When Ren looks up to the sky out of the corner of his eye, you know he has something cooking.  Four years ago, he was working on the menu for a gourmet meal… Kinda hokey, but we thought it might be fun to share our story from the very beginning – a little primer on how to start a picture revolution.

Back when our founder Ren Ng was still a PhD candidate working on his dissertation at Stanford University, he saw the enormous potential for light field cameras. He also realized if he wanted to succeed at making a business out of his ideas, he would need a team with unique skills – plus, a triple-shot of persistence.

Ren’s Original Believers

Just Chillin' - Ren's Original Believers - Tim, Colvin and Alex

Colvin Pitts, Tim Knight, and Alex Fishman made up the initial team of engineers Ren hired at what was then called… (we know, we’re a tease – read more here)