Hockey Team Photos for Coaches and Programs
A free team shoot for youth hockey around Lynchburg and South-Central Virginia. Individual portraits of every player on the ice, a team shot, and a private gallery where parents order what they want, printed by a professional lab.
Book a Team Shoot
Emily Kathryn Photography photographs youth sports teams around Lynchburg and South-Central Virginia at no charge to the program. Every player gets an individual portrait plus a team shot, delivered through a private online gallery where parents order what they want: $15 per digital photo, or $20 for a professional lab print with the digital file included.
Free
The team shoot$15
Per digital photo$20
Per print, digital includedThe Team Shoot
Last season Emily photographed the Lynchburg Youth Hockey Association's 8U Coyotes: every player on the roster, then the whole team together. The photographs on this page are from that day.
For your program it works the same way. Emily comes to you, photographs each player individually and the team as a group, and the shoot is free. No session fee, nothing collected up front, nothing for the program to budget.
It's directed the whole way through, the same as her senior and family sessions. Players are told where to stand and what to do with the stick, so nobody freezes up and the photographs look like the kids, not like picture day.
Seasons end. The team print in the hallway doesn't.
What Parents Get
After the shoot, parents get a link to a private online gallery: their player's individual portraits and the team shots, ready to order from a phone.
The pricing is simple on purpose. $15 for a digital photo. $20 for a print, whether that's an 8x10, a 5x7, a 4x6, or a set of eight wallets, and the digital file comes with it. Sizes above 8x10 are available a la carte in the same gallery, and every print is made by a professional photo lab, not a kiosk.
The 8U Coyotes
Photographed last season: every player on the roster, then the team together.
Step by Step
Five steps from the first message to prints in hand, so coaches and parents always know what comes next.
Reach Out
Tell Emily the sport, the age group, how many players are on the roster, and where the team practices or plays. She reads every message herself and replies within 48 hours.
Pick a Date
Choose a day that already works for the team, like a practice night, so nobody makes an extra trip. Emily plans the rest: where to set up, the order players come through, and how long it takes.
The Shoot
Every player is photographed individually, then the whole team together. It's directed the whole way, so even the youngest players know exactly where to stand. There's no charge to the program for any of it.
The Gallery
Parents receive a link to a private online gallery with their player's portraits and the team shots. They choose what they want and order right there, from a phone or a laptop.
Prints, Finished
Digital files download from the gallery. Prints are made by a professional photo lab on archival paper, color-matched to the edited file, and checked before they go out.
Why the Prints Come From a Professional Lab
Emily Kathryn Photography prints through a professional photo lab rather than a retail kiosk. Here's what that changes for a $20 team print.
The paper
Archival photographic paper made for portraits, rated to hold its color for decades in a frame.
Whatever is loaded in the machine that day. Made for speed, not for a wall.
The color
Printers calibrated to Emily's edited files, so skin tones and jersey colors come out the way she approved them.
Automatic correction on every file. Skin tones warm up, jersey colors shift, and nobody chose either one.
The crop
Each print is sized and cropped by Emily. The whole team stays in the frame.
The machine trims whatever doesn't fit the paper, usually a head or a stick blade at the edge.
The check
A person inspects every print before it leaves the lab.
No one looks at it before you do.
The cost
$20 for any size up to 8x10, with the digital file included. Five dollars more than the file alone, and the print arrives finished.
Less per sheet, once you've bought the $15 file and made the trip. What comes out is what you get.
What a Larger Print Looks Like at Home
This is Emily's son Owen, number 11 on the Coyotes, with his 16x20 mounted print. His player portrait, the team photo, the season, and his name and number on one board. It was his Christmas present. He loves it, and it hangs on his bedroom wall.
Sizes above 8x10, like this one, are a la carte in the same gallery and come from the same professional lab.
Questions From Coaches and Parents
The shoot, the pricing, the gallery, and what happens to a print between the lab and your wall.
Ask Something ElseIs the team shoot really free?
What do the photos cost parents?
How do parents get the photos?
Who makes the prints?
What does the coach have to do?
Which sports and age groups?
Where does Emily travel for team shoots?
What should players wear?
Can parents order larger prints or more than one?
Bring Emily to Your Team
One afternoon, and every family on the roster has something to frame. Tell Emily the sport, the age group, and how many players she'll be meeting.
Book a Team Shoot
Sport, age group, roster size, and where the team plays. That is all Emily needs to get started. She reads every message herself and replies within 48 hours.
Prefer email? emily@emilykathryn.com