Felix Nadar was not only a photographer, he was also a caricaturist, novelist, journalist and had several other talents as well. Nadar also known as Gaspard- Felix Tournachon, was a French artist influenced by his compassion and inquiry. He was best known for his photography. His portraits would not only capture the detailed physical features, but they would portray the nature of the subject. Nadar's artwork was began with portraits. As he continued, he was able to make improvements and further communicate existence and levels of power in his images. His life had two major stages. In stage one, Nadar was more focused and considered to have been doing his "better" work. In stage two, he left a lot of his work to his assistants and was distracted by his other interests and research. Nadar lived a very full life; he had the opportunity to build a massive balloon, be the first to take aerial photographs, and make the first exhibition of impressionists.
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