When you use a Lytro camera, you are taking a "living picture". That means that you can shift the focus after you take the picture, both in the camera (on the touch screen) or on your computer desktop with the Lytro software. You can also convert the image to a series of jpgs, but the jpg is a static image and can no longer switch back and forth. To maintain the living picture, you must upload it to the Lytro website or keep it on your computer. You can also share on Facebook but I haven't tried that and don't know if you have the ability to shift back and forth. Tomorrow I will tell you the drawbacks of this camera as I have seen them. To see the other image, click here: http://365project.org/allie912/whatintheworld/2012-05-08
Love this, Allison. Very interesting ... I know that I like the background blurred best. But both are beautiful and it's an interesting feature to be able to shift the focus back and forth. Must be kind of fun.
I think this technology will eventually have a huge impact on photography and will be incorporated into all of it. I don't think it's the all in all, but it is a game changer. Very cool.
