x 8 3/4″). The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. Scanned from Colin Ford’s Julia Margaret Cameron: 19th Century Photographer of Genius.

Portrait of Henry Thoby Prinsep, member of the Prinsep family, descendants of John Prinsep, merchant in India and later Member of Parliament. Albumen print with arched top. 1866.

Cameron’s niece Julia Prinsep Stephen wrote the biography of Cameron, which appeared in the first edition of the Dictionary of National Biography, 1886. Julia Stephen was the mother of Virginia Woolf, who edited, with Roger Fry, a collection of Cameron’s photographs.

Julia Margaret Cameron died in Kalutara, Ceylon, on January 26, 1879.

Cameron portrait of Julia Prinsep Jackson, later Julia Stephen, Cameron’s niece, favourite subject, and mother of the author Virginia Woolf. 1867.

Alice Liddell as a young woman. 1872. Source: Lewis Carroll with a text by Graham Ovenden (Masters of Photography series). McDonald & Queen Anne, London, 1984.

Beatrice Cenci. Model is Kate Keown. May 1868. Albumen print, 327 x 246mm (12 7/8 x 9 5/8″). Scanned from Colin Ford’s Julia Margaret Cameron: 19th Century Photographer of Genius. Originally from The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles.

Charles Darwin Albumen print, 11.25 x 9.5 inches, 1868.

Marianne North (1830-1890) at her home in Ceylon. Pre1879.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow on the Isle of Wight, England in 1868.

I Wait. Model: Rachel Gurney. 1872. Albumen print, 327 x 254mm (12 7/8 x 10″). Scanned from Colin Ford’s Julia Margaret Cameron: 19th Century Photographer of Genius. Originally from The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles.

Sir John Herschel with Cap (detail). April 1867. 33.5 x 28.0 cm. Scanned from The Cameron Collection, ed Colin Ford, Van Nostrand Reinhold in association with The National Gallery, London, 1975.

 

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Lisbon In Photos: 10 Night Views

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June 10, 2013 /Photography News/ Today, June 10, Portuguese all over the world celebrate Portugal Day (officially Dia de Camões, de Portugal e das Comunidades Portuguesas –“Day of Camões, Portugal, and the Portuguese Communities”),which marks the date of Luis de Camoes’ death in June 10, 1580. Camoes wrote the Os Lusiadas, Portugal’s national epic poem celebrating Portuguese history and achievements.

 Here is a set of photographs realized by Horácio Novais Studio (1930-1988) to celebrate Portugal Day. Courtesy of the Art Library of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.

Augusta Street, Lisbon, Portugal. Photo: Horácio Novais Studio

Restoration Square, Lisbon, Portugal. Photo: Horácio Novais Studio

Rossio, Lisbon, Portugal. Photo: Horácio Novais Studio

Palace of the Marquesses of Fronteira, Lisbon, Portugal. Photo: Horácio Novais Studio

Rossio, Lisbon, Portugal. Photo: Horácio Novais Studio

Rossio, Lisbon, Portugal. Photo: Horácio Novais Studio

Lisbon, Portugal. Photo: Horácio Novais Studio

Restoration Square, Lisbon, Portugal. Photo: Horácio Novais Studio

Rossio, Lisbon, Portugal. Photo: Horácio Novais Studio

Rossio, Lisbon, Portugal. Photo: Horácio Novais Studio

The Art Library of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (Lisbon, Portugal) is a specialized library in the field of Visual Arts and is aims is to provide information access to readers whose research needs include studies in history of art, fine arts and architecture. Besides is general found, constantly updated, the Library holds 180 photographic collections about the art history in Portugal.

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Call for talent – “A Journey”

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Win cash prizes, online exposure and have your pictures exhibited in the Life Framer gallery in London.

June 8, 2013 / Photography News/ Life Framer is a monthly photography award and curated exhibition for the present day. It’s a platform designed to source creative work and showcase outstanding photography. Its aim is to bring exposure to talented photographers from all over the world: your talent, your vision, your life.

