How A Houston Professional Organizer Changed My Home Office Forever!
I’ve never been one for organization – that is until a Houston Professional Organizer, Susan Kluckman of It’s A Neat Addiction changed the way that I look at my office and my life company’s workflow. Susan Kluckman believes that everything should be neatly organized to affect your entire lifestyle. Recently, I hired It’s a Neat [...]
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I love working on my company’s website. Today I cleaned up our home page, and have completely reconstructed the home page slide show. Please let me know what you think of the new slide show in the comment form below. Have a good one. Aric C. Hoek BFA, CPP Professional Photographer 2012 President PPGH
Leave a comment | Keep Reading»MySpace For Sale: The Bidding Begins [REPORT]
You just knew the day would come. MySpace For Sale: The Bidding Begins [REPORT].
Leave a comment | Keep Reading»August Bridal Portrait Drawing Winner Announced!
The winner of our free monthly bridal session for the month of August is…….. Stefanie Kossegi! Congratulations Stefanie! Look for our email. Click here if you would like to enter in our next drawing for a free bridal session. Aric C. Hoek BFA, CPP Professional Photographer 2012 President PPGH
Leave a comment | Keep Reading»Corporate Photography
If you have been folowing my newsletters and blog, you will have noticed that I have begun to add a bit of corporate photography to the mix, giving me now three services that I offer; Wedding, family and corporate photography. In this day and age, it is a good thing for me to add a [...]
Leave a comment | Keep Reading»Margaritas at #Chili’s in #Houston
My beautiful wife, Toni, is the general manager of Chili’s on the corner 0f 290 and 1960 in northwest Houston. Currently, a all of the general managers in the Houston area are having an internal contest. A margarita contest! Come join me for margaritas tonight at 5:30 at the Chili’s on the corner of 290 [...]
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3 Comments | Keep Reading»Fine Art Taco Photography
Jus got back from a wedding late last night. Only a few hours after I went to bed, I was terrified as the house alarm went off!!! After searching the house I headed back to bed. Unable to sleep, I’ve found myself in my favorite reading chair surfing away. It’s 8 am now, and [...]
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So, I have a crazy idea, and I have sold my client on the idea. Her reception is at The Hotel Za Za in Houston, and we are going to create a once in a lifetime shot. First Item: Two police motorcycle escort Second Item: 1937 Rolys Royce Third Item: Red Carpet going from the [...]
1 Comment | Keep Reading»Hi. I’m a PC… and I Was Made on a Mac.
For years, Apple has been wildly successful with their “I’m a Mac” campaign, but recently PC has been hitting back with their own version. However, would you believe that the PC ads were made on a Mac!!!
Leave a comment | Keep Reading»There Is No Perfect Wedding Album
There is no perfect wedding album, there are only perfect wedding albums. Watch this video by Malcolm Gladwell and you will understand why Solaris offers it’s clients 14 different albums to chose from, consisting of four different styles of album design. By embracing the diversity of our customers, we can provide a better service. Malcolm [...]
Leave a comment | Keep Reading»The Mona Lisa.. In One Second!
OK. Just a bit of mindless surfing. It looks as if these guy put together over 1000 paint ball guns, all filled with different color paint balls, and fired them all at the same time onto a piece of artists canvas, and painted the mona lisa in less than a second. This is about 30 [...]
Leave a comment | Keep Reading»Premier Bride Magazine – Part 2
Well, I haven’t made an entry in a few days as we have been really busy here. I think I have enough entries to do one a day now for about three weeks though. So let the writing begin! I figure it will be best to continue where I left off, and that is with [...]
1 Comment | Keep Reading»15 Hour Day
Today was a 15 hour day. It started as a location shoot for a bridal magazine for their cover. I really haven’t had the opportunity to really go through tem as of yet as I had another shoot this evening. After that I had an event to shoot for an Indian wedding. I am really [...]
1 Comment | Keep Reading»Long Distance Booking
Well, this was a first for me. I am sitting here going through my phone messages that have pilled up since I have been away for the PPA convention, and I come across a really strange phone number. 000-001-2345. I of course think it is going to be a solicitation. It turns out that it [...]
Leave a comment | Keep Reading»Continuing Education / Out Of The Studio
Beth and I will be out of the studio starting today at 2pm until Wednesday morning. I am leaving to attend a continuing education conference and trade show in San Antonio hosted by the Professional Photographers of America. I go to multiple shows each year, but I always make a point of attending this particular [...]
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I went to this small par 3 course this morning after dropping the kids off at day care. I got paired up with a guy named Garry. He is a bit of a beginner like myself. At any rate, I got the question. “What do you do?” Aric C. Hoek BFA, CPP Professional Photographer 2012 [...]
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