References for Techquila Photography

Cariad Celis

I recently had my first shoot with Kal at the Artemisian event in Tuscany, I am so glad Kal booked on! It was my first time meeting and working with him and yes!! what a true gem! Kal is great company to be around, always with a smile and loves to create slightly quirky images, a bit like me :)

Kal was part of the first group that stayed for 4 days at the Villa with us and our time flew by, lots of laughs and creating art, a wonderful experience throughout. Its was my first time on one of these events and saying goodbye to the first group made me quite sad. Kal and the rest of the group really did make it the best start to an epic few weeks! I hope they enjoyed working with me as much a I did them :) thank you Kal!

Definitely a recommended from me and I really hope our paths criss again in the future :)

Artemisian Luxury Photographic Holidays

Thank you so very much for booking onto an Artemisian trip to Tuscany!

I can only echo my own (Artemis Fauna) comments I have left for the same trip but once again, another fantastic, creative and fun trip had by all- with many great memories made!

Thank you so much for booking a place with Artemisian- we hope to host you again soon :) :)

Adélaide

So glad to shoot with Kal after a long time. It was so easy to get back into things and have a fun, relaxed shoot, because Kal is very easygoing and nice to work with.

We shot some bomb (I.e. fabulous) fashion on location whilst dodging the rain around Oxford. Even though it was rather overcast, we managed to find the best places for the perfect shot. I can’t wait to see the finished work.

Alethia Dawn

Shot with Kal for the first time yesterday. He has a super creative eye and just seems to produce cracking shots effortlessly.

Good company, professional, fab images, I can fully recommend him and would happily work with Kal again.

Thank you for an enjoyable shoot! :)

Helen Diaz

I worked with Kal for the first time at my home in Wiltshire recently and had such a lovely shoot!!

Kal is a complete gentleman; so kind, understanding and professional to work with. My initial casting was posted as I had an appointment at Bath Hospital with time to kill in the afternoon and Kal very kindly applied. His communication was absolutely spot on, he was extremely reliable and also very kind to alter the start of the shoot as I was delayed due to my appointment.

Kal is a sweetheart, the shoot was full of fun and laughter and I absolutely loved the photographs. I really look forward to the uploads and can wholeheartedly recommend Kal to work with- such a gem of a person, who has a natural flair for photography and connecting with the model. A very sweet, genuine and kind soul.

Thankyou so much Kal and I really hope we get the chance to work together again soon! Helen x

Artemis Fauna

I worked with Kal again just yesterday- this time on the last "Secret Garden" event of 2018!

As alllwwwways, Kal is great to work with. He also worked really well with the three other photographers who had booked on and I love the results I saw on the back of the camera!

I really did enjoy the entire evening- the shooting, but also the mini social we all joined in with afterwards too. Was lovely to work with Kal again.

Can't wait to see the results and hopefully work with Kal in warmer climates next year!! ;) Thank you, Kal :)

Amie Boulton

I worked with Kal for the first time doubling up with the beautiful Artemis Fauna on Saturday and what a pleasure it was. Kal was everything you hope for in a photographer, full of ideas, great comms, respectful and fun to work with :-) Over the course of 3 hours we covered so much, film noir, vintage, 60's, 70's and location fashion and he nailed each of them the boc's look amazing! Highest recommendation from me and i do hope to have the pleasure of working with him again in the not to distant future. Thanks Kal for joining us and making the shoot so much fun

Artemis Fauna

I had another fantastic shoot with Kal back in April on a duo shoot with Amie Boulton- not sure how this reference got missed, so sorry for the delay!

The shoot was great- 1. It's always a pleasure working with and catching up with Kal and 2. Kal took some really awesome and unique photos of the two of us as it was our first proper 1-2-1 shoot!

Kal and I are also now located a little closer than we were before so I am hoping to work with Kal a little bit more (if I can!) haha.

Can't recommend Kal enough- one of the good guys! Thank you Kal :)

Roswell Ivory

Kal rocks. :D

I had another shoot with Kal last month and due to the very early start, he hosted me the night before. I was kept very well fed with yummy Japanese food!

We shot a range of outfits from post-apocalyptic to fairytale armour to steampunk in some beautiful locations around the centre of Oxford! Kal is so easy to work with, interesting to talk to and mindful of my comfort shooting outdoors.

I cannot recommend him any more highly and look forward to our next shoot.

p.s. thankyou for the pancakes.

KRG

I had the pleasure of meeting and working with Kal for the first time at my home last week!

Kai was very considerate, friendly, easy to get on with and had some great ideas which I think we achieved!

I'd love to work with Kal again!

Thanks!

Artemis Fauna

Yay! I got to shoot with Kal again the other day! :) Our 6th shoot this time.

Kal is great! Friendly, fun, down to earth, respectful- I really can't recommend him enough. Pure loveliness.

