Posts Tagged ‘Families’

Family Portrait Photography created by Aric C. Hoek BFA, CPP of Solaris Studios. Would you like to contact Aric about photographing your family portrait? Aric C. Hoek BFA, CPP Professional Photographer

I can’t begin to count how many weddings I have photographed.  I can tell you though that many of those couple go onto start families of their own, and a few contact me when they would like a family portrait created.  Many of these sessions are schedules around Thanksgiving and the holidays, so needless to [...]

(Leave a comment below.  Which family portrait is your favorite?) Recently we photographed The Green Family at one of my favorite locations, which really worked out well as the family had requested to have a bridge in the finished portrait.  Once the session was completed, we digitally enhanced the final selections to ensure we would [...]

Hello Members and Friends of the Professional Photographers Guild of Houston (PPGH), My name is Aric Hoek, and I am the 2012 PPGH President.  This particular blog entry is a continuation of the February newsletter and worth reading if you enter print competition every month as I do. Each month since the PPGH converted to [...]

    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

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

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. [...]

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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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

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

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

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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! [...]

My good friends David Jones and Mitch Daniels and I have been off and on now for lunch at the Museum of Fine Arts. It’s something that we have been doing on Fridays for I guess the past three years now. We like to call it Fine Art Fridays. There have been times when others [...]

Tonight is the September meeting of The Professional Photographers Guild of Houston (PPGH). Each month brings a new print competition to all of the members that want to participate. It is this competition that determines who is awarded photographer of the year at the December Christmas Gala. I have never been awarded Photographer of The [...]

Lori and Jeff’s wedding was in mid June of this year. Their wedding coordinators, Schwartz & Woodward, were recently featured on Platinum Weddings. The ceremony was at Sugar Land First United Methodist, and their reception was held at Sugar Creek Country Club. Aric C. Hoek – The Master of Shadows Solaris Studios 713-524-3303 Use the [...]

Mariam and Waddah were a fabulous couple to serve! Everyone was so stress free and the party was fabulous! I really love the couples that hire me and then just set me loose without any restrictions. I was free to create! As an additional bonus Waddah’s mother and sister were able to fly in from [...]

The Gonzales / Dockal Wedding It was a hot and humid one in Houston… but it didn’t stop my couple from having a fantastic time! Here are a few of my favorite images so far. Church: Holy Rosary 3600 Milm Houston, Tx Reception: The Houston Club Aric C. Hoek – The Master of Shadows Solaris [...]

I was only 17 when I failed typing during my sophomore year at Bellaire High School. That was 21 years ago. However everything changed for me when I was introduced to photography shortly after. It was the first thing that I was really good at and I latched on tight. I knew that when I [...]

This is a message I received from someone filling out my contact page yesterday. I absolutely love inquiries like this as opposed to something mindless and genic. From: xxxxxxxxxxxx@yahoo.com Subject: New client inquiry. Date: August 23, 2007 2:26:06 PM CDT To: studio@solarisstudios.com First, Last name: Cheryl XXXXXX e-mail address: xxxxxxxxx@yahoo.com phone number: 281-xxx-xxxx event date: [...]