Digital Passport Photos

strawb_shortcake

kandy91 said:

Out of curiosity, what happens if your photo is not accepted? Are you given the opportunity to upload a new one, or is the application cancelled?

You upload a new one, it's all automated by email and text, took me less than 5 minutes to take and upload a new photo 

twopenny

I've always been to our local photographic shop.
They are so used to it it's right first time and cost a £1 more than a booth.

I look better too 

DullGreyGuy

twopenny said:

I've always been to our local photographic shop.
They are so used to it it's right first time and cost a £1 more than a booth.

I look better too 

Joking apart... you probably do. 

The whole "no editing" thing is silly because take the identical photo with a 30mm lens and a 90mm lens (being further away to compensate) will look different and thats before you consider the characteristics of the film or sensor.  Can understand them not wanting you to edit out moles etc but the statements are a bit silly in my opinion. 

There is a reason why professional photographers use a mid length lens then a shorter one and be closer, because it is more flattering. 

Albermarle

The photo examples shown on the website, show people like this.

As opposed to what I would consider a more traditional 'full face' passport photo.
So anyway I took some pictures like the above ( taken by a smartphone against a plain wall by somebody else)
and they were rejected by the website. So took a more full face one with no shoulders showing and it passed.....

Glad

I had mine taken in Morrisons with a code to upload them during the application process. They were not accepted so I asked a work colleague to take one against a light grey wall, that was accepted

IvanOpinion

If you are doing it online then it will tell you if the photograph is acceptable and you can upload a new one. In my case it said I was not looking at the camera, I was (maybe it thought I was cousin It). There was an option that allowed me to type in a note saying that photo was OK and complete the application. The photo was accepted.

smudge56

DullGreyGuy said:

twopenny said:

I've always been to our local photographic shop.
They are so used to it it's right first time and cost a £1 more than a booth.

I look better too 

Joking apart... you probably do. 

The whole "no editing" thing is silly because take the identical photo with a 30mm lens and a 90mm lens (being further away to compensate) will look different and thats before you consider the characteristics of the film or sensor.  Can understand them not wanting you to edit out moles etc but the statements are a bit silly in my opinion. 

There is a reason why professional photographers use a mid length lens then a shorter one and be closer, because it is more flattering. 

You can edit the photo. You just can’t filter it.  It should be a true likeness not some perfected image that looks nothing like you.  😊