Guides
How to take the photo yourself, with the phone you already own — and what makes an office send one back. Written here and checked against the rules of the documents in our catalogue.
- How to take a passport photo with an iPhoneWhere to stand, which camera to use, and why portrait-mode blur costs you the photo.
- Taking the photo at home without helpA door, a window and a timer are enough. Here is the setup that works in an ordinary room.
- Six mistakes that get a photo rejectedA shadow behind the head, a slight smile, glare on glasses — what reviewers actually look at, and the check that catches each one.
- How to take a passport photo with an Android phoneTurn off what the camera adds by itself, use the main lens, and let the timer do the rest.
- Passport photos of babies and small childrenA white sheet, an empty frame and the rules that relax for an infant — plus the ones that never do.
- What ICAO means for your passport photoDoc 9303 is the standard behind almost every passport photo rule — and the reason two countries can still disagree.
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