Finalmente, si giunge ad un impiego sistematico degli aquiloni per realizzare fotografie aeree grazie ad Arthur Batut, il quale, ne farà una vera e propria ragione di vita.
The first precursor of the "aerial photographers" is certainly Gaspard Félix Tournachon (1820-1910), more known under the pseudonym of Nadar, designer, caricaturist, journalist, aeronaut and photographer distinguish themselves for his eccentric character and a special inclination to the research.
It's just for his inclination to the experimentation, that Nadar, search new subjects to photograph and particularly new point of view from which photograph. Afterwards have gained the brevet for aerostatical, in the 1858, in the same year October 23, he succeeds to get the first photo aerial Nadar was lifted from a balloon held back at an altitude of 80 meters. Nadar photographed the houses of Petit-Becétre village situated near Paris. Nadar continued his photographic experience since he had emulated by the American Black, in the 1862, which he executed the first aerial photo from Boston. Nadar accepted the fact in bad way of be not most the only to execute aerial photo and that's why, to confirmation of his eccentric character, he devoted itself to the underground photo of sewerages and catacombs. After these sporadic attempts of aerial photo with the aid of balloons, not speak more of aerial photo until the 1880, when M. Jobert, in the month of July, sustained in front of to the "Société Francaise de Navigation Aérienne" his theory to employ the kites for lift a photographic apparatus. His system consists of the hang a photographic apparatus to the cable of retention of the kite, and of a messenger, for execute the release, that should have been of electric type. The conditional is obligation since the idea of Jobert didn't ever go beyond that to the theory.
Finally, come to a systematic employment of the kites to realize aerial photos thank you to Arthur Batut, which, will do a real reason of life of it.
Volantino pubblicitario delle asenscioni di Nadar - Poster of Nadar's baloon activity
Nadar's family
Veduta aerea de l'ìle Saint Louis presa da Nadar - Picture of the Ile St Louis by Nadar
Litografia di Nadar in pallone - Lithography of Nadar on Baloon
Nadar
Caricatura - Caricature
Volantino pubblicitario delle asenscioni di Nadar - Poster of Nadar's baloon activity
Caricatura realizzata da A. Humber - Caricature by A. Humbert
Litografia di Nadar in pallone - Lithography of Nadar on Baloon