Photo by Andrew Max Levy
Photo by Alison Petracek
About Jill
Jill Petracek (Puh-traw-check) is a star-sign photographer, moon-sign videographer, on the cusp of Director of Photography in Los Angeles, CA.
She has BFAs in Graphic Design and Studio Art from the University of Minnesota Duluth.
Her photos have appeared in The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, and The Washington Post. She’s also worked for Netflix Is A Joke, DropoutTV, and The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
She has DP’d Eden Sher’s I Was on a Sitcom and the proof of concept Greatest Treasure in the World.
In comedy, Jill loves to capture backstage moments at Dynasty Typewriter, the Elysian, UCB Theater LA, and Largo at the Coronet. She also hosts a small live show, The Warm Room at DSP Studios.
In her everyday life, she bakes cookies and eats a lot of dough in the mornings, goes for walks in the evenings, and does her very best to read real books from the library before going to bed.
services
Photography
Videography
Cinematography
Bro Down Cast and Crew. Photo by Andrew Levy
Taking photos of Ben Schwartz and Friends at Chicago Theater, 2024
PREVIOUS WORK
WRITING
EUX Media (2019–2023) | Educational + Commercial
Writing Producer
Teaching
Portland Community College (2020-2025) | Educational
Multimedia Design, Screenwriting/Preproduction, Portfolio Capstone
Camera Deptartment
Eden Sher’s I Was on a Sitcom (2026) | Comedy Special
Director of Photography
The Bride Price(2024) | Feature Film
Camera Operator
ART DEPARTMENT
Stream of Blood(2020–2022) | Streaming Series
Art Director
PIG(2019) | Feature Film
Art Coordinator
The Birch(2019) | TV Series
SFX Assistant
Chiller (2019) | Short Film
Production Designer
My Best Friend Molly (2019) | Web Series
Production Designer
First Cow (2018) | Feature Film
Art Assistant
A Few Moral Dilemmas (2018) | Short Film
Production Designer
See Jill’s IMDb
Taking photos at the
Academy Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Oscars 2025

