"Dave" wrote in message
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Anyone know if the passport office will accept photos taken with a (home)
digital camera 3.1Mpix?
The reason I ask is that the blurb says the pictures must not be trimmed!
So
even if the pic is otherwise ok, unless it can be printed (not cut to) the
size
they state they won't accept it? Thinking about it maybe guillotining it
accurately would be ok? Just wondered anyway - before spent £££ on the
P.O.
photo booth.

The "blurb"
http://tinyurl.com/o47n3
Also states

"The photographs must:...
....be printed professionally. Photos printed at home are not likely to be of
an acceptable quality"
So you do it at your own risk.

I would suggest that the passport office know that encouraging people to
trim photos to the correct size is likely to compromise the composition. If
your trimmed picture is still well composed I imagine it will be accepted.

Graham.

Graham. wrote:
"Dave" wrote in message
...
Anyone know if the passport office will accept photos taken with a
(home) digital camera 3.1Mpix? The reason I ask is that the blurb
says the pictures must not be trimmed! So even if the pic is
otherwise ok, unless it can be printed (not cut to) the size they
state they won't accept it? Thinking about it maybe guillotining it
accurately would be ok? Just wondered anyway - before spent £££ on
the P.O. photo booth.

The "blurb" http://tinyurl.com/o47n3 Also states

"The photographs must:... ...be printed professionally. Photos
printed at home are not likely to be of an acceptable quality" So you
do it at your own risk.

I would suggest that the passport office know that encouraging people
to trim photos to the correct size is likely to compromise the
composition. If your trimmed picture is still well composed I imagine
it will be accepted.

Yes the key word is "likely"; it doesn't say "prohibited" etc. I've
just renewed mine successfully with a home-produced photo; like somebody
else said though, I used Photoshop to get the size and proportions
right. Printed it on photographic paper, then guillotined it to
photobooth size leaving a white border. But I suppose most of the Great
Unwashed wouldn't bother with all that (you can just imagine themn
sending in a 5"x7" snap taken on the beach last summer, printed on
standard A4 paper can't you?)

Certainly the least awful passport photo I've ever had (but took about
25 shots to get!)

David