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
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 was reluctant to start the company that would become Lytro, primarily due to my academic background. Ren Ng academicbackgroundcompany Change image and share on social
Photography has always been a passion of mine, but I began to study light field photography when I was in the Ph.D. program at Stanford University. Ren Ng beginfieldlight 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'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
There's something really magical about trying to see things in new ways that go beyond, in some sense, the biological human experience. Light-field photography, too, goes beyond the human experience because our eyes work like conventional cameras. Ren Ng biologicalcameraconventional share on social
Light-field photography is a transformational technology that needs a transformational product to introduce it. For the first time, we have a light-field camera that's going to be for everyone - not something in a huge room in a research facility. Ren Ng camerafacilityfield share on social
Unlike regular digital or film cameras, which can only record a scene in two dimensions, light field cameras capture all of the light rays traveling in every direction through a scene. This means that some aspects of a picture can be manipulated after the fact. Ren Ng aspectcameracapture share on social