Grant Smucker
Director of Photography · Columbus, OH · Worldwide
Biography
Grant Smucker is a Director of Photography based in Columbus, Ohio, with over a decade of cinematography across commercial, narrative, music, and documentary work — domestically and internationally.
Recent feature credits include the 2025 psychological thriller Both Eyes Open, directed by Ariel Julia Hairston and starring Gail Bean and Taye Diggs, shot on the ARRI Alexa 35 with Atlas Orion anamorphic lenses. Commercial clients include Spotify, JW Marriott Marco Island, JPMorgan, RAM, Airstream, Big Lots, Kentucky Lottery, Durango Boots, 5.11 Tactical, YKK AP, Sally Beauty, and Pella.
A background in Biomedical Engineering shapes the way each shot is engineered — including the six-axis motion control rig built in-house. Owned-and-operated cinema package includes the ARRI Alexa 35, RED V-Raptor 8K Vista Vision, Sony FX6, RED Komodo, Atlas Orion anamorphic primes, Cooke Panchro /i Classics, ARRI Signature Primes, and a Camerabotics Pixel Robot precision arm. Based in Columbus, available regularly in Atlanta, Los Angeles, New York, Nashville, and worldwide.
Selected Work
- Both Eyes Open Feature · 2025
- Minnie & Max Commercial · Kentucky Lottery
- Durango — Caleb Brand · Durango Boots
- Spotify Sonic Science Commercial · Spotify
- Rock City — First Noel Music · 7K Anamorphic
- JW Marriott Hospitality · Marco Island
Full project index: grantsmucker.com · Master reel: grantsmucker.com/reel
Selected Clients
- Spotify
- JW Marriott
- JPMorgan
- RAM
- Airstream
- Big Lots
- Kentucky Lottery
- Durango Boots
- 5.11 Tactical
- Visit Dublin
- YKK AP
- Sally Beauty
- Pella
- Warburg Pincus
- Nationwide
- Columbus State Community College
- Rocky Boots
Technical Package
- Cinema Cameras
- ARRI Alexa 35, RED V-Raptor 8K VV, RED Komodo 6K, Sony FX6, Sony FX3, Nikon ZR
- Lenses
- Atlas Orion 2× Anamorphic, Cooke Panchro /i Classics, ARRI Signature Primes, Zeiss Otus, DULENS APO Mini Primes
- Motion Control
- Six-axis rig built in-house (1100mm reach), Camerabotics Pixel Robot
- Drones
- DJI Inspire 2 (X7 6K S35), DJI Mavic 4 Pro
- Lighting
- ARRI SkyPanel S60-C, Aputure LS 1200X/1200D/400X, Litepanels Gemini, Nanlite PavoTubes
- Day Rate Range
- Inquire — varies by package, scope, and length of engagement
- Insurance / COI
- On request
Full kit and day rates: grantsmucker.com/equipment
Contact
- @grantsmucker