Theme:

The June competition theme is “A Journey”. Walking from dawn to dusk to dismantle the big jigsaw of our life. We are travelling along different roads but we will end up in the same place: an embryonic journey. Show how life looks through your eyes… Your adventures, your discoveries, your journey!

Possible reference points include: cultures, people, customs, travels, landscape, the ordinary or the magical. Feel free to go any direction you want.

Judge:

This month’s judge is Nirrimi Firebrace, an internationally awarded and acclaimed photographer with an untamable thirst for adventure and precocious talent for amazing images.

Deadline: 30th of June, 2013

Prizes:

The monthly winner:

– US$400 cash prize

– Your image printed, framed and displayed in Life Framer’s end-of-year exhibition

– Your image exhibited on Life Framer website and spread across its social media

– An interview featured on the Life Framer blog

– Feedback from the guest judge

The monthly runner-up:

– Your image printed, framed and displayed in Life Framer’s end-of-year exhibition

– Your image exhibited on Life Framer website and spread across its social media

– Feedback from the guest judge

Entry fees: 1 image = $10, up to 3 = $20, up to 5 = $30

Eligibility: Worldwide, 18+, both amateur and professional photographers

Copyright: Entrants retains full copyright of their photographs

Website: www.life-framer.com

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‘The Eyes!’ photo contest winners announced

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June 5, 2013 /Photography News/ PictureCompete is very proud to announce the finalists in their call for entry: “The Eyes!”

Photo: Jodi Champagne, Honorable Mention

First Place: Robert Moran, untitled

 

Second Place: Anatole Poiata, “Fortune”

 

Third Place: Christine Pearl, “Sisters”

Honorable Mentions:

• Eric Bladholm, “Reflections”
• Jodi Champagne, untitled
• Johan Jagnet, “Frozen”

Judges’ Statement:

This call for entry presented a difficult task at hand. Due to the numerous and fascinating submissions the criteria was definitely elevated. An interesting side note is the amount of images with a child or children as the subject.

The image chosen for first place does a remarkable job of revealing the emotions emitting from the subject without actually giving the viewer a clear gaze into the eyes. Through the reflections of the glasses we are still able to understand the feelings that are projected.

The second place image is unique in that, although a viewer may be distracted by the entire image of this young girl, one is directed back to the eyes. Her gaze is not exactly innocent and somewhat unexpected.

The third finalist takes on an engaging task of revealing the inner thoughts of two sisters. The contrast between matured, worried concern and fearful innocence in their eyes’ is poignantly displayed.

Honorable mention recipient Eric Bladholm gives us a stark and somewhat unforgiving gaze at reality in his image “Reflections.” Jodi Champagne’s image (untitled) exudes a seductive mix of beauty, mystery and hope. In “Frozen” Johan Jagnet uses color and distortion to display beauty mingled with sadness and hints of teardrops.

Congratulations to the finalists of the 2013 PictureCompete call for entry “The Eyes” and much appreciation to all participants!

To view the winning images: http://picturecompete.com/gallery/

To view all current call for entries listed at Photography News, visit http://www.photography-news.com/2009/12/photography-competitions.html

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2013 “The Perfect Pet II” Photo Contest

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Photo: Alvaro Jimenez

May 29, 2013 /Photography News/ Pets are our pride and joy. They often define our lives and sometimes even rule our lives. Humans can be entirely devoted to their animal companions. PictureCompete is searching for photos that poignantly display that special relationship between people and pets. They are looking for the most touching and heartfelt or the most humorous images of all animals that are pets.

Cash prizes:

• First Place: $200 (USD)

• Second Place: $75 (USD)

• Third Place: $50 (USD)

All winners will receive:

• Winner’s gallery exhibition

• Social media exposure

• PictureCompete™ newsletter exposure

Eligibility: Contest is open to all individuals 18 years and older, worldwide.

Copyright: All submitted images remain sole property of artist/photographer.

