{"id":282,"date":"2017-04-18T11:28:08","date_gmt":"2017-04-18T11:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paspic.com\/blog\/tips-to-show-personality-on-your-passport-photo\/"},"modified":"2017-04-18T12:11:06","modified_gmt":"2017-04-18T12:11:06","slug":"tips-to-show-personality-on-your-passport-photo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paspic.com\/blog\/tips-to-show-personality-on-your-passport-photo\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips to show personality on your passport photo"},"content":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s little room to show personality on your passport photo<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 but that doesn\u2019t mean it can\u2019t be done. The official guidelines \u2013 which ban people from smiling, looking into the distance or posing at an angle \u2013 mean that it\u2019s difficult for people to capture some essence of what makes them unique. There are still some routes that you can go down if you want to make your image a little bit more individual. Here are just a few tips to get you started.<\/p>\n

Hair<\/b><\/p>\n

There\u2019s actually quite a lot of freedom when it comes to your hair. As long as it doesn\u2019t cover your eyes or face, it\u2019s pretty much fair game. This means that you\u2019re still welcome to experiment with funky \u2018dos and adventurous hair dye if that\u2019s what you\u2019re into.<\/p>\n

Clothes<\/b><\/p>\n

Admittedly, the vast majority of your attire won\u2019t be seen on your passport photo if you take it in accordance with the guidelines. However, there can still be a small amount of your upper clothing on show \u2013 especially around the shoulder\/neck area. Just make sure you don\u2019t wear a hat or any other form of headgear because it\u2019s not allowed.<\/p>\n

Facial hair<\/b><\/p>\n

Men can try all different styles of facial hair without worrying that it will cause their passport application to be rejected. Beards, moustaches and five o\u2019clock shadows are perfectly acceptable, so there\u2019s no need to shave for anyone who wants to rock one on their passport picture.<\/p>\n

Make up<\/b><\/p>\n

Makeup is fine for those people who want to cover those small imperfections. Whether it\u2019s foundation to add a little bit of colour to your complexion or lip liner to add more definition to your pout, you\u2019re free to wear whatever you want in terms of makeup.<\/p>\n

Think carefully<\/b><\/p>\n

There\u2019s always going to be a temptation to show some personality on your passport photo<\/strong>. After all, the image will stay with you for years and can be used on other forms of identification. However, it\u2019s probably best that you avoid anything that\u2019s too modern or that\u2019s a fleeting trend in case you live to regret the decision later down the line.<\/p>\n

Photo: Michael Mandiberg Passport<\/a> by mandiberg<\/a> licensed under Creative commons 2<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s little room to show personality on your passport photo \u2013 but that doesn\u2019t mean it can\u2019t be done. The official guidelines \u2013 which ban people from smiling, looking into the distance or posing at an angle \u2013 mean that it\u2019s difficult for people to capture some essence of what makes them unique. There are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":283,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paspic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paspic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paspic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paspic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paspic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=282"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.paspic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":290,"href":"https:\/\/www.paspic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282\/revisions\/290"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paspic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/283"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paspic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paspic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paspic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}