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Tips for Taking Photos at home for converting into Passport pictures (Passport photos) (Passport picture size 2"x2")
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* Find a place that has a plain white/light colored wall to use as background or use white bed sheet as a background.
* Stand 2 to 3 feet away from the background to minimize shadows on the background.
* Try taking the photos at a time when there is good indirect natural light. If the light is not uniform and one side of the face gets darker compared to the other, force the camera to apply flash (Compulsary FLASH ON mode). Flash will uniformly brighten the face and this will result in nice passport photos.
* Keep camera around 4 to 5 feet away from the subject (person whose photo is being taken) and at subject's eye-level.
* DO NOT ZOOM IN. We do not need just the face! At least include full shoulders.
* Remember this rule: Keep eyes open and mouth closed while being photographed for a Passport photo.
* Make sure there is ample blank space above head, and on right and left side of your face as shown below. Make sure at least your FULL shoulders are visible in the picture. Pictures up to elbow level are recommended.
X Your photo should NOT be a close-up. Face should be around 10%-20% of the photo or full shoulders (both) should be visible with some open space above the head.
X Photo background should be light colored and uniform
X Your photo should have enough resolutin. File size of the picture must be more than 50KB
X Face in the photo should be uniformly exposed (One side side of the face should not be remarkably darker or lighter than the other)
X Avoid shadows created by camera flash (We can fix some shadows but if the shadow is mixing with hair, we can not fix it)
Composition tip:
-Imagine the photo you are taking is made up of 9 identical pieces/squares. The face has to be no bigger than one of those 9 squares and should be in the middle. The square in Green line shows how a Passport photo will be made out of it. Please do not crop the photo at your end. Let us do the cropping.
Here is a good sample picture that we at onlinepassportphoto.com simply love to convert into passport photo size 2"x2":
Here is the list of complete guideline for Passport Photos for US Passport application (We print passport photos for Australian Passport, Canada, India, China too. Click here for details). US Passport Photo requirements.
"Passport Photo Size":Passport Picture Size 2"x2"
Two Passport Photos(Don't worry. OnlinePassportPhoto.com will take care of this)"Passport Photo Size": Your photographs must be: 2x2 inches in size(Don't worry. OnlinePassportPhoto.com will take care of Passport Photo Size)Identical(Don't worry. OnlinePassportPhoto.com will take care of this)- Taken within the past 6 months, showing current appearance
- Color
Full face, front view with a plain white or off-white background Between 1 inch and 1 3/8 inches from the bottom of the chin to the top of the head(Don't worry. OnlinePassportPhoto.com will take care of this)- Taken in normal street attire Uniforms should not be worn in photographs except religious attire that is worn daily.
- Do not wear a hat or headgear that obscures the hair or hairline. If you normally wear prescription glasses, a hearing device, wig or similar articles, they should be worn for your picture.
- Dark glasses or nonprescription glasses with tinted lenses are not acceptable unless you need them for medical reasons. A medical certificate may be required.
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Good Passport Pictures
Tips for taking PROFESSIONAL QUALITY passport pictures at home for US Passport/VISA/Citizenship ApplicationsNote:You don't have to follow every step but this will be helpful to make your picture stand out on your passport.
- Position light sources on both sides of subject to avoid shadows on face. (Desirable but no need to worry about it. Use can use a while wall. Stand 4 feet away from it and fire Flash (Flash Fill in) to take a nice picture)
- Use a light source to illuminate background behind subject to avoid shadows in background.
- Camera/ Subject Position Place camera approximately 4 ft (120 cm) from the subject.
- Have camera at subject's eye level. Position subject facing the camera.
(This information is taken from Official US Passport website. Click here to look at the original page. It also has information that may come handy with your passport application and to know the current 'Passport Photo requirements' and passport photo size dimensions)
