Flat lighting is integral, as shadows over the face may cause your images to be rejected. It’s worth checking the guidelines as they can change frequently ( Make Your Own Passport Photos – Shootingįind a light-coloured wall (should be light grey or cream, not 100% white where possible) as a background and shoot your passport photo subject using the portrait orientation.Īvoid using the flash as this increases the likelihood of red-eye and background shadows (however, if you can turn the flash down then a small pop of fill-in can provide good colour balance and open up facial detail).ĭaylight is best, such as from a window, as this can provide as equal a balance as possible to avoid shadows on the face and background. Children under 1 also don’t have to have their eyes open, though if someone is supporting their head with a hand, that hand is not allowed to be visible. The posing restrictions for children under 6, however, are a little less stringent – the child doesn’t have to be looking at the camera or maintaining a neutral expression. Official advice suggests that very young infants are placed on a grey sheet and photographed from above. If you’re taking a passport photo of a young child they have to be the only person in the photo – you can’t prop them up in your lap. The official rules state ‘no glare off glasses’, though if you wear glasses you’re probably best off just removing them entirely – you also can’t wear tinted glasses or sunglasses. Though official rules state you cannot wear anything that covers your head, there is an exemption if the covering is worn for religious or medical reasons.
There should be no shadows on the face, no hair in the face, no facial-coverings and, after printing on photo paper, the images must have no tears, creases or marks. The photo should also have been taken in the last month – so you won’t be able to use an old photo that you happen to have on your computer.
A neutral expression with closed mouth, no red-eye, clear and sharp focus, with a plain cream/grey background, posed face-on to the camera, are all a must. Shooting passport photographs demands that you stick to some stringent rules. Make Your Own Passport Photos – Official Guidelines
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It’s a cost, though, that can be quickly and simply avoided by setting up a shoot at home, working some Photoshop magic to your images, and printing on some decent quality photo paper at the correct passport photo dimensions. Most of us will pop down to the local automated machine and have passport photo size prints inside ten minutes – but at the cost of at least £5 per set, photographing the whole family for a batch of passport renewals in time for that holiday can quickly add up. In the UK we have the privilege of being able to take our own passport photographs.
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