Passport Photograph Help Needed

Richard Cole · Post by **Richard Cole** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 5:44 pm

I'm just about to renew my passport and the photographer I have used in the past no longer offers the service.

What I'm looking for is recommendations for a Lakewood Photographer who takes passport photographs - Thanks

Suzie Dean · Post by **Suzie Dean** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 5:50 pm

I think the UPS store in the Marc's shopping center takes them.

Jim DeVito · Post by **Jim DeVito** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 7:55 pm

I got mine taken at the USPS location. As it was a few years ago I do not remember the fee they charged but I know it was nominal.

On a side note I know a guy, 500 bucks and no questions asked.

Bryan Schwegler · Post by **Bryan Schwegler** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 8:12 pm

I just renewed my passport about two months ago. I took my own picture with my digital camera, used Photoshop to crop it to the right size, printed it and mailed it with the application.

If you do your own, the US Passport site has all the guidelines.

If you can't do it yourself, I believe that in addition to the other suggestions Staples also does them.

Jeff Endress · Post by **Jeff Endress** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 9:04 pm

AAA

$10 if you're a member....

Ivor Karabatkovic · Post by **Ivor Karabatkovic** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 10:06 pm

I did my own passport photos, as well as my brothers, my moms, my dads, and family friends when they applied for their citizenship.

But UPS does it, to make things simple.

Geoff Wopershall · Post by **Geoff Wopershall** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 11:37 pm

I just had to do this recently as well...

I decided to use a digital camera, epassportphoto.com, and then stopped by walgreens to print it out.

Grand total =10 cents

Richard Cole · Post by **Richard Cole** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 7:57 am

Thanks all for the replies and suggestions. Much appreciated

Heather Ramsey · Post by **Heather Ramsey** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 2:05 pm

I had mine done at Walgreen's.

It wasn't very good, though, but I imagine it just depends on who is working at the time...

Ruthie Koenigsmark · Post by **Ruthie Koenigsmark** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 11:01 pm

Lakewood Post Office--and you can drop off the paperwork there too...my son's passport only took 10 days to receive!

Richard Cole · Post by **Richard Cole** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 11:25 am

Update;

I got the passport photos from the UPS Store.

All three applications (myself and 2 children) have been returned with the note "Photographs are too blurry"

At the UPS store, the clerk who took the photos on a "point 'n' shoot", arms held out in front of her looking at the screen, did not fill me with confidence

Ah well - Plan B Walgreens or a DIY Job.

Jim O'Bryan · Post by **Jim O'Bryan** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 1:29 pm

Richard Cole wrote:Update;

I got the passport photos from the UPS Store.

All three applications (myself and 2 children) have been returned with the note "Photographs are too blurry"

At the UPS store, the clerk who took the photos on a "point 'n' shoot", arms held out in front of her looking at the screen, did not fill me with confidence

Ah well - Plan B Walgreens or a DIY Job.

Richard

If you want, stop by the office I can do them.

Call first.

.

Dee Martinez · Post by **Dee Martinez** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 3:30 pm

Walgreens and Rite Aid do them too. Its funny, they have a pull-down screen above one of the aisles (which you would never notice) and a cashier uses that for a backdrop. I think it was $10.
Not brave enough to try self-portraits!

Richard Cole · Post by **Richard Cole** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 7:25 pm

Jim O'Bryan wrote:
Richard

If you want, stop by the office I can do them.

Call first.

.

Jim - Thanks for the kind offer.

I ended up taking the photos myself and using a website my spouse found http://www.epassportphoto.com/ got them at the exact 35mm x 45mm required size. Printed at RiteAid and in the mail.

PS - The UPS Store refunded me