Make Official Passport Photos the Easy Way

Passport photos are often taken by inexperienced photographers in drug stores with cheap no-brand cameras, who then charge $9 for the service.

The other option is to visit a professional photographer who then charges $30 to take your photograph with a special Polariod camera—these photos may or may not be accepted by the passport agency. Would it not be nice to take your own photo and just adjust it to the right dimensions for the passport agency?

IDPhoto4you.com allows you to upload a photo and reformat it for your country’s passport regulations. The maximum allowable original photo size is 10000X10000, and your photo must be a JPG, PNG or BMP.

First, choose the country for which you need a passport photo. Most countries appear on the list.

The settings for your passport photo are automatically chosen. Next, click the Choose File button to find a photo to upload. Most countries require passport photos to appear on a white background, a white curtain or a piece of 25-cent piece of poster board will do the trick nicely.

A photo of yourself looking directly at the camera is best, but if the head is slightly turned, idphoto4you can correct the angle—just put a checkmark next to Use Angle Correction. Click the Upload button when you are done.

A page will appear displaying your original photo and your resized, cropped ready-for-the-passport-office photos.

Click Download and save the new photos to your computer. Now all you need to do is print the photos on photo paper and submit your passport application.