Guides

Photo guides

Short, practical guides for the photo problems people run into most.

• How to make passport photos at homeTake a passport photo with your phone, crop it to 2×2 inches or 35×45 mm, and print several copies on one 4×6 photo print. Step-by-step guide with the official rules.
• Photo too big to upload? Here's how to fix itWhy websites reject photos as too big, the difference between file size and pixel size, and how to get any photo under 20 KB, 50 KB, 100 KB or any limit in seconds.
• US visa photo requirements, explainedThe US visa photo rules in plain English: 600×600 to 1200×1200 pixels, JPEG under 240 KB, head 50–69% of the height, white background, no glasses. Plus how to fix a rejected photo.