{"id":366,"date":"2019-03-04T10:45:22","date_gmt":"2019-03-04T10:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paspic.com\/blog\/can-i-print-my-own-passport-photo\/"},"modified":"2019-03-04T10:59:40","modified_gmt":"2019-03-04T10:59:40","slug":"can-i-print-my-own-passport-photo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paspic.com\/blog\/can-i-print-my-own-passport-photo\/","title":{"rendered":"Can I print my own passport photo?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Is it time to renew your passport?<\/strong> If so you’ll already be thinking about getting some decent passport photos done. Photo booths pictures can be grim affairs so taking photos in a more relaxed atmosphere like your own home makes sense. But what rules are there about passport photo sizes?<\/strong> And is it possible to print them out at home?<\/strong><\/p>\n

What passport photos do I need?<\/strong><\/p>\n

You’ll need two identical passport photos for your application. Follow the rules for taking a good passport photo<\/a> and you’re halfway there. Now you need to print them out at 45mm high x 35mm wide size<\/strong> – you can’t print a bigger picture and cut it down!<\/p>\n

Shoot and edit your passport pictures<\/strong><\/p>\n

First, make sure you’re well lit – natural daylight is best – and standing in front of a plain cream or light grey background. Don’t use a flash so you avoid the dreaded red-eye and keep a tight focus on your head and shoulders. Once you’re satisfied with your photo then you can move onto the next step.<\/p>\n

If you feel the need to edit your photo, think again. Gov.UK<\/a> rules state quite clearly that photos should be ‘unaltered by computer software’ so you may run into problems if you give yourself a virtual facelift!<\/p>\n

Finally, you need to accurately size your photo so that the distance between your chin and the crown of your head is no less than 29mm<\/strong> and no more than 34mm<\/strong>, and set the photo size to the standard 45mm x 35mm<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Press print<\/strong><\/p>\n

Finally, you need to set your home printer to print your passport pics. Bear in mind that they must be printed to a professional standard on white photo paper – and check that your printer can handle borderless printing as your passport photos must be printed without a border.<\/p>\n

‘Professional standard’ can be subjective but obviously, you’ll need to invest in some decent photographic paper rather than plain old copy paper!<\/p>\n

Now you’ll need to set the printer <\/a>to print at 100% of screen size and select the highest possible resolution before pressing print.<\/p>\n

Picture perfect<\/strong><\/p>\n

If all that sounds like a hassle, it is. Especially when you can simply upload your passport pictures<\/a><\/strong> to Paspic where 99.5% of passport pics are approved the first time!<\/strong><\/p>\n

So why not let us take the fuss out of passport photo printing and get approved first time or your money back?<\/p>\n

Photo: Camera Mask<\/a> by Jesse Wilson<\/a> licensed under Creative commons 2<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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