A few interesting things about Lorin Backe

Lorin was raised in a house full of Cameras. Not only was his father in the photography business, his mother was also an artist and photographer. "I got my first official camera I could call my own at the age of 11." It was all film back then and Lorin would take pictures during the day and then at night develop them in a darkroom his father had set up in the basement. Because of his fathers business, Lorin met and was influenced by some of greatest photographers in the country. Lorin majored in Art in high school and began working as a portrait photographer just before graduating high school. "I knew when I was a senior in high school all I ever wanted to do for a living was photography" After working freelance in the Chicago area Lorin relocated to Southern California in his early twenty's where he soon opened his own studio in southern Orange county. Lorin continued his education taking photography classes at local colleges and completed a Bachelor of Arts degree from Vanguard University. Since 1986 Lorin has photographed over a thousand weddings, and thousands of families. He specializes in environmental portraits at Laguna Beach, California, one of Orange county's premiere destinations. Lorin's photography is known for making portraits fun, colorful, and memorable. Lorin also specializes in executive portraits on location and in the studio. Lorin's hobbies include music and woodworking, especially custom luthier work (guitar building). Lorin has a workshop at home but also builds guitars with a group of dedicated professional and hobbyist luthiers at the world famous Guitar Shoppe in Laguna Beach Ca. Often some of the world's greatest guitar players stop in to say hi or check on the progress of an instrument they are having custom built. The Guitar Shoppe by coincidence is located just 2 blocks from the most beautiful beach cove in all of Southern California where Lorin now does most of his portrait work. How great is that!