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Choose the size for your document type, then upload a photo or take one with your browser camera. Our AI checks biometric rules (sharpness, pose, expression, lighting, background); if the photo passes, it removes the background and produces a print-ready ID photo in your selected aspect ratio. You can download the digital file or order a 10×15 print sheet for delivery — no account required.

The PNG keeps the aspect ratio of your chosen document (e.g. 50×60 mm ≈ 600×720 px, 35×45 mm ≈ 560×720 px, US square visa 720×720; long side ~720 px / ~300 DPI). Two options: after payment download the clean digital file and print at a photo shop or home printer, or order an auto-laid-out 10×15 print sheet for delivery from the site.

The wizard offers about twenty document and country formats: Turkish ID, passport, driving licence, Schengen, US, UK, Canada, Australia, China, Russia, private security, firearms licence and ICAO 35×45 mm, among others. The AI checks ICAO 9303 plus country-specific rules (size, background, head height) and, when suitable, produces a print-ready ID photo in your chosen size. For unlisted documents use the generic 35×45 mm (international) or 50×60 mm (TR) format. Final acceptance rests with the authority.

The photo itself is only valid for 6 months at the time of application — a passport application with a photo older than 6 months is usually not accepted. Once printed inside the passport it stays valid for the passport's lifetime; however if your appearance changes significantly (weight, hair/beard, surgery) you must renew the passport with a new photo. For infants, frequent renewal is expected.

The photo must have been taken within the last 6 months at the time of application; once printed on the card it stays valid for the ID card's 10-year lifetime. If your face changes noticeably (weight, hair/beard, cosmetic or medical procedure) you may need to renew the ID with a new photo. Since analysis is free, you can compare compliance with your current ID before ordering.

Once your payment is confirmed, your sheet is printed and dispatched by the method you chose: cargo delivery covers all of Turkey, while in served regions orders paid before the announced cut-off time aim for next-day courier delivery. Tracking information is sent by email, and you can follow the order status on the orders page of your account. If you are in a hurry, the digital file can be downloaded instantly.

Yes — no account is required for analysis, preview or ordering. As a guest you only enter your email address at checkout; the order is attached to an automatically created account under that address, and a secure login link sent to your inbox lets you reach your file and order history any time, no password needed.

Yes. The clean file you purchased is tied to your account and can be re-downloaded from your orders page at any time — even if you change phones or delete the file, it is not lost. The same applies to guest orders: use the login link sent to the email you gave at checkout to access your account and file.

Yes — authorities do not care where the photo was taken, only whether it meets biometric standards: correct size, plain light background, neutral expression, sufficient resolution and proper head ratio. A frame taken at home with a phone that satisfies these rules is indistinguishable from a studio shot; our AI checks exactly these rules one by one and cleans the background to studio quality. The final acceptance decision always rests with the authority, so take the analysis warnings seriously.

A photo has no validity measured in years; applications set a "recency" rule instead, and the most common one is that it must have been taken within the last 6 months (the US visa and Schengen state this explicitly). You may reuse the same file for different applications inside that window. What forces a retake is appearance rather than time: noticeable weight change, a big difference in hair, beard or eyewear, medical or cosmetic procedures, and fast-growing children. An authority may also demand a shorter window in its own notice; recency rules per document are in the photo validity guide.

You can, but three details decide the result. First the paper: plain A4 is not accepted, you need glossy or matte photo paper. Second the scale: in the printer dialog choose 100% actual size instead of "fit to page", otherwise a 50×60 mm frame shifts by a few millimetres — check the print with a ruler. Third the cutting: cut straight with a craft knife and a ruler, not with scissors. Because home printers are limited in colour accuracy and durability, for critical applications it is safer to print at a photo shop or order our pre-laid-out 10×15 sheet.

What matters is not where the photo was taken but which standard it meets; the consulate or embassy of the issuing country sets the size, background and recency rule, and these are mostly built on ICAO 9303. A frame taken in Türkiye is accepted if it meets the size, background and head ratio that country publishes. Some missions nevertheless ask for the photo to be taken at their own centre or require a particular background tone, so read the relevant consulate's current notice before applying; once the size is clear, picking the matching preset in the wizard is enough.

