Greetings everyone, my name is Chris Ortloff. For my first post, I am going to fill you in on who I am and what I love best in life.

I was born in Medford, Oregon on October 15, 2000. Ten months later, I was adopted by an amazing loving family with whom I live with now. I’ve grown up my whole life in a Christian home and have been blessed to have found peace with God. At the age of three, I was introduced to quadding and four-wheeling and from there on I have never given up my passion for riding.

Growing up, I was always able to just go outside and live in the wilderness, thanks to our three-acre property on the side of a hill. At age 7, I came home from public school and was homeschooled all the way until I graduated high school. Being home schooled had its ups and downs. I was able to have a flexible schedule and study some extra topics that I wanted. In the end, I look back on it with good memories.

Freshman year of high school was the first I had ever picked up a camera, and soon after I had fallen in love with taking photos. I took a few classes on DSLR cameras and eventually I bought my own. As the years went on, both my skill and passion for photography got stronger, so I decided to turn it into a career goal. I bought a Canon 6D full frame camera along with a lighting setup and was soon doing photo shoots weekly. I did family photos, senior pictures, and even was a backup shooting for a wedding. I added this to my busy schedule of high school studying and holding a job at Willamalane as a lifeguard and swim instructor.

I plan on continuing with photography for the rest of my life, so I have chosen to get a degree in multimedia design. After graduating from LCC, I intend to become a flight attendant and travel the world with my camera.

By Chris Ortloff