In my previous Photography Snapshot, I discussed the importance of light and how it bounces to create images. We discovered that the most primitive form of photography was the camera obscura, which ...

What is the light field? The light field is a core concept in imaging science, representing fundamentally more powerful data than that captured in regular images. The light field fully defines the ...

In an effort to learn how to take beautiful photos of my family and friends, I've spent the last six months learning as much as I can about photography. As you might imagine, the basics weren't enough ...

Most light-field sensors — devices that detect the angles of incoming light rays to reconstruct 3D scenes — can detect light only in the ultraviolet and visible wavelength ranges. A newly developed ...

This March brought the first major update to camera design since the dawn of cheap digital photography: a camera that lets you adjust the focus of an image after you’ve taken the picture. It is being ...