Usually not — an unsuitable photo is handled as a missing document rather than a refusal of the application, and at most application centres you can obtain a new photo on the spot and complete the file the same day. Still, the outcome depends on the centre's practice and how busy the day is: the file may be put on hold as incomplete, a second visit is sometimes needed, and an online upload that fails validation simply cannot be saved to the form. The way to bring that risk close to zero is to carry spare prints and the digital file together; for anything definitive, follow the instructions in your appointment letter.

The difference is measurability: a biometric photo follows the ICAO standard — in Türkiye 50×60 mm, plain white background, neutral expression, a fully frontal gaze and a head-height-to-frame ratio defined to the millimetre; face-recognition systems verify these values by machine. "Vesikalık" is the everyday umbrella term: the old-style ID photo tolerated a slight smile, coloured backgrounds or free framing. Today every official application — ID card, passport, driving licence — requires the biometric measurements; our biometric document guide covers them document by document, and the detailed comparison table is in the biometric vs standard photo guide. Our tool checks every frame against this standard.

They have different audiences. An ID photo is taken for a machine: size, background colour, head ratio and neutral expression are defined to the millimetre by regulation, and a face-recognition system verifies them numerically. A corporate portrait has no such authority; a human sees it and forms an impression in under a second. That is why the framing is more generous (the head fills close to half the frame height, against up to two thirds in an ID photo), smiling is allowed and the background need not be white. The full comparison is in the corporate portrait guide; the document side is in the biometric photo guide.

No. Because a corporate portrait is not governed by any regulation, nobody asks where it was taken; the only question is whether the result looks professional. Window light, a plain wall and a phone held at eye level cover all three variables. The remaining two jobs — reducing the background to one tone and moving the crop to a corporate ratio — happen automatically here; you only upload a single frame. The step-by-step recipe is in the corporate portrait shooting guide, and the general rules for shooting at home are in the phone shooting guide.

Technically nothing stops you, but the result works against you. An ID photo deliberately destroys three things: the smile, the generous framing and any depth in the background. Without them the frame reads like a mugshot — and the aspect ratio does not fit either, because cropping a 50 × 60 mm portrait file into a square avatar cuts off either the forehead or the chin. If an ID photo is all you have, reshooting is the fastest route; producing a corporate version from the same source frame is also possible, since what changes is the crop and the background, not your expression. The comparison is in the LinkedIn profile photo guide.

It depends on the country and the sector. In Türkiye a CV photo is a common expectation and many application forms request one separately. In the UK, Ireland and North America, by contrast, a photo-free CV is the norm, specifically to reduce discrimination risk, and adding one can get the file screened out. The European Union's official CV format, Europass, leaves the photo optional rather than required. The practical rule: follow the wording of the advert or the form, and when in doubt follow the common practice of the target country. Size and placement details are in the CV photo guide.

You should. The first thing a recruiter does after reading a CV is open the candidate's profile; seeing two different faces slows recognition down and weakens trust. The technical job is a single one: produce two crops from the same source frame — 45 × 60 mm portrait for the CV, square for the profile. As long as both come from the same shoot, light, clothing and expression match exactly. Here one upload is enough: choosing the corporate product produces the square output, and the same frame can be re-exported at the portrait size.

The test is not the calendar but recognisability: the photo should match how you look when you walk through the door today. Two to three years is a reasonable interval in practice, but do not wait for it after a change in hair colour or style, a beard, glasses or a noticeable change in weight. The "within the last 6 months" rule from document photos does not apply here — that comes from regulation, and a corporate portrait has no such limit. On team pages the bar is a little stricter: if one person's frame is visibly older than the rest, the whole page looks neglected.

Four variables create consistency: background colour, crop ratio, direction of light and level of dress. The first two are fixed automatically — when everyone picks the same product, the background is reduced to the same light grey and the head ratio is set in the same band. The remaining two are an organisational job: give the team a one-sentence rule ("shoot facing a window, wear a solid-colour top") and collect all the frames in the same week. People shooting in different places is fine; people shooting in different light directions is not — that, not the backdrop, is what the eye catches.

Yes — for teams this is the arrangement that works best in practice, and for remote colleagues or people in other cities it is the only one. The real cost of a studio session is not money but the calendar: finding one shared day for ten people usually takes weeks. Letting everyone send their own frame removes that constraint, and the loss of consistency is far smaller than expected because the background and the crop are fixed automatically. The only requirement is a clear instruction: shoot facing a window, wear a solid-colour top, and have someone hold the phone at eye level.

