How to make a passport-size photo for online forms on your phone

• Stand about half a metre in front of a plain white or light wall, facing a window for even daylight.
• Ask someone else to take it at eye level, with the back camera, from about 1.5 metres away.
• Look straight at the camera with a neutral expression, both ears visible, no cap or tinted glasses.
• Avoid shadows behind you: step a little away from the wall.

1. 1Open Crop image, pick the passport ratio, and position the frame so your face fills about 70–80% of the height with a little space above your head.
2. 2If the background looks grey or yellow, brighten it in the Image editor with Exposure and Warmth.
3. 3Open Resize image and choose the Passport photo 3.5 × 4.5 cm preset.
4. 4Turn on Limit the file size, enter the form's maximum (for example 50 KB), choose JPG and press Resize.

If the form gives pixels instead of centimetres, choose Pixels and type them in. At 200 DPI, 3.5 × 4.5 cm is about 276 × 354 pixels.

• The file is a JPG and within the KB range (some forms also have a minimum).
• Your face is sharp, evenly lit and centred.
• The background is plain and light, with no objects or patterns.

Many exams now also capture a live photo during the application. The uploaded photo should match it, so use a recent one.