Shortly after earning my graphic design degree, I was recruited to work/mentor with outdoor commercial lifestyle/studio photographer John Laptad. This led to working with talented teams at innovative young startups, small to mid-sized companies, to freelance client-facing work with small local businesses to build effective marketing assets for their product or service.

Please enjoy scrolling through some of my favorite experiences below.

  • John Laptad Studio

    After earning my graphic design degree I was recruited by commercial outdoor studio/lifestyle photographer, John Laptad. From 2007 until 2018.

  • The dawn of IBEX

    John Laptad Studios, where we launched IBEX e-commerce and catalog under the art direction of Keith Anderson around 2012. product photo: John Laptad photoshop: Amarett Jans
    IBEX WOOL CLOTHING

  • photo/production: John Laptad photo assist: Amarett Jans lifestyle models: Jasmine, Adam client: IBEX clothing

  • photo/production: John Laptad photo assist: Amarett Jans client: IBEX clothing

  • photo/production: John Laptad photo assist: Amarett Jans, Chris Shay client: Outdoor Van

  • photo/production: John Laptad photo assist: Amarett Jans client: TREK bikes

  • photo/production: John Laptad photo assist: Amarett Jans

  • photo/production: John Laptad photo assist: Amarett Jans

  • photo/production: John Laptad photo assist: Amarett Jans client: IBEX

  • photo/production: John Laptad photo assist: Amarett Jans client: NOBLE EQUINE

  • photo/production: John Laptad photo assist: Amarett Jans client: SOG Knifes

  • photo/production: John Laptad photo assist: Amarett Jans client: Pistil Designs

  • photo/production: John Laptad photo assist: Amarett Jans client: Adventure Medics

  • BTS

    Digi-teching off a moto.

  • photo/production: John Laptad photo assist: Amarett Jans client: TREK bikes

  • photo/production: John Laptad photo assist: Amarett Jans client: TREK bikes

  • photo/production: John Laptad photo assist: Amarett Jans client: TREK bikes

I:SE
BRAND DEBUT

Storyboard + PM: Rob McCready
Producer: Amarett Jans
Video: Amarett Jans
Drone: Lance Koudele
Video editing: Amarett Jans
Sound Engineer: Chip Stone, The 3rd Sound

  • Crew love

    This was such a good moment!

  • Product photography

    We wanted to show what the smallest details looked like.

  • BTS

  • Social Media Management/Creation

  • Dr. Wiggin’s headshot for SANTE Aesthetics @santepdx

  • Social content + copy: Hyperion Herbs

    I helped Hyperion Herbs, a DTC brand of superb herbs online community grow with quality content and by writing well-researched post copy.

  • Launched Mosko Moto on Social

    It was my pleasure getting Mosko Moto up on social when they started in 2017. I’m proud of the tone we set. Currently, Mosko Moto has 120K followers on Instagram.

  • Content/photography

  • Launched Pistil Designs on Social

    I helped Pistil Designs grow on social by creating engaging contests and give-aways. It resulted in Pistil fans tagging #pistildesigns with fun photos wearing pistil in cool places.

  • #pistildesigns

    Customers responded well to the invitation to share photos wearing Pistil gear

  • Promotional assets for a GIVEAWAY on social

  • Influencer collaboration

    Influencer collaboration and photography

Illustrating ‘how to’ through video

Video/Producer: Amarett Jans

Client: Hyperion Herbs

  • Portland Leather Goods

    Lifestyle: print catalogs
    photography:     Chelsea Miller art director: Steve Bartell producer: Amarett Jans video/drone: MacGregor Young photo assits/stylist: Sophie Bannister, Mykle Cyone

  • photography: Patrizia Montanari producer: Amarett Jans stylist/wardrobe: Devan and Sophie Graves

  • BTS

    Lunching

  • Back cover of PLG catalog photo by Patrizia Montanari

  • photo/producer: Patrizia Montanari co-producer: Amarett Jans stylists: Patrizia, Elma, Eli gaffer: Mykle, Miles

  • Lifestyle photography/Producer

    All photos in this gallery by: Amarett Jans

  • Snowshoeing on Mt. Hood- lifestyle

  • Pendleton- lifestyle

  • Turns out DTC printed catalogs are very back

    5.3 million catalogs in circulation with an average of 10x ROI

  • BTS

    On location shooting catalog in Tygh Valley, Oregon

  • BTS

    Crew pic from catalog shoot

  • Portland Leather Goods: Studio

    I worked in the photo department at PLG. I worked as a producer to plan, support an organize shoots. We did 2-3 studio shoots per week for E-commerce PDP images. Photo by Chelsea Miller

  • Ecomm

    As a team we went from appox 2,300 SKU’s in the summer of 2022 to appox 9,300 SKU’s by the end of 2023. Photo by Chelsea Miller. Talent: Shalom Agent: Hefner Agnecy

  • BTS

    Setting up

  • BTS

    The crew that makes their own rocks!
    Rock by Sophie Bannister

  • BTS

  • photography: Chelsea Miller art direction: Steve Bartell producer: Amarett Jans

  • Creative Producer/Photography: Pastel in the Park

    I created Pastel in the Park to be a creative social that got people together in the park on a Spring day. Lots of dressing up and playful interactions.

  • Delores Park, San Francisco

    Such a fun way to meet people in a park

  • Content creation

    Content creation is a fundamental part of digital marketing, branding, and online communication, aiming to connect with your audience and achieve specific goals like increased visibility, building community or sales. 

  • Producer: EdReady.org

    I was brought onto this stellar project by Creative Director, Christine Fisher of Blue Marble Creative to help produce the educational video for how EdReady works.

  • BTS

    Videographer: Kris Ostness

  • Crew love

    video: Kris Ostness creative director: Christine Fisher, Amanda producer: Amarett Jans