Matching a new person to an existing team is easier than reshooting the team — as long as you wrote down the rule the first round was shot under. Three things need recording: background colour, crop ratio and the direction of the light. The first two come from the product choice here, so a new colleague picking the same corporate product matches automatically. The only remaining variable is the light, and a one-sentence instruction solves it. A year later the team should look indistinguishable from the first round; when it does become distinguishable, it is time to refresh the whole page anyway.

No — official Turkish government platforms like e-Devlet and ÖSYM do not allow citizens to directly upload custom photo files to alter their identity records. Official photos on these portals are pulled automatically from the Ministry of Interior NVİ MERNİS civil registry database linked to your chipped ID card. To update your photo on e-Devlet or ÖSYM, you must renew your national ID card at the civil registry using a compliant 50×60 mm biometric photo; once updated, all government portals sync automatically.

You can upload JPG or PNG, or capture with your browser camera. Photos with a short side of at least 480 pixels are accepted; 720 pixels or more give sharper results. For low resolution or slight head tilt the system may try an automatic fix — just review the preview.

Face the camera, keep a neutral expression, eyes open, and do not smile. Use even natural light and avoid harsh side shadows. A plain (preferably light) background is enough — the model cleans complex backdrops. A headscarf is fine if the whole face is visible; do not wear dark sunglasses.

For Turkish ID cards, passports and most visa applications glasses should be removed; lens glare, tinted lenses or thick frames can cause rejection — our glasses rules guide covers each document. Our analysis flags glare, dark lenses and thick frames as warnings. Prescription glasses without glare may be allowed for driving licences in some cases, but shooting without glasses is safest.

Stand in even natural light in front of a plain light background (white or light grey) and avoid harsh side shadows. Face the camera with a neutral expression, eyes open and no smile; keep your head upright and make sure hair does not cover the face or eyebrows. Wear plain clothing and avoid glare on glasses — our analysis measures each of these criteria automatically and warns you before you commit.

A biometric photo is an official ID photo that presents facial features (eye distance, chin-to-forehead ratio, head height) according to international ICAO 9303 rules. In Türkiye 50×60 mm is standard for ID cards, passports and driving licences; 35×45 mm is the common international size for visas and passports (the US visa is 51×51 mm square). Pick the document in our wizard and the correct size, background and head-height rules are applied automatically.

Beards, mustaches and sideburns are fine as long as they don't make your face unrecognizable and reflect your everyday look; the jawline, mouth and cheeks must remain clearly visible — see our beard and hair rules guide for details. If you change your look dramatically during the document's validity, you may need to renew it with a new photo. Our analysis automatically measures facial recognizability and symmetry — you just pick the frame that passes.

The most common international visa photo is 35×45 mm biometric; US visas use a 51×51 mm (2×2 in) square. The background must be white or a very light plain colour, the photo taken within the last 6 months, and the head should fill about 70-80% of the frame. Choose the target country in the wizard — the system applies the right pixel, DPI and file-size rules automatically.

A headscarf may be worn for religious reasons; however the hairline, eyebrows, ears/cheeks and chin must be fully visible, and no fabric or hair may cross the face boundary. Choose a non-transparent, plain-colour scarf and avoid decorative accessories or loose strands — our headscarf guide shows the technique per document. Our analysis automatically checks that the chin-to-forehead face frame is visible in the correct proportion.

No — a neutral expression is required for visa, passport and official ID photos; smiling, showing teeth, an open mouth or raised eyebrows are grounds for rejection. Keep your lips gently closed in a natural pose and your eyes open and normally wide; our expression rules guide explains the technique. Our analysis flags smiling, open-mouth and squinting cases as warnings automatically.

The standard Republic of Türkiye passport photo is 50×60 mm biometric; the background must be white or a very light plain colour, glasses must not glare, and eyes must be open and looking straight at the camera. It also follows international ICAO 9303 rules: the head fills about 70-80% of the frame, neutral expression, and the photo must have been taken in the last 6 months. Pick the "TR Passport" preset in the wizard — the system applies all these rules automatically.

The standard size for the Turkish ID card is 50×60 mm biometric; the background must be white or very light grey, expression neutral, eyes open and looking straight at the camera, no glare on glasses. The civil registry usually accepts a single biometric photo; if you are also getting a driving licence or passport in the same period, a 10×15 print sheet is a practical option. Just pick the "TR ID" preset in the wizard.

