![]() If you have a half-decent inkjet with photo paper at home or your office you can run off a copy and call it a day. Depending on who or where you'll be printing you may want to resize the image then put format it for 4圆" (either centered or in a grid of 6). The image needs to be printed 2x2" at 300dpi. In general, you are not allowed to digitally enhance or alter the photo to change your appearance in any way." However, you cannot use any photo editing tool to digitally remove the red-eye from your photo. "It is acceptable to use the red-eye reduction option on your digital camera when you are taking the photo. It should be noted that there are very specific rules prohibiting digital retouching that alters the appearance of the photo. Your post should be rather easy, apply an adjusted white balance, pull up shadows and down highlights as needed, add sharpening to taste. If you have someone else photographing for you taking a picture of them with the crop you want is immensely helpful in getting what you need conveyed to them. I'd recommend framing the shot starting at mid-chest and ending a decent amount above the head to be safe. Given the absolutely tiny final image you need (a mere 600 by 600px) it's best to give yourself more room than you need when cropping your image down. If you're photographing yourself you will want to get a stand-in to help you set your focus and composition. Stop down your lens to between f/4 and f/8 for optimal, edge-to-edge sharpness. This'll give a nice, flattering, compression without the distortion you'd see with a shorter lens. Obviously this is no time for a super-short-DOF portrait. You're going to want to break out a mid-tele or tele-zoom for this one. Since I set up shop in my office without much natural light I opted to put up two strobes at about head-height at about 45 degrees from my face and one behind me lighting up the background (see diagram below), this'll meet the requirement for lighting flatly, without any shadowy areas. Or, if you'd rather, you can go all Art-of-The-Headshot and set up a couple strobes that won't make your picture look like a mugshot. To perfectly emulate the post-office lighting you'll need to buy some nicely patinaed 1980s florescent bulbs and use the flash on a mid-2000s point-and-shoot. With the background managed you can now move on to the lighting. If, like me, you don't have the luxury of a perfect backdrop wall you can break out the white seamless paper or a sheet of white foam core or matte board and support it with some light stands. If you have a white wall in your house or office that's your best bet. There are several ways to go about it, some easier than others. Your picture needs to be shot on white or off-white. Before you give this a try make sure to check with the current passport photo requirements and regulations. This guide is based upon the current rules governing the passport application process. The entire process took around ten minutes and was a lot more pleasant than having it taken elsewhere. Rather than brave the lines and put up with the ugly photo by the passport guy at the post office I decided to take matters into my own hands and take my own picture. With the 2015 Fstoppers Workshops in the Bahamas right around the corner, it occurred to me it was time to re-up my passport.
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