“Jose has been a Light ambassador and L16 advocate since the beginning. It’s only natural that someone who is drawn to geometric shapes, futuristic looks, and bold design found a home with the L16.”
- Light
During my two year ambassadorship, I captured computational images and video in various lighting conditions, logged and reported inconsistencies in image quality, and provided feedback to the engineering team while using Light’s award winning L16 camera and the Nokia 9 Pureview.
Additionally, the collection of our image data was used to help debug and improve image quality through machine learning. This improved Light's algorithms and helped deliver periodic updates to exisiting L16 and Nokia device owners.
Edited image assets were used across Light's website, email, blog, press kit, digital ads, and for their Series “D” funding with Softbank Vision Fund and Leica Camera AG.
L16 Camera
As you can see, the L16 has many different camera modules—16, in fact. You might want to call them “lenses,” but they are actually much more than that: each module includes a sensor behind the lens, and, in the case of the 70mm and 150mm lenses, a mirror in front. These three different types of modules allow the camera to zoom from 28mm to 150mm. Most other cameras use a single lens to capture an image—the L16 uses at least 10 for every single photo.
If you look at the screen on the back of the L16, you’ll see a live preview of your image. This is were users can expereince the fluid zoom gesture that feels natural to the L16’s form factor and reinforced the ability for one-handed use.
Lumen Software
Using proprietary Light algorithms, the Light imaging engine combines 10+ images with up to 130 megapixels of data in order to render each photograph.
In addition to basic dekstop editor functionality such as rating, sorting, and photo-editing, Lumen is where photographers can process their L16 photos and adjust depth-effects post-capture.
Normally, the aperture you used to capture a photo was one of the main determinants of bokeh or lens blur. In post production, L16 Photographers could adjust the level of bokeh with a simple click.
Credits
Ambassador Team
Jose Morales, Photographer
Meagan Lindsey, Photographer
Thomas Sandfield, Photographer
External Collaborators | Light
Sean Custer, Imaging Manager
Madison Kahn, Content Lead
Rob Bajohr, Marketing Director
Company
Light