A native of Bowdoinham , Maine , Smith moved to New York City after graduating from Mt. Ararat High School in 1989 . He enrolled at the Fashion Institute of Technology but later dropped out to pursue a career in fashion photography . Smith has shot photo spreads for '' Vogue '' , '' GQ '' , and '' W Magazine '' , as well as numerous celebrity photo shoots . Smith began his career as a filmmaker directing commercials for clients such as Lancôme , Tommy Hilfiger and Tiffany 's . In 2006 , Smith directed the short horror film , '' Bugcrush '' , which was based on a short story by Scott Treleaven . The film won the Short Filmmaking Award at the Sundance Film Festival . Smith 's next effort was his feature-film debut with a big-screen adaptation of Scott Smith 's 2006 horror novel , '' The Ruins '' . Smith 's short film , '' Yearbook '' , debuted at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival
2011 Sundance Film Festival
2011 Sundance Film Festival
Carter Smith