Q: How can I get the best possible photograph of myself for my passport ?
A: A good start is to have your passport photograph taken by experienced Portrait Photographer who uses multiple studio lights and a proper portrait lens. The secret to good lighting is good wide flash umbrellas. The wider the source of light means delivery of very soft light that will be kind to the subject being photographed. The second part is to use a long portrait lens. The use of a standard or short portrait lens will result in the subject to appear to have a bigger nose. The longer the focal length of the lens, the better the photograph.

Q: Where is your Studio ?
A: On the north side of Brisbane. I work from my home at Cashmere and have a dedicated Studio area fully set up 24/7 (aka “The West Wing”). Please text me on 0418 742 530 for an appointment. I will then ring you back to make a time.

Q: It seems that many countries have different sizes ?
A: While quite often the outside dimensions are the standard 35mm x 45mm, the top of head to chin size can vary from country to country. Also the colour required for the background is another variable. When you make an appointment for a passport for a foreign country, I immediately check the latest passport photo regulations for that country and make sure my template for that country is up to date and accurate. The regulations regarding children’s passport photos can and will vary from country to country.

Q: My country requires a digital file. Can you supply me a file on a USB stick or by email?
A: Yes, we can do all that for you and creating the file to an exact digital spec is what we do every day (and many nights) here at our Studio.

Q: I have had a Passport photo taken elsewhere and I have come out much darker than my normal dark skin tone.
A: This is a common occurrence and many of the passport images we do here are redoes where the client is unhappy with the results obtained elsewhere. I adjust the skin tone density in the printing process on every passport to give the best possible image on your passport.

Q: Can I have an after hours appointment or a weekend ?
A: Yes, no problem, many people just can’t make it through the day. This is why I ask people to make initial contact by Text Message. (So I can have a life too)

Q: How long will it take to photograph and produce the prints ?
A: Please allow 12 minutes as I will adjust the Studio lights to suit the individual. Most times, I will use 4 lights but will change it to 3 lights if you are bald on top. If your hair is very light grey, I will alter the ratio of Hair Light to Key Light + Secondary Fill Light.

Q: I am a Brunei citizen and our passport photos have a blue background ?
A: We can do any colour background in a studio passport photo. Brunei don’t 100% insist on the blue background and will accept the international standard of light grey.
However we will do exactly what you want.

Q: Can you retouch some marks on my face ?
A: No, this is against Passport Photo regulations.

Please remember you are posing for a “Facial Recognition Image” not a “Photographic Portrait“

The secret to good passport photographs is in the broad studio umbrella lighting and the Photographer using a proper portrait lens. Please note Passport images must be no smiles ie mouth closed and unretouched. The NO SMILES is because of Facial Recognition Software employed at all International Airports. In the Studio, I use 4 Lights to produce a flattering (within regulation) Studio Passport. We can produce any size to any country’s requirements. Some other countries are the same size photographs as Australia but quite often the height of Head Factor is way different to the Australian head (chin to top of head, not top of hair) size standard. USA and Canada are totally different sizes to each other and totally different to Australia.

So if you are from Texas USA or Vancouver Canada or Mt Gravatt in Brisbane Australia, we know the exact correct size and can look after you.

Yes, I can make the New Zealand digital passport file to regulation and then upload the image to the NZ Government computer server to check that the image passes regulation.

Yes, I can make the USA digital passport file to regulation and then upload the image to the US Government computer server to check that the im-
age passes regulation.

Yes, we can custom make passport photographs for any nationality.

Please Text for an appointment and tell us what nationality you require for your application. There are many countries that do not conform to the International Standard on passport photographs. When you phone for your appointment and if your nationality is not Australian, please let us know this so we can make sure we have the latest photo size regulations on hand for your Nationality.

Yes, we can produce ID Photographs to your requirements.