diff --git a/modules/coach/src/main/CoachApi.scala b/modules/coach/src/main/CoachApi.scala
index d1129973de..510b7edaac 100644
--- a/modules/coach/src/main/CoachApi.scala
+++ b/modules/coach/src/main/CoachApi.scala
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import lila.user.{ User, UserRepo }
 
 final class CoachApi(
     coll: Coll,
-    imageColl: Coll) {
+    photographer: Photographer) {
 
   import BsonHandlers._
 
@@ -50,18 +50,9 @@ final class CoachApi(
   private val pictureMaxBytes = pictureMaxMb * 1024 * 1024
   private def pictureId(id: Coach.Id) = s"coach:${id.value}:picture"
 
-  def uploadPicture(
-    c: Coach.WithUser,
-    picture: play.api.mvc.MultipartFormData.FilePart[play.api.libs.Files.TemporaryFile]): Funit =
-    if (picture.ref.file.length > pictureMaxBytes) fufail(s"File size must not exceed ${pictureMaxMb}MB.")
-    else {
-      val image = lila.db.DbImage.make(
-        id = pictureId(c.coach.id),
-        name = picture.filename,
-        contentType = picture.contentType,
-        file = picture.ref.file)
-      imageColl.update($id(image.id), image, upsert = true) >>
-        coll.update($id(c.coach.id), $set("picturePath" -> image.path))
+  def uploadPicture(c: Coach.WithUser, picture: Photographer.Uploaded): Funit =
+    photographer(c.coach.id, picture) flatMap { pic =>
+      coll.update($id(c.coach.id), $set("picturePath" -> pic.path))
     } void
 
   def deletePicture(c: Coach.WithUser): Funit =
diff --git a/modules/coach/src/main/Env.scala b/modules/coach/src/main/Env.scala
index b280a657ca..525b83ecb0 100644
--- a/modules/coach/src/main/Env.scala
+++ b/modules/coach/src/main/Env.scala
@@ -16,9 +16,11 @@ final class Env(
   private lazy val coachColl = db(CollectionCoach)
   private lazy val imageColl = db(CollectionImage)
 
+  private lazy val photographer = new Photographer(imageColl)
+
   lazy val api = new CoachApi(
     coll = coachColl,
-    imageColl = imageColl)
+    photographer = photographer)
 
   def cli = new lila.common.Cli {
     def process = {
diff --git a/modules/coach/src/main/Photographer.scala b/modules/coach/src/main/Photographer.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7bc6f1eecf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/coach/src/main/Photographer.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package lila.coach
+
+import java.io.File
+
+import lila.db.DbImage
+import lila.db.dsl._
+
+private final class Photographer(coll: Coll) {
+
+  private val uploadedMaxMb = 3
+  private val uploadedMaxBytes = uploadedMaxMb * 1024 * 1024
+  private def pictureId(id: Coach.Id) = s"coach:${id.value}:picture"
+
+  def apply(coachId: Coach.Id, uploaded: Photographer.Uploaded): Fu[DbImage] =
+    if (uploaded.ref.file.length > uploadedMaxBytes)
+      fufail(s"File size must not exceed ${uploadedMaxMb}MB.")
+    else {
+
+      process(uploaded.ref.file)
+
+      val image = DbImage.make(
+        id = pictureId(coachId),
+        name = uploaded.filename,
+        contentType = uploaded.contentType,
+        file = uploaded.ref.file)
+
+      coll.update($id(image.id), image, upsert = true) inject image
+    }
+
+  private def process(file: File) = {
+
+    import com.sksamuel.scrimage._
+
+    Image.fromFile(file)
+      .cover(600, 600)
+      .output(file)
+  }
+}
+
+private object Photographer {
+
+  type Uploaded = play.api.mvc.MultipartFormData.FilePart[play.api.libs.Files.TemporaryFile]
+}
diff --git a/project/Build.scala b/project/Build.scala
index 39b3b1c30e..b71fe8053c 100644
--- a/project/Build.scala
+++ b/project/Build.scala
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ object ApplicationBuild extends Build {
         scalaz, scalalib, hasher, config, apache,
         jgit, findbugs, RM, akka.actor, akka.slf4j,
         spray.caching, maxmind, prismic,
-        kamon.core, kamon.statsd, java8compat, semver),
+        kamon.core, kamon.statsd, java8compat, semver, scrimage),
       TwirlKeys.templateImports ++= Seq(
         "lila.game.{ Game, Player, Pov }",
         "lila.tournament.Tournament",
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ object ApplicationBuild extends Build {
 
   lazy val coach = project("coach", Seq(
     common, hub, db, user)).settings(
-    libraryDependencies ++= provided(play.api, RM)
+    libraryDependencies ++= provided(play.api, RM, scrimage)
   )
 
   lazy val coordinate = project("coordinate", Seq(common, db)).settings(
diff --git a/project/Dependencies.scala b/project/Dependencies.scala
index c453b977cc..1006bca54b 100644
--- a/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ object Dependencies {
   val prismic = "io.prismic" %% "scala-kit" % "1.2.11-THIB"
   val java8compat = "org.scala-lang.modules" %% "scala-java8-compat" % "0.7.0"
   val semver = "com.gilt" %% "gfc-semver" % "0.0.3"
+  val scrimage = "com.sksamuel.scrimage" %% "scrimage-core" % "2.1.7"
 
   object play {
     val version = "2.4.6"
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/coach.css b/public/stylesheets/coach.css
index 9c56297942..c4ab1f9fa8 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/coach.css
+++ b/public/stylesheets/coach.css
@@ -38,24 +38,13 @@
 }
 
 .thumbnail {
-  position: relative;
   display: block;
-  width: 200px;
-  height: 200px;
-  overflow: hidden;
+  text-align: center;
+}
+.thumbnail img {
+  width: 300px;
+  height: 300px;
   margin: auto;
   border-radius: 12px;
   border: 7px solid #ddd;
 }
-.thumbnail img {
-  position: absolute;
-  left: 50%;
-  top: 50%;
-  height: 100%;
-  width: auto;
-  transform: translate(-50%,-50%);
-}
-.thumbnail img.portrait {
-  width: 100%;
-  height: auto;
-}