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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.    

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 [...]

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

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

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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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

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 [...]

Would you like to see another executive portrait by Aric? John Lemos, of the Lemos Law Firm, located in Cypress, Texas, loves the challenge of truly making a difference for his clients in their greatest times of need and giving them hope for their future.  When I asked Mr. Lemos where he wanted his portrait created, he [...]

        Would you like to see another executive portrait by Aric? Aaron and Paul Doud are brothers, and they are two of Houston’s premier landscape architects. Their company, Archer Services, recently completed a job for one of their best clients. A back yard complete with a basketball court, putting green, and 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

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

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

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 [...]