My Passport Photo

When i take my passport photograph i will have to be careful to abide by all the strict guidelines that have being set out and that regulate how a passport photograph can be taken.

Passport Photograph Do's:

• Show a neutral expression .
• Sit alone in the photograph.
• Make sure the image is in color.
• All copies of the photograph should be identical .
• Taken within the last month of you .
• be 45 millimeters high x 35 millimeters wide - this is the standard size when you have a passport photo taken in a photo booth or studio.
• Be sharp, clear and in focus.
•  Eyes open and clearly visible.
• Facing straight into the camera.
• Taken against a plain white background.
• Be printed on plain white photographic paper.
• Be printed professionally.
• You should make sure nothing covers the outline of your eyes, nose or mouth.
• Be a close-up of your head and shoulders.
• Not have any writing on the front or back - except when one of the photos needs to be certified

Passsport photograph Dont's:

• No grinning, frowning or raised eyebrows.
• Don't be with anyone else in the photograph.
• Don't put the photograph in Black and white.
• Don't use an old passport photograph of yourself .
• Mustn't be bigger than be 45 millimeters high x 35 millimeters wide.
• Not blurry or have anything covering your face or eyes.  
• No sunglasses, glasses etc. 
• No red eye.
• Don't face sideways 
• Image must not be creased, torn or marked in any way.
• No shadows
•  Show full head nothing covering it