Ren Ng Quotes

I'm not an expert when it comes to technology, but what changed things for me was autofocus. I used to have to throw away half my pictures because it was so difficult to get the focus right.

It gives you more freedom, the digital camera.

There's something about light field photography that's just magical.

Everybody is so busy talking about 'Twittering' and talking about the new technologies and talking about this and that, but they don't talk about creativity.

The camera has always been a magic wand for me, giving me access to places where I could try new experiments.

I love the camera; there's something very special and sensual about it, and I have a tendency to call it a he, like it was a man. But, unlike a man, a camera is accepting of everything I do.

All creative people want to do the unexpected.

Modern technology has taken the angst out of achieving the perfect shot. For me, the only thing that counts is the idea behind the image: what you want to see and what you're trying to say. The idea is crucial. You have to think of something you want to say and expand upon it.

I love photography, and I love the art of photography.

The reason that Apple is able to create products like the iPad is because we've always tried to be at the intersection of technology and the liberal arts.

Politics is the enemy of the imagination.

The only time I was really free was when the director said 'Action' in front of a camera or on the stage, and that's when I flew.

To me it's more fun and more challenging, too, to do different types of pictures.

I love technology. I love trying to tell stories in new ways using technology.

The joy of being in the studio is having people being utterly free to throw out their ideas.

I want to be completely honest, I have to say that I love the intimacy of the camera.

Photography is my passion.

Creativity is a continual surprise.

There are no wrong notes.

Language exists less to record the actual than to liberate the imagination.

Imagination...is the irrepressible revolutionist.

In my everyday life, I can be as square as I want. But when it comes to movies and telling stories, I can't. I've got to be radical, and on some level, that's what I like to do.

Art like life, should be free, since both are experimental.

For me, the camera is a sketch book, an instrument of intuition and spontaneity.

We make tools for people. Tools to create, tools to communicate. The age we're living in, these tools surprise you. ... That's why I love what we do. Because we make these tools, and we're constantly surprised with what people do with them.