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May 9, 2013
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Is there a Passport Pictures Template for Photoshop Elements 10

  • May 9, 2013
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Is there a Passport Pictures Template for Photoshop Elements 10

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Participant
June 4, 2013

Use the follow calculation:

Here I use 300dpi as example.

Step 1: Calculate the height and width in pixels.

US passport photo for which the size is 2"x2", the size in pixels is 600x600 pixels. Just use 300 x length in inch.

Step 2: Calculate the photo paper size in pixels.

For 4"x6" paper, the size in pixels is 1200x1800 pixels

Step 3: Create a new image of size 1200x1800 pixels

Step 4: Crop a photo and resize it to 600x600 pixels

Copy and paste the photo to the image created in step 3.

Use the technique here to take passport photo with good lighting: http://strobist.blogspot.jp/2013/03/the-simple-light-how-to-take-great.html

The photo taken may be of gray background even when you take photo against white wall, you can use http://www.123passportphoto.com to generate white background photo.

Step 5: Save the photo and print it to 4"x6" photo paper

For US passport photos, you can either use matte or glossy photo paper. Other countries may require matte, semi-matte or glossy paper. You need to check the passport photo specification.

You should have 6 passport photo of the correct size for US passport photo.

Hope this will help.

Participant
June 20, 2022

Here is a Photoshop Template I made based on @Halbert_Pierce instructions above.  Thank you for clear instructions above. it worked great.

For the Lazy: http://s3.amazonaws.com/Files00001/Adobe/Photoshop/2-up-Passport-Photo-Template.psd

Participant
January 18, 2023

Thank you so much - this was incredibly helpful!

hatstead
Inspiring
May 10, 2013

US Department of State has a photo tool for this purpose:

http://travel.state.gov/passport/pptphotoreq/pptphotoreq_5333.html

Inspiring
May 10, 2013

If you need US size (2 x 2), there's a layout in the mac picture package, if you choose  8 x 10 in the page size menu.

kglad
Community Expert
Community Expert
May 10, 2013

here's directions on creating passport photos: http://www.ehow.com/how_5854772_create-passport-photo-photoshop-elements.html

but the only template i see if for photoshop.