Deadline: July 11, 2013 (11:59 CST)

Website: http://www.picturecompete.com/

To view all current call for entries listed at Photography News: http://www.photography-news.com/2009/12/photography-competitions.html

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9 reasons to rent a virtual photo booth for your event

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May 27, 2013 /Photography News/ You could be putting on a birthday party, a wedding, a school prom, or you could even organise a rather non-formal corporate event or conference. With one goal in mind – that of capturing only the best images possible – you may already have a professional photographer hired. But what can you do to make your event a bit different, to spice it up and take the boredom and stuffiness out of it, and at the same time to give guests the opportunity to enjoy, print or share via social media some of the photos taken during the event? We have the answer: virtual photo booths! 

And if you are throwing a party or organizing any other type of event in UK, or if you are particularly looking for a photo booth hire in Reading, here are 9 reasons to rent a virtual photo booth at www.virtualphotobooth.co.uk

1. Customised backgrounds

Photo booth backgrounds don’t have to be dull and boring. You can set the right scene for your photo booth by requesting either a pre-made or a configured to your personal needs background. With a bit of imagination, customised backgrounds can go from anything simple to anything else you can possibly think of.

2. Custom booth skins

The company also provides the option to choose the look of the photo booth that best fits your location and occasion. 

3. Other specs

The virtual photo booth runs a Canon 550D 18 Megapixel DSLR camera and a built in wide-angle Logitech 1080p HD video camera. It also runs on a custom designed Apple Mac software fully integrated within the booth with a built in touch screen.

4. Instant printing

With the built-in printer of the virtual photo booth, printing your photos is a 9-second job only. You can decide wether you want them color or black and white. 

5. Online albums

Wether you decide to print your photos during the event or not, a password protected online album for you and your guests will be set up within 48 hours, allowing you to view and save these photos to your computer. 

6. DVDs and memory sticks

If online photo albums are not your cup of tea, you can opt out for receiving all your photos and videos on a DVD or a memory stick at the end of the event. The memory stick – if you choose this is the way you want your photos to be handed out – is yours to keep. 

7. Facebook integration

If your guests are more the social media type of people (and who isn’t these days?), there is also an option to have your photos uploaded directly to Facebook, where you can tag your guests and share the photos effortlessly. 

8. Cool props

The virtual photo booth comes with a ton of funny props like glasses and hats to add some extra fun to the photobooth experience.

9. Remember: It’s all about fun!

While not replacing a professional photographer, a photo booth is a great way to get your guests into a partying spirit and capture the moments that they will enjoy.

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“Our Landscape: The Trees” photo contest – Call for entries

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May 18, 2013 /Photography News/ Our landscape is not complete without trees. Whether urban, suburban or rural, trees are the integral part of nature of this planet. They are sometimes taken for granted, and sometimes they are revered with awe. We cannot exist without trees. TBM invites you to submit images depicting the beauty, reverence and importance of this botanical gift. Color and/or black and white images will be accepted. Representations of trees of any shape, color, condition or species are welcomed.

Prizes:

First Place: $400 (USD) cash prize

Second Place: $200 (USD) cash prize

Third Place: $100 (USD) cash prize

Three (3) honorable mentions will also be chosen.

Copyright: All submitted images remain sole property of artist/photographer.

Entry Fee(s):

$20 (USD) for first 4 images

(Up to 8 image entries may be submitted for additional fees)

Color and/or Black and White images will be accepted.

Eligibility: Contest is open to all individuals 18 years and older, worldwide.

Entry Deadline: June 5, 2013 (11:59PM CST)

Website: http://terabellamedia.com/photo-contest/

To view all current call for entries listed at Photography News: http://www.photography-news.com/2009/12/photography-competitions.html

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LIFE FRAMER new photo contest judged by Julia Fullerton-Batten (WPO, Hasseblad Master Award)

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May 15, 2013 /Photography News/ Life Framer is a monthly photography award and curated exhibition for the present day.  It’s a platform designed to source creative work and showcase outstanding photography. Our aim is to bring exposure to talented photographers from all over the world: your talent, your vision, your life.

