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Reply 1
veryjammy
Can someone please explain to me why these always turn out absolutely awful? I just had some taken to send off with my accommodation forms and they looked absolutely vile. Then I looked in the mirror next to the booth and I looked fine. I don't get it :confused:


lol, i know exactly wot ur on about. it makes all the darker areas of your face darker and all the light areas lighter!
Reply 2
Everybody always looks rubbish. It's probably the rubbish lighting and white background
oh thank for reminding me! i need to get one
Reply 4
They turn out rubish, because they're too small and u're not that pretty. :wink:
Reply 5
I've found a machine that likes me in our local Somerfield :smile:
Reply 6
Mine turned out amazing this year :eek: Which quite shocked me cos i've never seen a good passport photo of anyone ever!
Reply 7
Acaila
I've found a machine that likes me in our local Somerfield :smile:


*Wuffles*
Reply 8
I took my passport to get my Chinese Visa last year, they looked at the picture and started laughing.
Reply 9
every time i get ided at bars they laugh at me, although it is a good ice breaker.

CURSES
Reply 10
i just got my passport last weekend.. nad yeah.. still the same old ugly picture that always come out
Reply 11
If you don't like those passport photo's then unlucky!!! lol.

Your gonna be looking at that photo for a few years, cos one of them goes on your NUS card! :wink: :rolleyes:
:smile: I look ace in my passport.

When I got my new passport, I gave them my gorgeous photos with the declaration on the back, but they told me they were too small, so had to get new ones. They looked awful, but I needed a fast track passport.
When I collected it the next day, they'd used my old too small but lovely photos...
I got some done today and they're terrible! My eyes just look wrong on them and my face is white. I really do hope everybody's are terrible so that I don't feel so bad..... :biggrin: x
Reply 14
My lips always look as if hey were just botoxed in passport photos which is quite sexy!

haha
Vince
Reply 15
If you want decent passport photos, avoid photo booths! I got my passport renewed recently, and got a set of photos done at a local photography shop (the sort that sells cameras, develops photos etc.). They take the picture with a digital camera, show you the result on a screen and if you don't like it they will re-take... The result was the best set of passport photos I've ever had - I actually look human and the colours look life-like! :eek: It was only £5 for a set of four pre-cut photos, so pretty good value too. I would definitely recommend it.
Reply 16
Manatee
If you want decent passport photos, avoid photo booths! I got my passport renewed recently, and got a set of photos done at a local photography shop (the sort that sells cameras, develops photos etc.). They take the picture with a digital camera, show you the result on a screen and if you don't like it they will re-take... The result was the best set of passport photos I've ever had - I actually look human and the colours look life-like! :eek: It was only £5 for a set of four pre-cut photos, so pretty good value too. I would definitely recommend it.

Yeah I'm in Dubai at the moment and everyone does that here with their passport photos! You can also pay a bit more and theyll airbrush the photos for you - everyone always looks STUNNING in their passport pics :eek:

and i was saying how in the UK everyone just uses the polaroid photo booths and they looked at me like i was crazy. nice. :rolleyes:
Reply 17
mangomaz
Yeah I'm in Dubai at the moment and everyone does that here with their passport photos! You can also pay a bit more and theyll airbrush the photos for you - everyone always looks STUNNING in their passport pics :eek:


Perhaps I'll do that next time I renew my passport - I have a feeling I'll need the airbrushing by then! :eek: Still, it could be a bit dangerous if the photo is so stunning that the customs people think that it's someone else's passport :biggrin: .
Reply 18
maybe its the way the rapidly dry it, and it comes out all toasty warm?
Reply 19
air brushing your photos makes you look more wonderful lol... wellp at least the face in my yearbook was airbrushed cuz if it wasn't then i would be in a big trouble