Color
Warm meets cool. I build palettes that set the mood before a single word is read.
DesignPhotographyFilmArt
Visual storytelling from script to screen.
I help small businesses, artists and filmmakers turn their ideas and stories into intentional visual identities, graphics and creative materials that people remember.
Hi, I’m Payton
You’re in the right place to turn the idea into the visual.
From the first sketch to the final frame, I carry your project start to finish, with an all-around understanding of the creative process and more than one way to solve the problem.
More about me →- Who
- Payton Hood Creative, aka PHCreative
- What
- Creative design, photography & film
- For
- Filmmakers, creatives, small businesses and people with ideas that need to become visuals
- Based
- The Carolinas, working everywhere
What you can hire me for
Four ways to bring it to life.
Design
Branding, film posters & key art, graphics, pitch decks and illustration.
Explore design →Photography
BTS, events, artwork, portraits and creative photography.
Explore photo →Film
Camera department / AC work, production design support and visual development.
Explore film →Art
Prints, calendars and custom artwork, including silhouettes and line drawings.
Explore art →Client spotlight
The thinking behind the work.
Featured client
Reedy Reels Film FestivalCarolina Life Real Estate & Auctions48 Hour Film ProjectLewis BarbecueVantage Pointe PicturesMelt Mural FestBerkeley County Historical SocietyThe UnLonely ProjectClemson Music FestSoil & Soul NurseryTeam JoyFilmSC Highway Patrol Troop 6Coastal CreationsKing Wings Wit’ ItThe Gilded PearlIrma’s OrientalReedy Reels Film FestivalCarolina Life Real Estate & Auctions48 Hour Film ProjectLewis BarbecueVantage Pointe PicturesMelt Mural FestBerkeley County Historical SocietyThe UnLonely ProjectClemson Music FestSoil & Soul NurseryTeam JoyFilmSC Highway Patrol Troop 6Coastal CreationsKing Wings Wit’ ItThe Gilded PearlIrma’s Oriental
Selected work
Film, branding & everything between.
How I think
The three C’s of good design.
Every project, from a festival logo to a set photo, gets the same care and research.
Concept
Ideas with hidden layers: a river in a letterform, a lens in a pair of E’s. Meaning built in, not added on.
Composition
Whether it’s a poster, a frame or a layout, everything is placed with intention so the eye goes where the story does.
Coming soon
Prints, calendars & art to take home.
The PHC shop is on its way. Prints are available by request now, and calendars are coming soon.
Get on the list
Have something in mind? Let’s talk.
Tell me about the idea, the deadline and the dream. I’ll help you figure out the rest.