Team photos, individual portraits, media days, senior portraits and styled shoots in uniform, for youth, high school and college athletes on the North Shore and around Greater Boston. Every frame is set up on purpose by Michael Rotiroti, a National Emmy and duPont-Columbia award-winning cinematographer and photographer.
Team photos, individual portraits and media days are booked by a coach, a team parent, a league or an athletic department, for every athlete on the roster.
For every team, from the youngest rec squad to a college roster. The players and the coaches, in uniform, in one frame.
How it runs. Each team comes through at its own time on photo day. PLACEHOLDER: how long each team's slot runs
Book a team photo dayFor every player on the roster. One athlete, one portrait, in their own uniform with their own number.
How it runs. Shot on the team's photo day, one player stepping out of line at a time. PLACEHOLDER: before or after the team photo
Book a photo dayFor leagues, high school athletic departments and college programs. The preseason shoot the pros do, for your whole roster.
How it runs. Michael sets up at your place and the roster comes through one athlete at a time. PLACEHOLDER: setup (backdrop, lights, space needed) and how many athletes an hour
Plan a media dayBooked for one kid, by their family or by the athlete. In uniform, and planned around them.
For seniors who want their last season on the wall. The portrait in their own jersey, for the senior banner, the grad party table and the frame at home.
How it runs. Pick a date and a place, like their home field or court, and Michael meets you there.
PLACEHOLDER: what a senior portrait session includes (length, locations, number of edited portraits), turnaround and price
For the athlete who wants something planned: a recruiting profile, a signing day portrait, the one that gets framed in the hallway. Portraits in uniform, set up ahead of time instead of caught between plays.
How it runs. Tell Michael what you're picturing. The location and the look get picked with you, and he comes back with a quote. Every styled shoot is quoted, because no two kids want the same thing.
PLACEHOLDER: what a styled shoot includes (length, locations, number of edited portraits) and a starting price, if you want one public
Want them in action instead? An athlete spotlight follows one athlete through a whole game, from $50.
The whole day, start to finish, so coaches and families know what's coming.
Pick the date and the place with Michael through the contact page. PLACEHOLDER: how far ahead to book, and where photo days happen (your field, a gym, an indoor backdrop)
Every team gets its time, and families find out what to wear and how to order. PLACEHOLDER: how families get the schedule and order info (league email, flyer, link), and whether they order before or after photo day
Full uniform on, cleats laced, hair done, before the team's time comes up. PLACEHOLDER: how early to arrive, and how long each team's slot runs
Michael sets the rows so every face reads, from the back row to the kids kneeling up front. PLACEHOLDER: confirm the order, team photo first or individuals first
Each player steps out for their own portrait while the rest of the team waits by the fence. PLACEHOLDER: how many poses per athlete, and whether siblings or captains get a group shot
PLACEHOLDER: how families see and order photo day pictures (online gallery, order form, team packets), and how long it takes
You've done the other kind of picture day. Here's what makes this one easy.
The full game uniform, clean and complete, the way they'd take the field. Socks pulled up, jersey on straight. PLACEHOLDER: home or away jersey, and whether hats, eye black and jewelry come off
A brush, hair ties and a water bottle. PLACEHOLDER: whether athletes bring their gear (stick, ball, glove) for the portrait, and anything parents need to bring to order
A few minutes before the team's time, so nobody is still lacing cleats when the rows go up. PLACEHOLDER: how early to arrive
PLACEHOLDER: how and when parents order, what they can buy (prints, banners, memory mates, digital files), prices, and pickup or delivery
If your athlete is 12 or under, no photo of them goes on Rival's social media or in an ad without a written OK from a parent, the team or the coach. Read the photo policy
Rival Imaging is Michael Rotiroti, a National Emmy and duPont-Columbia award-winning cinematographer and photographer whose work has run on HBO, MTV, NESN and NBC Sports Boston. Questions go straight to him through the contact page.
Game photos catch you mid play. A portrait is you on purpose: the stare, the jersey, the number you've worn since you were nine.
Your last season in your colors, on the field where you played it. Your number, front and center.
Senior banners go up on the fence before the season. Make yours the one people stop and point at.
Your recruiting profile, your Instagram, the group chat. A clean portrait in uniform beats a blurry screenshot from the stands.
Arms crossed, ball on the hip, staring down the lens. The pose from every pro media day, with your number on it.
Show this page to your coach. For the senior portrait, show it to whoever's paying.
PLACEHOLDER: no posed photos yet. Swap each block for a real photo using the lightbox link markup, with a written OK from a parent, the team or the coach for any athlete 12 or under
Rival covers league games at no cost to the league. Families buy only the photos they want, and the league picks its share: a cut of every sale, or free team photos.
If your board would rather not handle the money, the team photos are the share. Individual photo days are available either way.
PLACEHOLDER: what a league's free team photos include (one photo per team, a print per player, digital files)
The ones parents and coaches ask first. Anything else, ask Michael.
Their full game uniform, clean and complete, the way they'd take the field. For senior portraits and styled shoots, talk through the look with Michael ahead of time.
PLACEHOLDER: home or away jersey on photo day, and the rules on hats, eye black, jewelry and gear
If the sky looks bad, check with your coach or league before you drive over.
PLACEHOLDER: rain plan for outdoor photo days (indoor backup, rain date, who makes the call and when families hear)
The team photo is the whole roster together. Individual portraits are one athlete at a time.
PLACEHOLDER: number of poses per athlete on photo day, and for senior portraits and styled shoots
If your athlete can't make it, let Michael know through the contact page as soon as you can.
PLACEHOLDER: retake policy (is a blink reshot on the spot, is there a makeup day, what happens if an athlete is absent)
PLACEHOLDER: ordering (before or after the day, online or order form, deadline), products (prints, banners, memory mates, digital files), sizes, prices, and pickup or delivery
Looking for game photos instead? Those are in the post game gallery: $2.99 a photo during the game, $5 after, up for 48 hours. Find my photos
Mention it to Michael before photo day, so he knows to plan for it.
PLACEHOLDER: sibling photos (is there a sibling pose on photo day, does it cost extra, how to request it)
Both are portraits of one athlete in uniform, planned ahead. Styled shoots are open to any athlete and quoted shoot by shoot.
PLACEHOLDER: how a senior portrait session differs from a styled shoot (length, locations, number of portraits, price)
Not without an OK. If your athlete is 12 or under, no photo of them goes on Rival's social media or in an ad without a written OK from a parent, the team or the coach. Read the photo policy
PLACEHOLDER: who receives media day and team photos (league, school, families) and what a school or league may post