What is "orton"

Orton may refer to:

Orton imagery, also called an Orton slide sandwich or the Orton Effect, is a photography technique which blends two completely different photos of the same scene, resulting in a distinctive mix of high and low detail areas within the same photo. It was originated by photographer Michael Orton in the mid 1980s.

Orton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Azariah Giles Orton (1789–1864), American Presbyterian theologian
• Beth Orton, English singer-songwriter
• Bill Orton, US Congressman from Utah
• Daniel Orton, American basketball player
• Edward Orton, Sr., American geologist and first president of the Ohio State University
• Edward Orton, Jr., his son, a businessman and philanthropist
• James Orton (1830–1877), United States naturalist (son of Azariah Giles Orton)
• George Orton, first Canadian olympian and middle distance runner
• Greg Orton (disambiguation), multiple people
• Joe Orton (1933–1967), English playwright
• Kyle Orton, American football player
• P. D. Orton, British mycologist
• Philo A. Orton, American politician and jurist
• Richard Orton (1940–2013), British academic and composer of electronic music
• Samuel Orton, pioneered the study of learning disabilities. He is best known for his work examining the causes and treatment of reading disability, or dyslexia
• William Orton, President of Western Union 1867-1878
• A family of American professional wrestlers, consisting of:
  • Bob Orton (1929–2006), the family founder
  • His older son Bob Orton, Jr. (born 1950)
  • His younger son Barry Orton (born 1958)
  • His grandson Randy Orton (born 1980), son of Bob Jr.