Photography
Headshots, products, events and brand imagery, shot and finished in house.
High tech. High touch.
An agency gives you an account manager. A template gives you nobody. We think there's a better middle: one studio that uses the newest tools to move fast, and still knows your name.
Simple
One brief, one person, one bill. You talk to the person doing the work, from the first call to the final file.
Personal
We learn how your business actually runs before we pick up a camera or open a code editor, so what we make fits the way you sell.
Current
AI-assisted editing, a modern web stack, and a price you can see before you ever talk to us. The technology goes into the work. The relationship stays human.
We're a startup. That means you get the founder on every job, the newest tools without the agency overhead, and a studio that works hard because it still has something to prove.
Four crafts, one studio.
Most projects need more than one. A site is only as good as its photography; a launch needs a film, the stills from the same day, and something for it to sound like. Doing all four under one roof keeps the work consistent, and keeps you out of the middle.
Videography
Brand films, testimonials and event recaps, directed, filmed and cut from one brief.
Web design
Fast, hand-built sites that run on your photography, hosted and kept current by us.
Audio
Recording, mixing and mastering for podcasts, voiceover and original score.
How it works.
Four steps, no mystery. You'll know the price before the first call and the schedule before the first shoot.
Price it
Answer a few questions on the service page and get a costed estimate in about three minutes. No call required.
Talk to Josh
A short call to check the fit, settle the details and put a date in the diary.
We make it
Shoot days, edits and builds run on a schedule you can see, with one round of notes built in.
We stay on
Files you own, a site we keep running, and someone to call when you need the next thing.
Portrait of Josh goes here, shot the way we'd shoot a client.
A person, not a portal.
Kriel Ventures is the studio of Josh Kriel, a photographer, filmmaker and web designer in Austin, Texas.
It started in 2026 because the businesses Josh liked most were being served worst: too small for an agency, too good for a template. The idea is simple. Use the best tools available to do more with a small team, and spend what that saves on actually knowing the client.
New studio, bold ambitions, and the work ethic to back it. If you're building something and want a partner who'll treat it like their own, let's talk.
Josh Kriel