The driving licence photo in Türkiye is 50×60 mm biometric; the background must be white or light grey, the expression neutral, and any prescription glasses must have no glare. Traffic registration sometimes accepts glare-free prescription glasses, but shooting without glasses is safest. Selecting the "TR Driving Licence" preset in the wizard applies size, DPI and background rules automatically.

The standard vesikalık photo size is 4.5×6 cm and is used for job applications, school enrolment, notary documents, exam registration and similar procedures; a white background, a clear face and a neutral expression are enough. For official biometric applications (ID, passport, driving licence) the 50×60 mm biometric size is required — most people like to keep both formats on hand. Both presets live in the wizard, and after payment several copies can be tiled onto the 10×15 print sheet.

The China visa photo is 33×48 mm biometric on a white background; the online COVA system requires 354×472-420×560 pixels JPEG and a 40-120 KB file. Ears, eyebrows and hairline must be visible, expression neutral, no glasses, taken within the last 6 months. Choose the "China visa" preset in the wizard — the system applies the size and file limits automatically and outputs a ready-to-upload JPEG.

The Russia visa photo is 35×45 mm biometric on a white or very light grey matte background. Head height must be 32-36 mm with the face centered, expression neutral; dark sunglasses and lens glare are not accepted. Selecting the "Russia visa" preset in the wizard sets head height, background and DPI automatically — you can also order it as a 10×15 print sheet.

For Canada tourist/work/study visas (IRCC TRV) the photo is 35×45 mm biometric on a white or very light grey background; head height must be 31-36 mm. Choosing Canada Visa in the wizard produces that size. Note: Canadian passport and permanent residence (PR) applications require a different 50×70 mm photo with studio name, date and name on the back of the print — do not confuse with the visa size. Paper applications usually need 2 identical prints; you can order a 10×15 sheet if you prefer.

A 50×60 mm biometric photo on a white background is required for firearms carry permits and private security ID cards; a neutral expression and no glasses are mandatory. Dark plain clothing is typically recommended for firearms applications and light for security IDs — uniforms, camouflage and logos are not accepted. Pick the "TR ID/Permit" format in the wizard and order a 10×15 print sheet if you want several copies from the same frame.

The Schengen visa photo must be 35×45 mm ICAO-compliant biometric; plain white or light grey background, head height about 32-36 mm (70-80% of the frame) and taken within the last 6 months. Neutral expression is required; smiling, lens glare and shadows are grounds for rejection, and glasses are discouraged. Pick the "Schengen" preset in the wizard — size, DPI and head-height rules apply automatically and you get a single consulate-ready JPEG.

The US visa photo must be a 51×51 mm (2×2 in) square on a plain white or off-white background; the DS-160 online application requires a square JPEG between 600×600 and 1200×1200 pixels and under 240 KB. Head height must fill 50-69% of the frame, a neutral expression is mandatory, and the photo must have been taken within the last 6 months. Pick the "US visa" preset in the wizard — the square crop and DS-160 file limits are applied automatically.

The UK visa application is now largely digital: a JPEG of at least 600×750 pixels on a plain light grey or cream background is required. When a physical print is needed, the size is 35×45 mm biometric; head height 29-34 mm, neutral expression, no shadows or lens glare. Pick the "UK" preset in the wizard — you can produce a JPEG for upload and a 10×15 print sheet together.

The Australia visa photo is 35×45 mm biometric on a plain light grey or white background. The ImmiAccount online application requires a high-resolution JPEG (typically around 900×1200 pixels); the head should fill 60-70% of the frame and the photo be taken within the last 6 months. Pick the "Australia" preset in the wizard — an ImmiAccount-compatible JPEG is generated automatically.

Lay the baby on their back on a white sheet or seat them in a car seat in front of a white background; hold the phone directly overhead, parallel to the face and about 30-50 cm away. Shoot in daylight without harsh side shadows; keep hands, toys and pacifiers out of the frame. The AI cleans the background and crops correctly — just take several frames and upload the sharpest one with open eyes.

For newborns (roughly 0-6 months) most countries tolerate slightly closed eyes or a slightly open mouth; however Turkey's civil registry and Schengen in practice want open eyes. The safest approach is to take several photos when the baby is awake and calm and run them through the free analysis — the tool tells you exactly which frame passes.

One 50×60 mm biometric photo is enough for a Turkish ID card application. If you also need photos for another document (driving licence, passport, student ID) in the same period, a 10×15 print sheet is practical — we automatically tile several copies of the same biometric frame onto one sheet and deliver by cargo or courier. That way you also keep spare prints on hand.

