Welcome, St. Joe athletes and parents. This is where 2026 St. Joe Bears Football photography comes alive. Here you can register for Photo Day, check out package options, learn about the Early Bird preorder offer, explore senior photography, and see how your purchase helps support the free community photography provided by RUSSCAV Photography.
REGISTER FOR PHOTO DAY
Register now so you will be notified as soon as the St. Joseph Bears Football gallery opens. No hunting for links and no wondering whether you missed it. You will receive a direct notification when your player’s photographs are ready.
Take these three steps to register:
1. Click Register for Photo Day.
2. Enter your contact information.
3. Use access code BEARSFootball2026
PREORDER EARLY & UNLOCK MORE
Receive $5 off your final photo order of $20 or more. Enter code BEARSFIVE in the Coupon Code box at final checkout.
ANY ADVANCEPAY CREDIT
UNLOCK $5 OFF
Receive $5 off your final photo order of $20 or more. Enter code BEARSFIVE in the Coupon Code box at final checkout.
$25 ADVANCEPAY CREDIT
UNLOCK A SOCIAL MEDIA IMAGE
Apply your credit toward The Varsity Package and receive a social media digital image of your player.
$50 ADVANCEPAY CREDIT
UNLOCK THE EXCLUSIVE COLLAGE
Receive the RUSSCAV Exclusive Player Collage, no matter which package or digital collection you choose when the gallery opens.
Your AdvancePay credit will be applied to your final order at checkout. Shipping and applicable taxes may still be added.
CHOOSE YOUR PHOTO DAY PACKAGE
THE COMPLETE DIGITAL COLLECTION
Want every available photograph of your player? Start here.
The easiest way to receive every available Photo Day image of your athlete in one digital collection, ready to share, relive, and enjoy.
THE ROOKIE
A simple, affordable way to bring home your player’s Photo Day memories.
Includes individual prints, a team photograph, and wallets.
THE VARSITY
More photographs, more variety, and more Bears pride to display.
Includes individual prints, a team photograph, wallets, and a photo magnet.
Early Bird Bonus: Purchase the $25 AdvancePay credit and apply it toward The Varsity Package to receive a social media digital image of your player.
THE CHAMPION PACK
Perfect for families sharing photographs with grandparents, relatives, and everyone else in your player’s cheering section.
Includes a premium print collection, photo magnets, a keepsake keychain, and a social-sharing digital image.
THE RUSSCAV EXCLUSIVE PLAYER COLLAGE
More than a single photograph, this custom-designed collage brings several images of your athlete together into one bold keepsake created by RUSSCAV Photography.
Purchase the $50 AdvancePay credit before Photo Day to unlock the RUSSCAV Exclusive Player Collage. Your collage is included no matter which package or digital collection you choose when the gallery opens.
This is an Early Bird bonus and will not be available after the AdvancePay preorder period ends.
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER PHOTO DAY
After the athletes are photographed, the images will be prepared and uploaded to RUSSCAV Photography’s PhotoDay gallery. Parents who have preregistered will receive a notification as soon as the gallery is ready. AdvancePay credits can then be applied at checkout when families place their final orders.
SENIORS!! YOUR SENIOR YEAR DESERVES MORE
Football is part of your story, but it is not the whole story. A full RUSSCAV Photography senior session gives you room to show the athlete, the personality, and the person behind the uniform.
Choose from studio, outdoor, or combined locations, with multiple outfits and fully retouched images designed to feel like you.
Special for St. Joseph football seniors: Book a full senior session and receive your Media Day and Photo Day images as an added bonus.
Do not settle for one good photograph when this year deserves a full collection.
YOUR SUPPORT HELPS ME KEEP GIVING
The heart of giving has always been part of who I am. Photography is simply one of the ways I live that out. My true desire is to capture moments that become memories for a lifetime (yes, I know that can sound cliché, but I genuinely mean it).
Over the past several years, I have had the privilege of sharing more than 10,000 photographs of St. Joseph High School students, athletes, musicians, performers, and everyday life around the school through Facebook posts and free online galleries. Most of those images are still available today, preserving seasons, performances, celebrations, and moments that might otherwise have quietly slipped away.
The reality is that I can only give so much on my own. When you purchase Photo Day pictures, images from game galleries, or senior photography from RUSSCAV Photography (and yes, I do senior pictures too), you help support the time, equipment, editing, expenses, and storage (so much storage) required for me to keep showing up, capturing these moments, and sharing them with the people who lived them.
Thank you for purchasing photographs and helping me preserve these moments and memories. Your support allows me to keep doing something I genuinely care about. As long as I am able, I will continue to GIVE to this community.