Archive for the ‘Studio Images’ Category

Senior portraits. Here in Houston there are already quite a few really good senior portrait photographers.  I’ve been thinking about diving into that realm for some time now. Before I dive in though, I really want to develop a look and experience that I know the kids are going to talk about. The image in [...]

On 7/18/06 Isaac and Marjan signed with me to photograph their wedding for 9/16/06. If you are a long time reader of this blog you may remember their wedding images. One year later, almost to the day, Isaac and Marjan find themselves back in my studio. Thank you both for your continued business, and congratulations! [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

What will be on display at the entrance of your reception? If you have been deciding between an engagement session or a bridal session, then I would suggest an engagement session. This will give you both time in front of the camera before the wedding day, along with giving both of you and your family [...]

I used to work out of my home, and for years I saved with hopes of one day opening my own studio. The birth of my twins accelerated that process. I have been in my studio now for about 17 months, which just so happens to be how old my twins are currently. I thought [...]

Now, I am no Rembrant. One characteristic that I like in his work is of course his use of light. When you look at a Rembrant, you know there is a light source just outside of the image, but you are not allowed to see it. Aric C. Hoek – The Master of Shadows Solaris [...]

I had an engagement session in the studio today. This particular couple is actually already married, so I am not sure that you can actually call it an engagement session. They are having their official ceremony and reception later this year. Because the couple is already married they allowed me some freedom to create some [...]

John and Carrie booked me to photograph their wedding earlier in September of 06, and their wedding promises to be fabulous! It is my understanding that it is to take place in a Budda Temple. At any rate, they chose to have their engagement session done in the studio and their appointment was for last [...]

Every once and a while I get a request for something a bit different. Here are a few images from a session done in the studio of a subject in yoga poses. Enjoy. Aric C. Hoek – The Master of Shadows Solaris Studios 713-524-3303 Use the Subscribe Me button to make sure you never miss [...]

As you may or may not have noticed, I have made a few basic changes to the Solaris Blog in an effort to clean it up and make it a bit more like the rest of our site. I hope you like the changes. I wanted to share a few images with you today of [...]

Even if we are alredy booked for your wedding date, that doesn’t mean you can’t have me photograph your engagment or bridal portraits. Continue reading to see images from an engagement shoot done just this morning.

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It’s Sunday, November 12th, and I am at the studio getting ready for tonight’s wedding. I just got off the phone with my bride for tonight’s wedding to giver her some added assurance that her photographer will be at the church on time. My equipment is packed, and I have about 30 minutes before I [...]

OK. It was last Friday and I was doing my thing in the studio photographing a family. I was in a zone. Moving from my camera to my clients to arrange the composition of the image I noticed some people standing in my studio. I didn’t pay them any mind because I had worked so [...]

I took these in the studio a few days ago now. I have since learned that she is a pilot and he is in law enforcement. Way cool. Aric C. Hoek The Master of Shadows Houston Wedding Photographer Want to receive notification of updates to my blog? Look to the right of this post and [...]

A magazine contacted me, and said that they needed some headshots for an upcoming article. Turns out, my sitters are both astronauts! The shoot happend today at about 8:30 am in the studio. Both mission specialists, Christer Fuglesang and Danny Olivas will launch this December and February respectively. Christer will be docking with The International [...]

I had a very fun couple come into the studio today. They were a bit nervous when we started the session, but by the end, we had created some fabulous imagery. “Nothing is so powerful as an insight into human nature, what compulsions drive a man, what instincts dominate his action, even though his language [...]

Well, today is the last day of June, and yes I am off to shoot a wedding in a few minutes at Butlers Courtyard. This makes a total of 8 weddings this month! I will have an assistant today, Kirsta Kaulfus from K4 Photography. She’ll be tagging along to see how I do things. She [...]

Well, today is the last day of June, and yes I am off to shoot a wedding in a few minutes at Butlers Courtyard. This makes a total of 8 weddings this month! I will have an assistant today, Kirsta Kaulfus from K4 Photography. She’ll be tagging along to see how I do things. She [...]

You may not know this unless you have been reading my blog, but my studio space is only a few months old now. My wife and I sold our house and used part of the equity to build out the space. So much was riding on the sale of our house that we made sure [...]

I spent all day Friday shooting in the studio, and it felt great! I really only try to schedule one shoot in the morning, and one shoot in the afternoon. Before I opened my doors and began shooting for myself, I had years and years of experience working with other photographers and studios in one [...]

I wanted to share with you some recent bridal portraits taken in the studio at Solaris. I really love these images! Shooting in my studio really allows my work to shine. I have total control of the lighting and I am able to express the images that I have had in my mind. The first [...]