Behind-the-Scenes &
Documentary Still Photography

Unit Stills & BTS photography for film/TV, commercial, and branded work — Austin & Central Texas. San Antonio-based. Texas travel available (Houston / DFW as needed).

I’m a Unit Still Photographer and BTS photographer based in San Antonio, serving Austin and Central Texas. I capture performance, process, atmosphere, and the in-between moments that support press/EPK, marketing, and archive.

Download: Producer Tear Sheet (PDF)

Listed in the Texas Film Commission Production Directory, the Austin Film Commission, and the San Antonio Film Commission.

Credits:
• Kill or Be Killed (2026) — Unit Still Photographer
• Neurospice Latte Podcast Videos — Production Stills / BTS Photographer

Typical coverage includes key performance frames, director/talent/crew at work, lighting/camera setups, and story beats across the day—delivered as selects during production (as needed) plus a curated edit after wrap.

I work quietly with a minimal footprint and strong set awareness (call-sheet ready, crew etiquette, and timing around takes/resets).

What I deliver

• Discreet unit stills + BTS with full set awareness

• Fast selects during production (same-day / next-morning as requested)

• Curated edit after wrap for publicity/marketing, press/EPK, and archive

• Production-friendly workflow: call-sheet ready, crew etiquette, minimal footprint

• Quiet camera setup (Leica)

  • Silhouettes of crew and talent standing in a field at sunset during an outdoor shoot
  • Hooded man sits at a kitchen table, looking down at a bowl of food in a bright kitchen scene.
  • Wide view of crew gathered on a hillside location during golden hour
  • Behind-the-scenes production still of an interview setup with camera on tripod, laptop monitor, and talent seated on a lit studio set.
  • Director gestures while speaking to talent and crew during a scene setup outdoors
  • Wide behind-the-scenes view of a kitchen location with crew and talent staging a scene
  • Crew stands in a tight group reviewing pages and discussing the next setup on location
  • Over-the-shoulder view of someone reading printed pages with notes during a location shoot
  • Behind-the-scenes production still showing interviewer in the foreground, talent on set, and overhead key light in a controlled studio interview setup.
  • Over-the-shoulder view of a photographer shooting talent at a table during an interior set setup
  • Crew members talk and coordinate while referencing pages on an outdoor set
  • Cinema photographer crouches to capture behind-the-scenes moments while talent stands in position
  • Crew and talent rehearse blocking in a field while the scene is staged for the camera
  • Black-and-white behind-the-scenes photo of a photographer aiming a camera toward talent while a crew member stands nearby in a field

Selected frames lean BTS/process-focused, with unit-stills moments included where clean performance frames were possible—supporting EPK/press and marketing.

Philip Thomas, a San Antonio photographer and a former press photographer
ABOUT THIS WORK


UNIT STILLS + BTS
for film, commercial, branded, and independent productions.

TEXAS TRAVEL AVAILABLE (HOUSTON / DFW AS NEEDED)

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Philip Thomas — Unit Stills & BTS

Unit stills + BTS coverage focused on performance, process, and atmosphere—delivered as selects during production and a curated edit after wrap.

Fast selects during production (as requested) + a curated edit after wrap for marketing, press/EPK, and archive.

General liability insured (COI available). W-9 available.

Listed in the Texas Film Commission Production Directory, the Austin Film Commission, and the San Antonio Film Commission.

Credits: Kill or Be Killed (2026) — Unit Still Photographer Neurospice Latte Podcast Videos — Production Stills / BTS Photographer

For a fast quote, include: dates • location • hours • intended usage (press/EPK, marketing, social, archive).

Available for half-days, full days, or key scenes. Call sheets welcome.

Download: Producer Tear Sheet (PDF)

Production inquiries, call 210-833-1168 or use the form below.