Catching the right fleeting moment, with the right focus, is a very difficult thing to do. Ren Ng catchdifficultfleet Change image and share on social
The first light-field camera array I saw at Stanford had a bunch of applications, like to do special effects like you see in 'The Matrix,' where you spin the camera around in frozen motion. It took up an entire room. Ren Ng applicationarraybunch share on social
Basically, with a regular camera, you have to take time or allow the camera to focus before you take the shot. Ren Ng basicallycamerafocus Change image and share on social
The reason we know as human beings that pictures have to be focused before you take the shot is because we know if we're not focusing our eyes on something that happens, then it's too late - you can't go searching in your memory to find it because that light never struck your mind. Ren Ng beingeyefind share on social
I've always been very interested in the question of how computation can fundamentally advance the things that we can see. This led me to have a fascination with medical imaging, especially things like MRI and scanning, and eventually computer graphics. Ren Ng advancecomputationcomputer share on social
With light field technology, there is a huge opportunity for creativity in photography that hasn't been available in the past. Ren Ng creativityfieldhuge Change image and share on social
Like many people out there, I'm inspired by the level of attention to detail, design and execution of Apple products. Ren Ng appleattentiondesign Change image and share on social
When a regular camera focuses physically, what the regular camera is doing is adjusting the lens relative to the sensor to bring different parts of the scene into focus. Ren Ng adjustbringcamera Change image and share on social
I don't remember the first picture I took, but I actually found a picture of myself on a trip back to my old family home in Malaysia. I'm five years old, sitting on the floor with the family camera in my hand. It was a film camera - not a DSLR - with a fixed lens and a nice manual zoom. Ren Ng backcameradslr share on social
For low light, all the light rays participate. We're using all the light coming through a large aperture to make a picture with a large depth of field - totally impossible with a conventional camera. Ren Ng aperturecameracome Change image and share on social
