How to take a passport photo at home
A simple, practical workflow to shoot, crop and export a compliant passport photo with nothing but a phone and a white wall.
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Most passport rejections are caused by three things: shadows on the background, head not centered, and the wrong final dimensions. You can solve all three at home in under five minutes.
Stand about 1.5 meters in front of an evenly lit, plain white wall. Avoid hard ceiling lights — they create shadows under the eyes and on the wall behind you. Two soft side sources (or daylight from a window) work best.
Hold a neutral expression, mouth closed, eyes open and looking straight at the lens. The phone should be at eye level, not tilted up or down. Take the shot in landscape so you have crop room on both sides.
Then upload the photo into the editor below, pick your country preset (US 2×2 in, EU 35×45 mm, UK, India, etc.), align the head inside the guides, and download the JPG. The tool also outputs a printable A4/Letter sheet with multiple copies.