passport pics

brooklynpotter · January 2011

is there any place in south slope to get them?

scarlett · January 2011

CVS

veets · January 2011

So weird..Potter.

before I read this I had just gone on line to see what was involved in renewing my expired passport and apparently I can do it on line but do need update on picture. Off to CVS I go!

bcodsnpkslope · January 2011

the other place is the photo store on 5 ave bet 13 & 14 streets

whyfi · January 2011

DIY.

brooklynpotter · January 2011

whyfi, you can really DIY? because using a headshot would be very nice.

that said, i've heard that if you go digital--i think the place on 5th does this--they take a bunch of shots and you can choose which one you look the least wretched in.

opossumqueen · January 2011

If you already have an appropriate picture, you just need to get it printed and cut to passport specs. You can probably find it online but I think there are rules on head orientation, how much shoulder is in the shot, etc. Follow those and the correct photo size and you're fine. I think this is only significantly cheaper if you can print at home, but I'm not totally sure. We paid around $10-14 for passport photos as a drug store in Park Slope.

whyfi · January 2011

Yes, you can DIY, see -

http://travel.state.gov/pdf/Photo-Quality-Requirements.pdf

Also -

Your Photographs Must Be:
* Identical

* In color

* 2 x 2 inches in size

* Printed on thin, photo-quality paper

* Taken within the past 6 months, showing current appearance

* 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

* Taken in normal street attire:

o Uniforms should not be worn in photographs except religious attire that is worn daily

o Do not wear a hat or headgear that obscures the hair or hairline

o If you normally wear prescription glasses, a hearing device, wig or similar articles, they should be worn for your picture

o Dark glasses or nonprescription glasses with tinted lenses are not acceptable unless you need them for medical reasons (a medical certificate may be required)

albertitto · January 2011

I agree -- any basic photo editing software can do this. I used Picasa and made a 4"x6" collage of 6 of the same headshot so each print gave me 6 photos, which would cost only something like 30 cents. I did worry a little about the photo quality. Because of the lighting, one side of the background appears more off-white than the other. But my passport was successfully renewed.

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