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Posts Tagged ‘Aric Hoek’

PPGH January General Meeting with John Landauer

December 5th, 2011

January 10, 2011 – PPGH General Meeting with John Landauer Print Competition 6-7 | Dinner 7-7:30 | Program 7:30-10 Members:  Meeting Only $25  |  Dinner and Meeting  $35Non Members:  Meeting Only $30  |  Dinner and Meeting $40Crowne Plaza Houston North Greenspoint 425 Norht Sam Houston Parkway East Houston, Texas 77060 Become a PPGH Member now. [...]

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Houston Executive Portrait

October 20th, 2011
Houston Executive Portrait

This portrait created by Houston Executive Portrait Photographer Aric C. Hoek BFA, CPP. Would you like to see another executive portrait by Aric? Contact Aric.    

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Forbes Magazine Shoot for Allied Wealth Management

October 19th, 2011
Forbes Magazine Shoot for Allied Wealth Management

Executive group portrait created by Houston based Executive Portrait Photographer Aric C. Hoek BFA, CPP This executive portrait of the Allied Wealth Management team will be appearing in the 2011 December issue of Forbes Magazine. This photo shoot was organized by Jennifer Schafer of Brandit Bandits. Would you like to see another executive portrait by [...]

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Couple at the Wortham Center

October 18th, 2011
Couple at the Wortham Center

    Engagement Portrait created by Houston Wedding Photographer Aric C. Hoek BFA, CPP of Solaris Studios. Would you like to contact Aric about photographing your wedding? Aric C. Hoek BFA, CPP Professional Photographer 2012 President PPGH

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Silhouetted Couple On Stairs

October 13th, 2011
Silhouetted Couple On Stairs

Engagement Portrait created by Houston Wedding Photographer Aric C. Hoek BFA, CPP of Solaris Studios. Would you like to contact Aric about photographing your wedding? Aric C. Hoek BFA, CPP Professional Photographer 2012 President PPGH

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Beautiful Indian Eyes

October 12th, 2011
Beautiful Indian Eyes

This artwork created by Houston Indian Wedding Photographer Aric C. Hoek BFA, CPP. Interested in having Aric photograph your wedding? Aric C. Hoek BFA, CPP Professional Photographer 2012 President PPGH

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Thank You Stephanie and Michael. January 21, 2012

August 28th, 2011

Thank you both Stephanie and Michael for reserving my services on January 21, of 2012.  I am going to do a fantastic job for you both and give you the absolute best service I can!  I will be providing you with very elegant tools to tell one of the most important stories of your life. [...]

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August 24th, 2011

August 24th, 2011

Wednesday mornings I attend a 7:30am networking meeting with other business owners in my area.  The group is a chapter of BNI, and we are looking for a few new members to fill some empty spaces. All day today I will be following up with email and phone messages I need to return.  I got [...]

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August 23rd, 2011

August 23rd, 2011

I am retouching images for a wedding album today, and I am  behind on this work, so I will be letting phone calls go to voice mail for the next few hours.  I will also be working on replying to three client’s album revision notes today. I will be hand delivering my late work to [...]

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Sandler Training Executive Photo Session

August 22nd, 2011
Sandler Training Executive Photo Session

Houston Executive Portrait Photographer Aric C. Hoek BFA, CPP Solaris Studios Would you like to see another executive portrait by Aric? Contact Solaris to have your team photographed. Today I photographed the team at Sandler Training, which is part of Stratagies For Success, Inc.  My job today was to create a team portrait in their [...]

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New York Engagement Session by:
Houston Based Destination Wedding Photographer
Aric C. Hoek BFA, CPP

August 17th, 2011

Watch this video of Aric photographing his clients. Hear what they have to say about Aric’s service and passion for his craft. When you are done, scroll down to view the finished artworks. Photography By Houston Based Destination Wedding Photographer Aric C. Hoek BFA, CPP CONTACT ARIC Video production by Houston Videographer Mitch Daniels of [...]

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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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Chili’s Restaurants benefitting Berry’s- Specific TX Locations

July 31st, 2011

This is a charity event for the Berry Family started by the team at Copperfield Chilis managed by my wife, and I wanted to help spread the word.  Please share this with any of the social networking tools you find in this post to help it go viral.  Please leave a comment below.  Send people [...]

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Go Mets!

July 29th, 2011
Go Mets!

      Aric C. Hoek BFA, CPP Professional Photographer 2012 President PPGH

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Mac Lion and Importing Images Into Lightroom Over a Network

July 24th, 2011

This blog entry is really for the photographers out there that read this blog. I recently upgraded my main retouching station on my network to Mac’s new operating system Lion. Immediately I ran into a problem when trying to import images into Adobe Lightroom 3. For whatever reason I was unable to see my Drobo [...]

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The Salinas / Paulson Wedding

August 10th, 2010
The Salinas / Paulson Wedding

Please leave a comment at the bottom of this page. Which images are your favorite?!?! The Salinas / Paulson Wedding. Houston Wedding Ceremony Location: Grace Presbyterian Church Houston Wedding Reception Location: The Courtyard on St. James Place Houston Florist: Daryll and Company Houston Wedding Cake: Cakes By Gina Houston Wedding DJ: Rock N Robin As [...]

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Madonna and Child 3 of 3

March 1st, 2009
Madonna and Child 3 of 3

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

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Madonna and Child. 2 of 3

March 1st, 2009
Madonna and Child.  2 of 3

View another Houston family portrait by Aric. Aric C. Hoek BFA, CPP Professional Photographer 2012 President PPGH

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Madonna and Child. 1 of 3.

March 1st, 2009
Madonna and Child.  1 of 3.

Would you like to see another family portrait by Aric? Aric C. Hoek BFA, CPP Professional Photographer 2012 President PPGH

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Turner Bridal Portrait

October 26th, 2007
Turner Bridal Portrait

No matter how many times I go to The Japanese Gardens, I always seem to find a new portrait there. The grounds are kept so nicely and the colors are constantly changing. The trick is to crop in on certain areas to create the illusion of isolation, while still placing the subject as part of [...]

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The Zerda Wedding Album

October 9th, 2007
The Zerda Wedding Album

Another wedding album design completed, approved and on it’s way to my book binder in California! With any luck the Zerda Wedding Album will be back in my hands in 6 weeks. In case you missed it, here is a link to Barbara’s bridal portraits. Aric C. Hoek – The Master of Shadows Solaris Studios [...]

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Help Needed From Past Clients!

September 30th, 2007

Reviews Needed! The good, the bad, and the ugly. When I visit a website and I see a testimonials page, I find that I am unwilling to believe what I am reading. How do you know that the company didn’t write the testimonials themselves? Reviews can be looked at in the same way, but it [...]

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Solaris Site Updated!

September 30th, 2007

I hate it when I’m shopping online looking form information about a product, and I’m unable to find that information. My standard response to a site that does not provide me with the information I’m seeking is to just find another site that will! So, I have decided to Zig, while my competition Zags. Standard [...]

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A bit of wedding mayhem.

September 24th, 2007

When I have time to watch TV, one of my favorite shows to watch is a British automotive show called Top Gear. I have to record it because I never have the time to watch it when it’s actually on. Top Gear is smart and fast, and it’s all about cars. Cool cars. Guy stuff. [...]

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One Year Later!

September 20th, 2007

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! [...]

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