Welcome, and thanks for your interest in photography at Rice University.
CONSTRUCTION NOTIFICATION: Construction in the Academic Quad and in front of the Sallyport is now complete. Photoshoots by registered professional photographers with confirmed session reservations will no longer be impacted by construction in the area.
Hundreds of couples and individuals schedule bridal, engagement, maternity, senior pictures, quinceañera, prom, and other professional portrait photo sessions on our campus every year. Rice is proud to be a part of these special memories for many of our Houston neighbors.
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.
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 do not telephone the Welcome Center to ask questions about photography, request photo shoot reservation changes, etc.; instead, please read the campus photography guidelines and then, if you still have questions, email welcome@rice.edu.
Thanks for your interest in photography at Rice. We hope to welcome you to the campus soon.
