PASSPORT PHOTO BY CLIENT

If you require the photos for an official document, please follow the instructions below:

• The photos must not be older than six (6) months;
• In the case of minors under the age of fourteen (14) years, they must be the only subject in the photograph. The portrait shall show the minor alone. If incase this is not possible we can edit out the background and insert a white background
• The photos should portray a close-up of the applicant’s head and the top of his/her shoulders. The face should take up 70-80% of the vertical dimension of the photograph;
• The head of the person being photographed should not be tilted up, down or to the side, but centred.
• The photos need to be in sharp focus and of high quality.
• The photos need to show the applicant looking directly towards the camera, portraying his/her neutral expression. Smiles, frowning, raised eyebrows or unusual expressions are considered to be not acceptable;
• The photos should have the appropriate brightness and contrast, showing the person’s natural skin tone;
• The photos shall show the applicant with his/her eyes open and clearly visible (with no hair obscuring the eyes) and the mouth closed; 
• The applicant needs to look facing square to the camera, not looking over one shoulder (portrait style);
• The head should be upright so that an imaginary horizontal line drawn between the centres of the eyes may be parallel to the top edge of the picture;

• Both edges of the face shall be clearly visible;
• The lighting shall be uniform with no shadows and no reflection on the face;
• Red eyed photographs are not accepted 
• The person should wear normal/casual attire, without wearing a hat or dark glasses.  
• Head coverings shall not be accepted except in circumstances specifically approved by the competent authority. Such circumstances may include religious, medical or cultural reasons;
• Unless worn daily for religious reasons, all hats or headgear should be removed for the photo. A signed statement from the applicant must be submitted with the application verifying that the item is worn daily for religious reasons.  In all cases, no item or attire should cover or otherwise obscure any part of the face;
• A photo depicting a person wearing a traditional facemask or veil that does not permit adequate identification is not acceptable;
• The photo shall show the eyes clearly with no light reflection off the glasses and no tinted lenses. If possible, avoid heavy frames. The frames shall not cover any part of the eyes.  Dark glasses or non-prescription glasses with tinted lenses are not acceptable unless they are needed for medical reasons, in which case a medical certificate is required
• Photographs where the face of the person is not focused will not be accepted 
• Photographs must not be digitally altered or retouched to change the person’s appearance in any way