Houston Photographer
Aric C. Hoek BFA, CPP, Author
the Master of Shadows ®
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Archive for August, 2007

21 Years Later

August 28th, 2007

I was only 17 when I failed typing during my sophomore year at Bellaire High School. That was 21 years ago. However everything changed for me when I was introduced to photography shortly after. It was the first thing that I was really good at and I latched on tight. I knew that when I [...]

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Testimonial

August 24th, 2007

This is a message I received from someone filling out my contact page yesterday. I absolutely love inquiries like this as opposed to something mindless and genic. From: xxxxxxxxxxxx@yahoo.com Subject: New client inquiry. Date: August 23, 2007 2:26:06 PM CDT To: studio@solarisstudios.com First, Last name: Cheryl XXXXXX e-mail address: xxxxxxxxx@yahoo.com phone number: 281-xxx-xxxx event date: [...]

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John and Carrie

August 23rd, 2007
John and Carrie

We are on a production kick here at the studio and we are turning out album designs like crazy. Truthfully we are running about a month behind right now and we are looking to get caught up next week. So. Get ready for a few days of posts containing our newest album designs! Today I [...]

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Katy and Joshua

August 22nd, 2007

Katy and Joshua have been fabulous clients, and they are so easy for me to work with. Love em! Their engagement session was taken behind The Wortham Center downtown and some surrounding areas. I hope you enjoy them as much as they do. Shadows galore in this session due to the time of day, which [...]

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August 20th, 2007

Courtney and Jason were the lucky winners! I can’t begin to tell you how many frantic inquiries I received over the past few months from couples wanting to reserve my services for their wedding on 7/7/7. I’d like to think that it had something to do with the quality of my work, but I know [...]

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Senior Portrait Session

August 15th, 2007

For some time now I have been toying with the idea of starting a senior portrait division. For those of you out there that don’t know, high school seniors have their portrait taken to remember a time of transition in their lives. There are really two things that are appealing to me about senior portraits. [...]

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Bridal Portrait at The Corinthian

August 6th, 2007

What a day! I love Bridal Portraits. I really am given the time to be creative and not be rushed, and when you combine that with a beautiful bride and a beautiful location, well you just can’t go wrong. Vivian and Paul will be getting married at The Corinthian later this month, and absolutely magical [...]

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Portraits for Him.

August 1st, 2007

Well, I have been absolutely swamped! A good customer came back to us last week wanting me to create an image of her for her husband. We got the session done and she came in to look at her images today and she loved them! While the images are for her husband, I still wanted [...]

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