Passport Photo Maker
Crop a photo to passport size and get a printable sheet.
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About the Passport Photo Maker converter
A booth charges several pounds for six photos and gives you no second try. A print shop will run off a 6 × 4 for pennies — the hard part is getting the crop and the head size right first.
Drop in a photo taken against a plain wall, line the head up with the guides, and download a sheet ready to print.
Head size is what gets photos rejected
Nearly every document specifies not just the photo size but how much of it your head must fill. The UK asks for 29–34 mm from chin to crown within a 45 mm tall photo. Schengen visas want 32–36 mm, which is noticeably tighter.
The guides on the framing box show where the top of the head and the chin should sit for the document you have chosen, so the head size is set deliberately rather than by eye.
A sheet you can actually print
The printable sheet tiles as many copies as fit, with a gap between them and small cut marks at the corners — printed just outside each photo, so no line is left on the picture after cutting.
A 6 × 4 photo print holds eight UK-size photos; A4 holds thirty. Take the file to any print shop or photo kiosk and ask for a standard print, or use photo paper at home.
Resolution matters more than it looks
A passport photo is small, but printed small means every pixel shows. The page works out the effective resolution of your crop and warns when it falls below what prints cleanly.
That is why zooming in a long way on a distant photo does not work: the crop runs out of pixels. A photo taken from about a metre away, filling the frame with head and shoulders, leaves plenty to work with.
Your photo stays on your device
This is a photograph of your face, being prepared for an identity document. It is not something to upload to a website that offers no account, no terms you have read, and no way to know what happens to it afterwards.
Everything here happens in the browser. Load the page once and it works with the network switched off entirely.
Frequently asked questions
Are these dimensions guaranteed correct?
They are the commonly published figures for each document, and they are what a photo shop works to. Requirements do change and vary between document types, so check the official guidance before submitting — a rejected application costs far more than a reprint.
Can I take the photo on my phone?
Yes, and it is usually better than a booth. Stand about a metre from a plain wall in daylight, have someone else take it from a metre or so away, and turn off portrait mode — the artificial background blur it adds is a common reason for rejection.
Does it remove the background?
No. It can paint a flat colour behind a photo that already has a plain background, but it does not cut you out of a busy scene. Automatic background removal leaves rough edges around hair, which is exactly what an examiner looks at.
Can I smile?
For most documents, no. A neutral expression with your mouth closed is the standard requirement, looking straight at the camera with both eyes open and visible.
What about glasses or a head covering?
Glasses are usually allowed if your eyes are clearly visible with no glare, though several countries now ask you to remove them. Head coverings worn for religious reasons are accepted as long as the face is unobscured from the bottom of the chin to the top of the forehead.