The Mountain Nymph, Sweet Liberty by Julia Margaret Cameron

Julia Margaret Cameron, The Mountain Nymph, Sweet Liberty, June 1866, albumen print from collodion negative, National Gallery of Art, Washington, New Century Fund 1997.97.1

When you note that the Mountain Nymph's eyes, nose, and mouth are much more sharply focused than her hair and cloak, you will see how Cameron, through contrast in focus and lighting, made her head appear to jut forward from her neck and shoulders. Cameron manipulated focus and the impression of depth in this way, casting bright light on the model's face and letting her shoulders recede into the shadowy background.