C Ray Payne

Ray has always been known as an award-winning image maker. Using the power of visual production to emotionally exalt key information that needs to be communicated on film or digitally with dimension and impact. Working in Europe, New York, Los Angeles and Dallas as a commercial, industrial, corporate lifestyle, photographer and an award-winning Director, Ray has developed a keen sense of design through the lens and an acute knowledge of lighting. His calm demeanor on the set is not only refreshing but also gives him the ability to motivate talent and crew. Ray is also a fully licensed drone aerial pilot with a FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate for commercial operation allowing him to capture any image from any angle that a job may require. From sky scrappers to manufacturing plants to acres of farm land, Ray has been retained by some of the worlds most respected companies to tell their stories such as Trinity Rail, Balfour Beatty, Oncor Electric, Invenergy, Union Pacific, Siemens and Bell Helicopter.