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Tips for taking great passport pictures at home for US Passport/VISA Applications

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* Find a place that has a white wall to use as background or use white bed sheet as a background. Stand 2 to 3 feet away from the background.
* Try taking the photos at a time when there is good indirect natural light.
* Keep camera around 5 to 6 feet away from the subject (person whose photo is being taken) and at subject's eye-level
* Force the camera to apply flash. When you are around 6 feet away, the camera's flash would be more effective.
* Keep around 2 to 3 feet distance between subject and the background wall to avoid shadows.
* Remember this rule: Keep eyes open and mouth closed while being photographed for a Passport photo. (This tip works wonder for a successful marriage too: Keep mouth closed.)
*Make sure there is ample blank space above head, and on right and left side of your face as shown below. Make sure your shoulders and well as shoulders and arms up to elbow are visible in the picture.

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Here is the list of complete guideline for Passport Photos for US Passport application (We print passport photos for Australian Passport too. Click here for details). As you can see, you follow simple things and we will take care of the difficult part for you.

• 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.

Good Passport Pictures


Tips for taking PROFESSIONAL QUALITY passport pictures at home for US Passport/VISA/Citizenship Applications

Note: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 had lot of information that may come handy with your passport application)