Ren Ng Shares His Photographic Vision: Shoot Now, Focus Later

Ren Ng Shares His Photographic Vision: Shoot Now, Focus Later

After buying his first digital camera, Ren Ng tried to snap a shot of his vivacious 5-year-old daughter. Like many young, active children, it was incredibly difficult to focus the image properly and capture her fleeting smile in just the right way. And th

via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/06/ren-ng-lytro/

After buying his first digital camera, Ren Ng tried to snap a shot of a family friend’s vivacious 5-year-old daughter. Like many young, active children, it was incredibly difficult to focus the image properly and capture her fleeting smile in just the right way.

And then it came to him — what if you could take a picture, and then adjust the focus later?