Has anyone successfully taken their own passport photo?

[moshquerade]

I know you can take your own picture, but it has to line up with their template. Did you find free software on the net to use for it?

TIA

 

[2Xtreme21]

I took my picture for a student visa, but I talked to a bunch of people that I went to France with this past year and they all got accepted without problems taking their own passport photos. Some are pretty non-tech-savvy, so I figure if an idiot can do it, we should be fine.

 

[waggy]

i just went to the walmart photo place. it cost me $10 for 2 of them.

 

[EGGO]

Just paid $7 for CVS to do it right there, today, actually.

 

[Skeeedunt]

Want to make sure you come out looking like a stud, eh?

 

[TipsyMcStagger]

Originally posted by: EGGO
Just paid $7 for CVS to do it right there, today, actually.

I did the same.

Why would you even bother taking it yourself? It seems more work than its worth.

 

[puffff]

All the time. I think I've always taken my own passport photo.

When I was traveling I had a stack of 30 or so, for visa applications. No way was I going spend $10 for a pair. Not once was my home-shot passport photos rejected.

 

[woodie1]

I took my own. I admit it was more work than I thought to get everything within spec but they accepted it.

 

[ponyo]

Took my own also. Didn't have a problem with approval.

 

[Lothar1974]

Took my wifes and mine. Was pretty easy. I used some software online that was free to make the pictures the correct size. If I can find it I'll post it.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: Lothar1974
Took my wifes and mine. Was pretty easy. I used some software online that was free to make the pictures the correct size. If I can find it I'll post it.

Thanks. I'd appreciate it if you could find the link to it.

 

[FoBoT]

not worth the hassle, i paid the kinko dude the $12 or whatever

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
not worth the hassle, i paid the kinko dude the $12 or whatever

well, i have a digital camera and an HP photo printer and photo paper. if i had an easy software proggie i don't see that it would be a hassle.

 

[Turin39789]

You should be able to do it, I was getting ready to do my own around this time last year when I discovered that AAA Gold members(me!) get a free one.

 

[JRich]

Originally posted by: Skeeedunt
Want to make sure you come out looking like a stud, eh?

I hope not.

 

[MixMasterTang]

Free online software for your Do it yourself passport photos.

Edit: Guess the free version puts a watermark on it! sorry

 

[kfan]

http://www.epassportphoto.com/
I have used this site for mine and several friends and never had a problem.

 

[Svnla]

Originally posted by: EGGO
Just paid $7 for CVS to do it right there, today, actually.

$7.99 for my local CVS. I think I rather let them do it and not mess with it myself. I don't have a high quality color printer at home plus the high quality shinny paper.

I will have to do one because my passport is expired.

 

[Ramma2]

We had ours taken at the passport place. The charge for the photo was nothing compared to the charge for the actual passport.

 

[Injury]

Originally posted by: Ramma2
We had ours taken at the passport place. The charge for the photo was nothing compared to the charge for the actual passport.

haha, yeah. $7 at CVS is pretty much chicken s*** after you plunk down that much.

 

[TitanDiddly]

Yep, I just used photoshop after reading their guidelines. I used PS to make a blank 4x6 image and put the passport-sized image in there 6/8 times, saved it to my CF card, and printed it out like a normal picture at the photo booth. The photo lab tech was chagrined.

(I used to be a photo lab tech)

 

[shopbruin]

you can get it done at a AAA office also if you are a member.

 

[Anubis]

yes ive taken my own and my rents, everything was fine

never used the template i just photoshoped it so it was the correct size

 

[jjones]

It's not that big of a deal really. If you have any photo-resizing software, which you probably do, that will take care of getting it the correct size. Then just print it out on the glossy paper.

 

[jamesave]

did it myself. photoshop and print it out of costco for less than $1.00.