Originally known as Gaspard Félix Tournachon. Nadar, derived from youthful slang, but became his professional signature and the name by which he is best known today. Nadar first started as a freelance writer, which actually made him famous first as a writer than he was as a photographer. He worked as a cartoonist as well making his photography unique. He focused on characteristics of a subject and realized each person had a single distinct facet, he was prone to capturing the personality of his photographic subjects. He focused on the psychological elements of photography, aiming to reveal the moral personalities of his sitters rather than make attractive portraits. He took many pictures mainly of friends and acquaintances, but he branched out. His curiosity led him beyond the studio into such uncharted locales as the catacombs, which he was one of the first persons to photograph using artificial light.
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