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What is light field photography? ....................................................................................... 4 History of Light Field Photography ......................................................................................... 4 What is Lytro?................................................................................................................... 5 Lytro camera specifications and basic info ...................................................................... 6 Lytro camera has an unusual design ...................................................................................... 6 Technical specifications .......................................................................................................... 7 How is Lytro light field camera different from a classic digital camera ................................. 8 First reviews of the Lytro camera .................................................................................... 10 Future of the light field photography .............................................................................. 11 Light field photography refocus after the picture is taken................................................ 11 Light field photo editing is the key ....................................................................................... 11 Light field photography meets 3D ........................................................................................ 13 Instructions on how to shoot with Lytro camera to get the best results ........................... 14 Basic instructions on how to shoot with Lytro camera ........................................................ 14 Focus on composition and depth of the photo .................................................................... 14 Wordpress plugin to include living pictures from Lytro.com on your blog ........................ 16 Where to go from here ................................................................................................... 16
History of Light Field Photography The idea of light field was first proposed by Michael Faraday in 1846, while the term light field was first used by Alexander Gershun in 1936 (more about history on Wikipedia). Light field photography in a way that is presented to us by Lytro started at Stanford University and if you are interested in the technology, check out the science behind this technology at their website.
What is Lytro?
Lytro is a startup company founded by Ren Ng who earned his Ph.D. at Stanford for his dissertation Digital Light Field Photography. He went on to bring this technology to the market and that is how Lytro was born. Lytro has released his first camera, simply called Lytro, to the market on February 29th 2012. Together with the camera, customers receive the software to download and manipulate the photos taken with their camera, and an account at Lytro.com where they can upload their photos and share them online.
As we can see there is a technical need for a longer shape of the camera to set the lenses at the right places. This does not mean that the camera couldnt be shaped like any other DSLR camera out there with lens attached to the camera. But obviously Lytro decided to go for a unique design to make sure nobody can mistakenly think its just another digital camera.
The metal case and vivid colors the camera is available in red, blue and gray also help to make the design of the camera unique so there is no doubt everyone will recognize it right away. Technical specifications Here are the technical specifications of the Lytro light field camera taken from the Lytro website.
The only difference between the three models is that the Red Hot model features 16 GB of memory and it costs $499 while the other two models, Electric Blue and Graphite, feature 8 GB of memory and cost $399. Storage Type Internal flash drive. Technology Lens Controls Display Exposure Battery Lytro Light Field Sensor and Lytro Light Field Engine 1.0. 8x optical zoom; Constant f/2 lens. Power button: Shutter button; Zoom slider; Touchscreen. 1.46 in | 33 mm back-lit LCD display with glass touchscreen. Tap on touchscreen to set exposure. Long-life Li-Ion internal battery.
Light field picture file (.lfp). 11 Megarays: the number of light rays captured by the light field sensor. Includes a free desktop application for importing, processing and interacting with living pictures from the camera. It is built for Mac OS and requires Mac OS 10.6.6 or higher. A Windows application is in development. Produces HD-quality interactive, living pictures. Free storage for living pictures on Lytro.com, subject to the Terms of Use. (Internet access required) View and interact with living pictures on the Lytro camera as well as any internet-connected computer, smartphone or tablet supported. Version 1.0. This is the software that processes light fields to produce interactive pictures. Keep watching this space! Ultra-light anodized aluminum structural skin. Silicone Rubber. RoHS certified. 7.55 oz | 214 g 1.61 in x 1.61 in x 4.41 in | 41 mm x 41 mm x 112 mm Lytro Light Field Camera; Lens cap; Cleaner Cloth; Wrist Strap; 3.28 ft | 1 m Micro-USB cable for data transfer and charging. Fast charger; Replacement lens cap. (Separate purchase required)
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Picture Output Picture Storage Picture Viewing Light Field Engine Shell Grip E-waste Weight Dimensions Included Optional Accessories
How is Lytro light field camera different from a classic digital camera Besides from being the first commercial camera that captures the light field there are several things that make the Lytro camera different from the classic digital cameras that we know today.
