The diner where some scenes take place, is the same diner Lady Gaga used in her short film/music video "Telephone". Other projects shot there are NCIS and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Evan's second main role in the movie.
On February 17. 2015, the first theatrical trailer was released for the film. Safelight had its world premiere at the Nashville Film Festival on April 17. 2015, and screened at the Newport Beach Film Festival on April 25. 2015.
The first lighthouse they photograph is Pigeon Point Lighthouse in Pescadero, CA near the San Francisco Bay Area Northern California.