Payton Daly is a director, cinematographer, and colorist (Blackmagic Design-certified), as well as a member of the Society of Camera Operators. She has trained with NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, USC's School of Cinematic Arts, the Society of Camera Operators, Manhattan Edit Workshop, and Liquid Motion Academy (underwater camera operating).
Splitting her high school years between Houston and frequent shoots in New York City, she has honed her cinematography skills across a wide array of projects, from "Trader Joe's raw chicken horror film" to original movie musicals. Payton has also color graded thesis films for students at NYU Tisch and the University of Texas.