The controls on the camera are minimalistic (and remind you of the Apple philosophy). There are only three buttons: the On/Off button, zoom button (slider) and shutter button. There is no flash because Lytro camera is supposed to handle well also low light scenes as it is able to catch the entire light field in the space. An at the end of the camera there is a 1.46 inch touchscreen display that offers functionality for viewing pictures, managing them and also some basic manipulation of taken pictures (refocusing, zooming). On every basic digital camera you have a plethora of modes and settings that you can set when taking a picture in different conditions (the question is how many times have you actually used some of them or have you rather just stuck with the auto mode). Lytro has none of these, the only settings you can choose is normal and macro. No need to focus. Because the camera captures the light field and stores the data of the light rays (it captures the data for 11 million rays of light) it gives you ability to change the focus after the picture has been taken without modifying the original picture focus can be changed again and again. It is very fast because it takes the photo the moment you press the shutter button. The reason for speed is the absence of focus. With no need to focus the scene (you will do that later on the software side) the camera can instantly capture the photo with no delay.
manipulate pixels, you manipulate rays of light. What this means is perhaps best said on the Lytro blog: when you interact with a light field picturefor example, when you refocus ityou arent changing the captured light field data, but are instead changing parameters that control projection of those data to the sequence of 2-D images that you see And also: Because the megaray data are included, the desktop application can generate any of a wide range of projections of these data, including refocused images, or stereo image pairs for viewing on 3D displays. The point of the light field photography is in these two quotes with special light field photo editing software you are able to change the perspective of the picture and how it is presented you dont watch the fish through the glass of a fish tank anymore you are in the fish tank. Light field photos are made for watching and sharing on a digital media, this is where they break the barriers of traditional digital photography. Refocusing the photo afterwards is a great feature and a fantastic selling point, but the really crazy stuff will start to happen once we go deeper. Lytro will provide its customers with a desktop application that will allow photo editing of their living pictures. But its only a matter of time before some third company releases their own light field photo editor that will allow users to manipulate photos as never before and this is, in our opinion, the most exciting part of the light field photography that will be here very soon. Better light field sensors for larger, more detailed pictures With all the excitement about the light field photography we must not forget that the Lytro camera is the first light field camera that will be released. With new versions of their camera or cameras from other manufacturers (if Lytro will license the technology) there will undoubtedly be many improvements to the device. Certainly there will be better and more capable light field sensors which will capture even more rays of light with even more data all resulting in larger pictures once exported (way over 1.2 MP) and even more options for manipulation of photos.
Just like with any new technology the newer versions of devices bring new and improved features, better quality, more options the same will happen with light field photography. Light field photography meets 3D We have already mentioned in a quote that living pictures will make it possible to create stereo image pairs for viewing on 3D displays. Its the natural next step really. Once you have all that huge amount of light ray data stored it is only a matter of filtering and presenting all that data to create different projections. Imagine viewing your holiday photos in 3D and literally sitting amidst the pyramids once again in your living room because of the photos you took with your little light field camera.
We will wrap up with article right here before we go too far into the future. We hope you have cached a glimpse of what will hit the world of photography very soon and how exciting it is going to be. If you are intrigued about the light field photography, please follow our website LightFieldPhotobook.com as we will continue to provide news and insight articles on this topic.
Instructions on how to shoot with Lytro camera to get the best results
Lytro camera is in a way classic digital camera, it features a shutter button, zoom and a digital display. Taking pictures with it is pretty straightforward, you literally aim and shoot. After you have taken the photo you can check it out on the display and move on to taking another photo. However, as you already know, there is more to it than that. With the unique ability to capture the light field of the space instead of the plain 2D image, we have the ability to manipulate the photo after it has been taken in a way that was never before possible. Changing the focus of the photo afterwards is nothing short of revolutionary. But to take full advantage of this feature you need to think about it. Basic instructions on how to shoot with Lytro camera First of all, forget about the focus, you will deal with it later. The key to light field photography is depth of your scene. If you take a photo of objects or people who are all at the same distance from the camera, there is no need for any special instructions. Find the composition and fire away. But know that in this case there will be not much fun doing the refocusing of the picture (there is no harm in that of course). If you want to fully explore the light field photography, search for scenes where objects or people are at different distances from the camera. For example, if your fiance is standing in front of the United Nations building in New York, make her stand at the middle distance from you and the building or closer to you than the building. This way when you refocus the image, the effect will be much more dramatic. Or make her stand behind the statue of a knotted gun in front of the same building and you will get three layers of depth in your photo that you can refocus and get a really cool picture. Focus on composition and depth of the photo Depth of the objects in your photo is essential, but so is composition. You have to think about how the objects or people or animals or whatever you are shooting are placed in the frame. The best light field photos feature objects at various depths that are positioned neatly in your frame. This way you can refocus on different areas of the picture and as you
do that various parts of the photo become alive. Nobody expects it that you will nail it the first time you do it, just practice a little and Im sure you will get the hang of it soon. And the most important advice that holds true for almost everything dont over complicate. If you see your dog, or your child or anyone else doing something you just have to take a photo of, just shoot. The speed of the Lytro camera is one of its most important advantages which will help you capture moments that a classic digital camera might miss because of the auto focus taking its time. These basic instructions on how to shoot with a light field camera are here to help you get started. There will be more tips, tricks and advice on shooting with the Lytro camera on our website, so please visit http://www.lightfieldphotobook.com/category/classes.
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