Sharad Haksar
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Sharad Haksar is an advertising photographer from India.{{cite web|title=Sharad Haksar honoured at PDN PIX awards|url=http://www.afaqs.com/news/story/13695_Sharad-Haksar-honoured-at-PDN-PIX-awards|publisher=Agencyfaqs New Bureau|accessdate=19 July 2014}}{{Cite web|title=photographer India, India photographer,photographer Singapore, Singapore photographer, advertising photographer India, advertising photographer Singapore, fashion photographer, conceptual photographer, creative photographer, award winning photographer,fam|url=https://www.sharadhaksar.com/home.php|access-date=2022-01-19|website=www.sharadhaksar.com}}
Biography
Born in Chennai, India, Sharad was originally drawn to architecture as a career. While applying to colleges, he shared his work with Iqbal Mohamed, who asked him to give up his plans for college and work with him. He then branched out on his own with Eye-Light Pictures. In 2002, he founded 1pointsize, a creative hotshop that caters to the multiple needs of companies looking to advertise. The strengths of 1pointsize include photography, styling, graphic design, art direction, copywriting, screenwriting, cinematography and web designing.{{cite web|title=Sharad Haksar : Photography| date=18 August 2009 |url=http://www.desicreative.com/?p=634|publisher=desicreative|accessdate=19 March 2012}} Sharad later went on to float One Eyeland, a virtual island for creative photographers. He launched the One Eyeland Book Vol:1 in 2011, which is a compilation of the best images from creative photographers around the globe.
Invention
In 2009, Sharad invented a camera lens where you can view the calendar on a screen, and change it using the external adjustment controls located on the lens.{{cite web|last=Hadid|first=Zaha|title=World's First Camera Lens Calendar|date=27 January 2009 |url=http://www.yankodesign.com/2009/01/27/worlds-first-camera-lens-calendar/|publisher=Rain Times|accessdate=19 March 2012}} It is the first invention of its kind and is available online.
References
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Sources
[http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/metroplus/article2308477.ece The Hindu on Sharad Haksar's One Eyeland Book (Vol. 1)]
- [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/4690703.stm BBC on Sharad's Brand Irony controversy]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090602093228/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/05/30/stories/2009053051061200.htm The Hindu on Sharad Haksar]
External links
- [http://www.sharadhaksar.com Sharad Haksar Website]
- [http://www.oneeyeland.com Sharad Haksar's One Eyeland]
- [http://www.1pointsize.com Sharad Haksar's 1pointsize]
- [http://www.campaignindia.in/Article/240403,close-up-8220we8217ve-shed-our-reluctance-to-look-beyond-south-india8221.aspx Sharad Haksar's interview with Campaign India on the journey of 1pointsize]
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