Welcome, and thanks for your interest in photography at Rice University.
Each year, Rice University welcomes hundreds of couples and individuals to our campus for professional portrait photogrpahy sessions, including bridal, engagement, maternity, senior pictures, quinceaneras, birthdays, holidays, prom, and more. We are honored to serve as a backdrop for these cherished milestones, creating lasting memories for our Houston community.
To ensure that the daily business activities of the university do not interfere with portrait shoot reservations, and vice versa, Rice has established a two-step system for photographer registration and photo session reservations:
1. Professional portrait photographers must first register (this places them on a list of approved campus photographers for one year). The annual registration fee is $50, which puts you on our approved list and gives you access to the reservation calendar.
2. Registered photographers may then visit our photo shoot registration calendar to schedule one-hour portrait reservation sessions for their clients. Each one-hour session costs $50. This step will provide you with a permit reserving your space. If you have questions about if a reservation slot is available please email welcome@rice.edu and we can confirm prior to you paying registration fee.
As a reminder, registered portrait photographers agree to follow campus portrait photography guidelines. For permission to photograph anywhere other than standard portrait photography locations, or for other photography-related questions, please email welcome@rice.edu.
Please refrain from calling the Welcome Center with questions about photography or to request changes to photo shoot reservations. Instead, kindly review the campus photography guidelines. If you have further questions, please email welcome@rice.edu.
Thanks for your interest in photography at Rice. We hope to welcome you to the campus soon.