We got some great images and I am really looking forward to seeing them go up.

Really hope I can work with Kal again one day. Thank you so much, Kal :D

Glimerre

Had a recent location shoot with Kal (Techquila Photography) and let me tell you – it was a really great experience. Recommend? Yes, 100%

Pre-shoot communication was absolutely excellent: very clear and detailed, left no space for ambiguity.

As a photographer Kal is very creative and prompt at coming up with wonderful ideas. The simplest feature could catch his eye and turn into a source for inspiration. Has a great eye for detail and is willing to squeeze himself in all sorts of awkward angles in order to get the shot that works the best.

Working with Kal felt very collaborative, he was always open for input and suggestions. We would see something that we believe to be beautiful or interesting and then find different ways to play about with it in order to achieve some really cool shots.

Lovely personality, great sense of humour, brilliant at giving direction and feedback. Very professional but also laid back and fun to talk to. No wonder time flew right by (even though the weather wasn’t the warmest)..:)

I believe we worked together really well and hope we could work again in a future.

Thank you for brilliant shoot, Kal. Happy to have met you :)

Ella Liddell

Had another great shoot with Kal! We shot at his home studio and worked on a number, of looks - fashion, emotive portraits, beauty, lingerie - Kal is the kind of photographer happy to try a lot of different styles.

The shoot was relaxed, fun, and I got to pick my own choice of music.

And of course, the most important thing, good tea, and yummy food.

Thanks Kal - can't wait to shoot again!

Natasha Chick

I had a great first shoot with Kal last week.

We had been trying to arrange a shoot for a while and after a date change to suit us both better, we both communicated to update the style we wanted to shoot due to colder weather.

Kal was a really easy going and fun person to work with and hopefully we get to shoot together again.

Very organised, great ideas and great personality and sense of humour!!

I can't wait to see the images, after a sneak preview on the back of the camera after the shoot as we warmed up with a hot chocolate.

Recommended to any models looking to work with Kal.

All the best :)

Darren S

I had a very cool shoot with Kal in Oxford 6am on Sunday morning. Ratpack theme walking round the streets of Oxford. Kal scouted some cool locations for creating the mood for the images to be shot and was a pleasure to shoot with.

This was a really fun shoot, getting into the gangster style character yet again :-)

I'm looking forward to seeing the images.

Hope to work together again soon.

Rachelle Summers

My second shoot with Kal, this time working alongside Artemis at her home.

Kal came prepared with some seriously cool ideas that he let us both know about in advance so we could prepare, and it was a thoroughly enjoyable shoot from start to finish :)

Really enjoy working with him, he's an awesome person to be around and would happily recommend him!

Hope to see him again in the future!

Artemis Fauna

I had yet another brilliant shoot with Kal a couple of weeks ago at my studio. He had loads of specific (and super cool) ideas to work on, got some awesome shots and I can't wait to see them!

I love working with Kal, he is super lovely and fun but the time always goes too fast!!

Thanks, Kal- hope to see you again soon :)

Ella Liddell

Had a wonderful shoot with the lovely Kal.

He is so great to work with, professional, relaxed and fun.

We worked on few different themes on location, using Polaroid and film as well as digital (and his hipster lens ;))

Thank you Kal for a wonderful shoot!

Roswell Ivory

I had another fantastic photoshoot with Kal at the beginning of this month- a pre-Raphaelite inspired location shoot! He's a great guide, knowing many beautiful locations as well as excellent ice cream places (always a bonus), is fascinating to talk to and I love the pictures I've seen. I can highly recommend him to any model and I look forward to working together again. :)

Nina Jade

Kal was one of the first photographers to plan a shoot with me on my UK tour. He was in great communication the whole time, staying in touch, and open to any and all ideas for our shoot.

On the day of our shoot we had an early start meeting up in London. Right off the bat from meeting we hit it off, felt like we worked together before! We decided to explore and walk around some parts of London I've never been too which was exciting for me. We explored Chelsea and Keningston finding great little side streets and backgrounds along the way. The weather luckily wasn't raining or too cold either which was perfect.

Kal was very easy going regarding any styles or looks we got, he trusted my taste and choice of looks for each location. We eventually ended up heading towards the river which I must say was my favorite part of the day. It ended up not only being warmer but the images we captured came out amazing! We shot with not only digital but film which I am very excited to see what the images turned out to look like!

Kal was even nice enough to allow a few pit stops in between the shoot to warm up and just relax from the cold, he was super kind to treat my partner and I to coffee and lunch through out the day. We had not only a great time shooting but a wonderful time chatting and enjoying each others company.

I can't wait to work with Kal again in the near future, he was a complete gentlemen with a real creative eye for photography and lighting. He was knowledgeable, outgoing, kind all around a great person. Thanks for a great shoot Kal!! :)