Just over three years ago, my somewhat bland life got kicked in the rear when I was hired on to Paula Deen Enterprises. My job title is “Online Community Manager,” but my job duties take about 2 pages typed out in MS Word.
One of the more fun parts of my job is photographing Paula and sons at various events, particularly their booksignings. These events bring hundreds of people, all incredibly excited for their moment to share their stories and give hugs.
At our last book signing in February, I had just told Paula about some photos I had done for a friend’s 30th anniversary wedding where I had the dad put their sons in headlocks. I told her that I love those spontaneous moments where photos show the loving fun between family members. Leave it to Paula to give me something full of personality to photograph:
