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Aric C. Hoek BFA, CPP, Author
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Archive for the ‘Vendor Reviews’ Category

How A Houston Professional Organizer Changed My Home Office Forever!

November 9th, 2011

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 Have Found My Houston Bookkeeper.

August 12th, 2011

After years of searching, and floating from one company to the next, I believe that I have finally found my Houston Bookkeeper for the years to come. Padgett Business Services. The owner of this particular location of Padgett is Bryan Brassell. He is highly professional, but very easy to get along with. One of the [...]

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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, [...]

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Satisfaction Surveys

March 8th, 2010

A few days after each wedding, a customer satisfaction survey is sent via email to the client. This survey was just returned. Q. Do you feel the team as Solaris Studios responded in a timely manner to any questions you may have presented? A. Yes Q. Did your photographer show up on time for your [...]

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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 free [...]

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I Eat a Ton of Wedding Cake!

December 21st, 2008

Every weekend I am shooting a wedding.  And every weekend I am confronted with a piece of wedding cake, each made by a different baker.  So trust me when I say, I am a connoisseur of wedding cake! At some point in time, a cake maker somewhere said, “Hey, I can sell twice as many cakes [...]

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Times Up!

November 2nd, 2008

Last night I photographed a reception at one of the most exotic and beautiful locations in Houston.  The Gem Exhibit at The Museum of Natural Science.  Absolutely amazing! Red carpet covers the floors.  Black ceilings.  Dark wood walls.  Wait staff everywhere with fantastic food and drinks.  Glass cases cover the walls containing the most beautiful [...]

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Voted The Knot Best of Weddings 2008!

April 23rd, 2008

View Our Wedding Portfolio We are proud to announce that Solaris has been rated by local brides and voted The Knot Best of Weddings 2008 Pick. Please pick up a copy of The Knot Best of Weddings 2008 magazine and check out our listing. In fact we are one of only seven Houston photographers selected [...]

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