Printing your own passport photos can save you some money.
Travel expenses can add up. If you are trying to save on as many things as you can while preparing for a trip, printing your own passport pictures is an option. You can save quite a bit by printing your own from your computer, although it takes a little finesse for them to be acceptable to the passport agency. However, if you are good on the computer, this is a feasible option for you.
Instructions
1. Obtain an official United States passport application from your local post office or as detailed from the official government website as listed in the Resources section. Fill this form out with the necessary information in pen. Notice the instructions on the form that detail photographs and their requirements.
2. Take your picture in front of a white background where there are no shadows and the lighting isn't too bright or too dark. Do not wear a hat, and only wear glasses if they are prescription. Always confer with the passport photo regulations in order to properly follow all other photo rules.
3. Download your photo from the digital camera onto your computer, and open the file in Paint, Adobe Photoshop or another photo editing program.
4. Copy and paste another copy of the photo alongside the original picture. The end result should be two square, identical headshots of you side by side. The headshots should only be a few inches in size. Again, refer to the passport parameters for the detailed and current rules of photo size and format.
5. Print the picture onto a sheet of glossy photo paper using your printer. Trim the excess photo paper off so that you are left with approximately a 4 inch by 6 inch photo with your double headshots printed on it.
6. Secure this to the passport application in such a way that it does not damage the photo. You may staple the photo to the form, however do not staple through any essential portions of the photograph. Also, do not cut the headshots out yourself because the agency does that when they are processing them.
7. Send in the application to the address listed on the official application form using adequate postage for whatever size envelope you use.
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