Muse Mondays - Kal Reston

Maisie Budinger
Sep 15, 2017
2 min read

Welcoming my newest feature to my blog 'Muse Mondays' , my darling friend Kal let me pick his brain covering a few topics under the sun. Kal is my go to Insta inspo account, from styling shoots to dressing for a specific dreamy era. His genuine easy breezy style of shoots never looks posed and always give out those print screen worthy vibes.

See I told you! * DROOOLING* Anyway! Let's crack on.

MB : You are a stylish fella, would you say you have a style philosophy? If so spill!

KR : Simple, comfortable, and efficient. But always be steezy around the edges.

If you could get on a plane tomorrow where would you go and why?

Japan – Because it’s 142$ flights atm, and Iv’e never been. This answer was sponsored by flight centre.

When you’re looking to get inspired you..?

Pinterest is my go to. But inspiration is everywhere, it can hit you in the face at any time in any form.

If you weren’t in this industry what would you love to be a part of?

Extreme sports

Any hidden talents you want to be exposed?

+R18

Ah ok bummer… You are never in one place for long, where too next? The plan is L.A, although I am quite erratic. So anywhere really.

You are known for capturing fashion brands on women, are you looking to move into any other parts of the industry? Or happy doing your thang?

At the moment happy doing my thang… But I’d like to be directing at a later stage in life.

If you could sit down and interview someone right now, who would it be?

Henrik Purienne – one of the reasons I started taking photos.

What draws you to shoot the models you do? Each model fits a different mood – I’m actually friends with most of the models I shoot, so when planning a test, I like to draw on their persona to get there best/natural look.

Quick fire!

Digital or film? Film Canon or Nikon? Canon What’s your current playlist entail? 6LACK, The Killers, Lana Del Rey. Fav item of clothing? Black on black on black on blaaaaackkk Last thing you googled? Flights to Tokyo Summer with winter outfits or winter with summer outfits? Winter with Summer