In this paper,we adopt a geometric approach to investigate the minimum sampling problem for light field rendering, with and without geometry information of the scene.
      
    
   
  
  
    
    
      
      We propose a correction and rectification framework that uses only four images to capture a light field.
      
    
   
  
  
    
    
      
      We define a representation called the reflected irradiance field which records the light reflected from a scene as viewed at a fixed viewpoint as a result of moving a point light source on a plane.
      
    
   
  
  
    
    
      
      We propose a correction and rectification framework that uses only four images to capture an ideal light field.