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Aric C. Hoek BFA, CPP, Author
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Ten Houston Wedding Photographers

August 28th, 2010

There are many things that can make a wedding photographer popular.  The quality of their work of course plays a very important part, as can the price of their services.
Whatever the reason, a wedding photographer’s time can become saturated rather quickly with reservations.  After all, there are only so many weekends in the year, and [...]

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August Bridal Portrait Drawing Winner Announced!

August 28th, 2010

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.

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Ten Houston Wedding Photographers

July 31st, 2010

For those of you who know me. you know that I am a bit on the ambitious side. I have started a new website called Ten Houston Wedding Photographers. It’s a resource for brides to locate ten great Houston wedding photographers on one page.
No more hunting page after page on other sites listing [...]

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Family Portraits at Your Home

July 14th, 2010

Introducing our new Mini Location Child Portrait Sessions.

Introducing our new Mini Location Child Portrait Sessions.
Questions and Answers:
How much is my session and DVD?
$175. Add $25 for each additional subject.
When is payment due?
At the time of your session.
What is on the DVD we receive?
Your DVD will contain retouched images perfect for social networking on Facebook [...]

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Model Needed for Bridal Portrait.

June 3rd, 2010

Hi everyone.  My name is Ashley Esfandiari and I am an intern here at Solaris.  I’m excited to be working at Solaris, and I feel very fortunate to by learning as much as I am.
Aric is helping to build my portfolio, so we need someone to model for us.  Preferably a bride in a wedding [...]

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Close!

March 8th, 2010

One of my goals is to help other photographers, and one way I plan on doing this is by creating an additional 10 spots on the first page of Google through a website called Ten Houston Wedding Photographers.com
Well, if only for a moment, the site was actually located on the first page [...]

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Houston Photographic Society

March 5th, 2010

I’ll be speaking for two hours on Tuesday of next week from 7-9pm to The Houston Photographic Society on how to transition from an amateur photographer to a professional photographer. It will be only a faction of what I will communicate in my all day workshop in April, but I promise everyone [...]

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New Workshop Date Announced

March 5th, 2010

I have selected a date for my next in studio workshop. On April 2nd I will be holding an all day workshop here at the studio going over the business of wedding photography. If you are thinking of becoming a wedding photographer, you’ll want to stop what you are doing and sign up [...]

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Ten Houston Wedding Photographers

February 25th, 2010

My mission statement is very simple and is composed of two parts. I want to help as many families as I can with my artwork, and I want to help as many photographers as I can with my knowledge.
One challenge for many photographers today is to obtain a respectable ranking on many of the [...]

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Free Monthly Newsletters by Aric. Free eBook with Sign Up.

April 28th, 2009

Straight from the middle-of-the-night keystrokes of Aric himself, Aric’s newsletters are full of thoughts and real world examples about photography and the business of photography from the point of view of Aric.
No matter what the subject matter, there’s always a photographic tip or a new resource for you to discover. Aric’s newsletters are [...]

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The Knot Best of Weddings 2008/2009 Pick

April 14th, 2009

We are proud to announce that Solaris has been rated by local brides and voted The Knot Best of Weddings 2008/2009 Pick. Please pick up a copy of The Knot Best of Weddings 2009 magazine and check our our listing.
This is a back to back award for Solaris, both in 2008 and 2009, making [...]

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NWHMOM Shooting Completed.

April 12th, 2009

Well I finished photographing the last of the 30 families yesterday, and I just want to say thanks to everyone! That was a bit of a large task. Many of you have already ordered your 8×10s and I hope they bring you years of enjoyment.
I’ll be putting the rest of the images online [...]

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Available Times for Rescheduling.

April 8th, 2009

Below are the available times for members of The NWHMOM who had to cancel due to bad weather. Please leave a comment to schedule a time.
The location has not changed and is still at Burnet Park on Telge.
Saturday 4/11
9:00 am
9:30 am  The Terry Family
10:00 am  The Meyers Family
5:00 pm  The Powell Family
5:30 pm
6:00 pm
6:30 [...]

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NWHMOM Special

March 10th, 2009

Just to keep things straight, the following is a list of the families that have responded to, and are participating in The Northwest Houston Mothers of Multiples special. This special offer is limited to the first 30 families that respond.
1)  The Worster Family
2)  The Clynes Family (Studio)
3)  The Ciment Family   (Studio)
4)  The Minson Family [...]

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Help Wanted! I need to hire 10 – 14 photographers!

December 7th, 2008

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 car to the front [...]

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Hi. I’m a PC… and I Was Made on a Mac.

September 21st, 2008

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!!!

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The Power is Back On!

September 17th, 2008

After 5 days, power is finally restored at my home! With any luck, the power is back on at day care, and at the studio as well.

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New Site Launched!

August 28th, 2008

Today I’m very excited about the launch of my new website! There are still some corrections to be made here and there, but I’ve been working on this for so long and I was just so close to completion that I couldn’t resist launching.
I do want to give a shout out to the designers at [...]

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