How to make a passport photo
- Take a photo facing the camera against a plain, light wall, with even light and no shadows.
- Choose the photo and pick the size: 35 × 45 mm, 2 × 2 inch or 25 × 35 mm.
- Use Zoom and Move up/down until your face sits inside the dashed oval.
- Download a single photo for online forms, or a 4 × 6 inch print sheet.
Sizes and print sheets
Photos are made at 300 DPI, the usual print resolution. A 35 × 45 mm photo is 413 × 531 pixels, and a 4 × 6 inch sheet (the standard photo print size) holds 6 of them with cutting gaps. A 2 × 2 inch photo is 602 × 602 pixels, 2 per sheet; a 25 × 35 mm stamp size is 295 × 413 pixels, 12 per sheet. Print the sheet at 100% ("actual size") at any photo shop or kiosk, and cut along the thin grey lines.
Getting it accepted
- Most rules ask for the head to fill about 70–80% of the photo height, a neutral expression, eyes open and no glasses glare.
- The fill colour only covers empty edges if you zoom out; it doesn't replace your background, so start with a plain wall.
- Rules differ by country and by application. Always check the official photo guidelines for the form you're filling.
For an online form that asks for exact pixels and a KB limit, you can also use the Image resizer with its passport preset.