My bio the short version.

I began my career in the video and media industry as a production assistant making infomercials. I then went to college where I received my AA in 3D animation and went to work producing videos at a video game company. However, after experiencing burnout, I shifted my focus to a more meaningful role as a program counselor for children on the spectrum, dedicating nine years to their growth and education.

During this time, I reignited my passion for creativity by becoming the school's photographer, specializing in capturing the unique personalities of the children I worked with. After 9 years, I left the school to pursue photography full-time, expanding my services in 2024 to include drone photography.

My drone photography is geared toward phases of construction by using timelapse video and still pictures. I look forward to capturing to capturing your vision.

Jason Janes

My bio the long version.

I started working as a production assistant in 1995 doing mostly infomercials on the East Coast. I realized I loved working in the industry so I moved to Oakland in 1999 to attend a college for Digital Arts where I received my AA in 3d animation.

I loved compositing and motion graphics so much that I excelled at it while in school so they made me a lab instructor and then a teacher after I graduated. My path during and after school moved into compositing, shooting, and editing music videos with some light 3d animation for some Bay Area musicians. I also went on a 53-day tour with Hieroglyphics as a videographer and worked with Green Day on a DVD of music videos.

I took a position at a Video game company as a producer and also freelanced but got burnt out I wanted to give back so I took a job as a program counselor at a school for children on the spectrum. I was also doing overnights with individuals who have intellectual disabilities. I loved this job because it truly felt like I was helping those who were helpless. During my nine years at the school, I pitched the idea of starting a video position focusing on capturing and logging behaviors using video for IEPs. I was hungry to be creative again so I asked one of the Principals if I could take school photos and the school agreed as some parents had never had a school picture of their child looking directly into the camera's lens.

Having a learning disability, I understand how hard it can be to focus and follow directions for something as simple as taking a picture, I do my best to make the experience as stress-free as possible.

Working with special needs children while taking pictures means you have to build rapport extremely fast because the population of students had some violent and or non-compliant behaviors so I had to be quick. Fast forward to 2019, I decided that I wanted to make special needs photography my full-time job so I left Achieve Kids. I now take pictures of typical and special needs schools. I also work with a non-profit that provides wrap-around services for families with transitional age behavioral, and learning challenges throughout the year.

I'm also a certified drone pilot because school pictures are only twice a year. If you have any questions drop me an email.

j@jasonjphoto.com