Many of you know that I have been working on a very special magazine cover for a long time client.  This week over 38,000 members of the Georgia Bar received their monthly Georgia Bar Journal featuring Gerald Edenfield and his family on the cover.  Gerald, a Statesboro attorney was recently sworn in as the President of the Georgia Bar.  For months we have been planning and working on creating the perfect portraits for the cover and story.  Gerald and my father grew up together in Stilson, GA.  Needless to say, I have known Gerald all of my life.  No matter how incredible his success continues to be he never forgets his Stilson roots. Family and tradition are very important to Gerald.  When we had our first meeting to discuss the cover I felt strongly that the portrait should be created at his family farm “Meldrim Woods Plantation” in Stilson.  We also agreed that his wife Sharon, daughters Sharri and Kristie (both attorneys) and Gerry (currently in law school) should be included.

Sara Coole, the Director of Communications for the Georgia Bar joined us in Stilson for the shoot.  DeWayne and I really enjoyed meeting and working with Sara.  As you can see from the cover and the story in the magazine she is a very gifted graphic designer.  Sara took some pictures during the session of us working to create this beautiful cover.  She was very kind to include a behind the scenes story as part of the article.  This gives a sneak peek to the enjoyable evening we had with the Edenfields.

Over the past 20 years, I have had the opportunity to create many wonderful covers for magazines and books.  This one was very special for lots of reasons.  It is not often that you get to see a life long friend achieve his life long goal. Gerald is a lawyer’s lawyer and he will be a tremendous president of the Georgia Bar.

Congratulations Gerald and thanks for allowing me to share this incredibly special honor with you and your family.  One day soon, your children’s children will revel in sharing these portraits with their children and telling them about you and your wonderful career.