Glad to be back and back to health as well - for me and one of my boys… My son Troy got better after a couple of days but it literally took me 2  plus weeks to actually recover to 100%.  Sometimes, we forget that we have our limits -  our body has limits and when we push hard, we get reminded that we DO need to give ourselves a break ….well - I got that message loud and clear.

A couple of weeks ago, I flew to  Orange County, to attend a joint lighting workshop by Lawrence Chan of Tofurious and the BUI Brothers at the Ritz Carlton in OC.  It’s been a while since I  met other photographers and thought that this was a good opportunity to do so at this event.   I had a great time at the workshop and even more fun at the dinner I had with some fellow photographers after the workshop. So fun, we finished late and I did not get back to my room until midnight…just a few hours before I need to wake up and get on the first plane back to the Bay Area.

Well, below  are some photos from the workshop using mostly strobes and Alien Bees.  And oh btw, we had some cameo appearances by some of the big names in the industry:  Gene Higa,  Ann Hamilton and Jules Bianchi.  They were there for an earlier workshop they did with the Bui brothers and Tofurious.