Archive for the ‘Families’ Category

To the parents of Primrose School at Crossroads Park, My name is Aric Hoek, and I too am a Primrose Parent, and our twins Gavin and Katie currently attend Primrose School at Crossroads Park as well. On April 5th and 6th I have the privilege of creating the Spring portraits for the the school. This [...]

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 [...]

I have been thinking about my studio space the past few months as my five year lease in my current location is going to expire in exactly one year and four days from today. Currently I am located in a very nice professional tower, in a very nice part of Houston, and I have a [...]

Madonna and Child 1 of 3. Madonna and Child 2 of 3. Madonna and Child 3 of 3. Aric C. Hoek BFA, CPP Professional Photographer 2012 President PPGH

After two months of photographing families of The North West Houston Mothers of Multiples, the day of the unveiling was here. From 10 – 12 today families came to pick up their portraits and the party was a big hit.

It’s Monday at 4:25 pm, and I am in The Woodlands, which is North of Houston. I am here to give a talk tonight to the Woodlands Photography Club. My talk doesn’t start until 6:30, so I have a few hours on my hands. I got here early to avoid traffic. Beth and I spent [...]

What Is That? Is that light at the end of the tunnel? Not a problem, I’ll just snuff that right out. A quick review. Over the past two weeks Beth and I have successfully photographed our first 16 families! WOW! Not to mentinon two weddings. And according to my schedule, we have another 8 families [...]

I had an idea last night. I love those A Ha moments. The special that I am running for The North West Houston Mothers of Multiples involves printing a wall portrait for each of the families. Because the special was free for the families, I need to find ways to save money while producing all [...]

I know the world of wedding photography. I live it. But family portraiture, now that’s a different story. I have worked for many many portrait studios in my life, and I was very selective in the studios I worked for. But until now, I have not attempted to run a family portrait business on my [...]

About 2 months ago now, I got an email from a bride that wanted to book my wedding services for November of 07. I had to refer her to another photographer because I was already booked for the date in question. So I have found myself at a crossroads. How do I increase my business? [...]