Every month Life Framer makes a call to arms to the photographic community to provide it with their photographs that best capture its theme. Winners will have the chance to be exhibited in a gallery space in central London, to win cash prizes and to receive some great recognition and online presence along the way. 

Theme:

The May competition theme is “A human touch”. Is it not the way we look at others that actually define us? Let’s explore our humanity: the physical and the personal. Freeze a detail, an expression or a scene that captures our human nature.

 

Prizes:

The monthly winner:

• US$400 cash prize
• Your image printed, framed and displayed in Life Framer’s end-of-year exhibition
• Your image exhibited on Life Framer’s website and spread across its social media
• An interview featured on Life Framer’s blog
• Feedback from the guest judge

The monthly runner-up:

• Your image printed, framed and displayed in Life Framer’s end-of-year exhibition
• Your image exhibited on Life Framer’s website and spread across its social media
• Feedback from the guest judge

8 further shortlisted entrants:

• Your image exhibited on Life Framer’s website and spread across its social media
• The potential to be included in Life Framer’s end-of-year exhibition 

 

Eligibility:  Worldwide

 

Judge/judging criteria: Julia Fullerton-Batten. 

Julia is an internationally acclaimed photographer who makes a huge contribution to contemporary photography with her utterly original style, impressive achievements (WPO, PDN, Hasselblad Master Award) and omnipresence in the art world.

 

Usage rights: Each entrant retains full and exclusive rights to their submitted work 

 

Deadline: 31th of May 2013

Website: www.life-framer.com

To view all current call for entries listed at Photography News, visit http://www.photography-news.com/2009/12/photography-competitions.html

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World Press Freedom Day: Why should a free press even be up for discussion in 2013?

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May 3, 2013 /Photography News/ May 3 is recognized around the globe as World Press Freedom Day. This year is its 20th anniversary, and an opportunity to reflect on the fundamental principles of press freedom.

Focusing on the theme Safe to Speak: Securing Freedom of Expression in All Media,  World Press Freedom Day 2013 highlights journalist safety, crimes against freedom of expression, and securing a free and open Internet as the precondition for online safety.

How safe are journalists today?

Securing the safety of journalists continues to be a challenge due to an upward trend in the killings of journalists, media workers, and social media producers. In 2012 alone, UNESCO’s Director-General condemned the killings of 121 journalists, almost double the annual figures of 2011 and 2010. In addition, there continues to be widespread harassment, intimidation, arbitrary arrest and online attacks on journalists in many parts of the world. To compound the problem, the rate of impunity for crimes against journalists, media workers and social media producers remains extremely high.

The day is also an occasion to assess the state of press freedom throughout the world, defend the independence of the media, pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the line of work, recognize the critical role of a free press in protecting human rights, and make a commitment to do everything we can to ensure that journalists and other media workers can do their jobs safely. Because a free press needs you as much as you need it.

Freedom of the press worldwide in 2013, by Reporters without Borders

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2013 “The Eyes” photo contest

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TBM photo

March 26, 2013 /Photography News/ The eyes are said to be the windows of the soul. They tell so much about ourselves. Feelings of joy, sadness or fear radiate from the eyes. Truth or betrayal can be discovered from one glance. The eyes are a defining part of us. PictureCompete is seeking those images that best display the human eyes.

Prizes:

First Place: 

•$200 (USD) Cash Prize

•$100 Blurb™ Gift Card

Second Place: $75 (USD) Cash Prize

Third Place: $50 (USD) Cash Prize

All winners will receive:

• Winner’s gallery exhibition

• Social media exposure

• PictureCompete™ newsletter exposure

Eligibility: Worldwide, amateur and professional photographers

Copyright: The entrant will have full copyright of his/her own photographs

Deadline: May 17, 2013 (11:59 PM CST)

Website: http://picturecompete.com/

To view all current call for entries listed at Photography News, visit http://www.photography-news.com/2009/12/photography-competitions.html

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