Grip Trucks, Lighting & Crew in Richmond
Photon is based in Richmond — our trucks, lighting, and crew start every job here. Same-day answers, short drives, and gear that knows the city.
Our Home Base
Richmond is where Photon lives — the trucks park here, the lighting inventory lives here, and most of our crew calls it home. For productions shooting in the city, that means the shortest possible mileage line on your quote, flexible timing, and a G&E package that can be on your location fast.
It also means we know the ground: downtown and Scott's Addition, Church Hill's hills and cobblestones, the river locations, the office parks, and which neighborhoods fight you on parking a 26-foot box truck. Commercials, docs, corporate work, and features shoot here year-round, and we've supported them across every kind of Richmond location.
Every Photon truck arrives with a Photon crew member who knows the package — and whatever else your shoot needs, from lighting to the jib to more hands, it rides on the same booking. Need grip trucks, lighting, or crew in Richmond? Request a quote and we'll get your production moving.
WHY PHOTON
Every truck comes with a Photon gaffer — someone who knows the pack, drives the truck, and keeps your set moving
Real production experience, not just rental-counter service
Trucks go out clean, counted, and organized — no day-one gear hunts
Lighting, generators, jib, and crew available on the same booking
Home-base advantage: lowest mileage, fastest response, deepest local knowledge
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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Fast — this is home. Mileage from our Richmond base is as low as it gets, and for shoots inside the city it's a short line on the quote. If your dates are tight, call or text (804) 417-GEAR and we'll talk today.
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Every Photon truck comes with a Photon gaffer who drives the truck, knows the package inside out, and works your shoot. The gaffer's rate is quoted separately. Need more crew — camera, grips, electricians, a full G&E team? We can staff that too.
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We require a certificate of insurance covering the rented equipment, naming Photon Grip & Electric as additionally insured. Most production insurance policies handle this in a quick email with your broker. Booking without production insurance? Contact us and we'll talk through options.