Optical imaging has been widely used in bio-medical, physical and chemical research fields due to its non-invasive characteristic. By adjusting the temporal and spatial parameters of the optical fields, we can effectively modulate the time sequence, wavefront, amplitude, phase, dispersion and other characteristics of the light, and obtain the optical image with high temporal and spatial resolution. On the basis of the principle of optical fields engineering, the recent progresses in the research of high temporal-spatial resolution imaging technology are reviewed.