In Turkish driving licence photos glare-free prescription glasses are technically allowed; however lens glare, tinted/dark lenses or thick frames covering the eye area are rejection reasons. For ID cards and passports glasses must be removed entirely. For the safest result we recommend shooting without glasses for every official document — see the glasses rules guide per document — our analysis measures eye visibility and lens glare automatically.

Since the background is white or very light grey, avoid white and cream tops — the collar blends into the background and the face edges disappear. Dark and mid tones (navy, charcoal, burgundy, dark green) increase contrast and define facial features. Uniforms, camouflage, religious/military insignia and large logos are rejected for most official documents; a plain single-colour tee, shirt or sweater is the safest choice — colour-by-colour advice is in the clothing guide.

It depends on the country: the US (DS-160), UK and Australia primarily want a digital JPEG; Schengen, China and Russia application centres usually also require physical prints. The safest approach is to download the single JPEG for upload and order a 10×15 print sheet with multiple copies for the physical requirement — our tool produces both from the same biometric frame. That way you have the file and the prints ready on appointment day.

School enrolments and student ID cards traditionally use the 4.5×6 cm vesikalık; the e-Okul digital upload requires a 394×512 pixel JPEG. Universities usually ask for both a 4.5×6 print and a JPEG file. Pick the "School/Student" preset in the wizard and order a 10×15 print sheet — the JPEG for e-Okul and several prints for enrolment are ready at the same time.

Natural makeup that reflects your everyday appearance is fine; heavy contouring, false lashes and coloured contact lenses that visibly alter facial features can cause rejection — the limits are in the makeup and lens guide. For jewellery the rule tightens by document: ICAO and EU guidance tolerate jewellery that does not cover the face, but for Turkish ID, passport and driving-licence shots studio practice is to remove earrings, piercings and necklaces; large hoops, shiny/reflective pieces and accessories partially covering the face are risky for every document. See the per-document table in the earrings and jewellery guide — our analysis checks face visibility automatically.

It depends on the country: Turkey (ID, passport, driving licence), Schengen, the US and the UK do not require visible ears — hair may cover them as long as the face outline from forehead to chin is clear. The China visa, however, explicitly requires ears and eyebrows to be visible, so tuck your hair behind the ears before applying. All hair and ear rules are in the beard and hair guide. When you pick the target document in the wizard, the relevant country rules are checked automatically; if unsure, a frame with visible ears is the safe choice for every country.

The Green Card lottery (DV Lottery) requires a perfectly square JPEG of 600×600 pixels under 240 KB; the background must be white or off-white, expression neutral, no glasses, and the photo taken within the last 6 months. Head height must fill 50-69% of the frame with the eye line within a set range — the rules are identical to the US visa photo. Just pick the "US visa" preset in the wizard: the system applies the square crop, pixel and file-size limits automatically and produces an upload-ready JPEG. If you enter with a spouse and children, remember that each family member needs their own photo.

The Turkish lawyer licence (ruhsatname) and the lawyer, trainee-lawyer and clerk ID cards follow the Union of Turkish Bar Associations (TBB) standard: a 60×90 mm (6×9 cm) biometric photo on a white, plain background, in a lawyer robe, with a tie for men. Mouth closed, teeth hidden, eyes open and sharp. The TBB explicitly warns: do NOT crop the photo to 35×45 mm. For the ID card the photo is uploaded digitally (JPEG) to avukatkart.com; for the licence you need printed 60×90 photos (the number varies by bar, usually 4–8). The trainee (staj) application photo is separate and may be 35×45 mm or 5×6 cm depending on the bar, usually without a robe. If you pick “Lawyer Licence / Bar ID” in the wizard, the system applies the 60×90 mm crop and white background automatically and produces an upload-ready JPEG.

Glare that hides an eye is on its own a reason for rejection: the EU's ICAO photograph guidance requires no flash reflection on the lenses and no tinted lenses, and the frame must not cover any part of the eye; the US goes further and no longer allows glasses in new visa photos (only a medically necessary exception with a signed statement). Glare usually comes from flash or hard light from a single point; turning slightly towards a window and shooting in soft light solves it. The shortest route is to take the glasses off — our analysis measures lens glare and eye visibility separately; every scenario is covered in the glasses rules guide.

The test is explicit: a head covering worn for religious reasons is accepted, but the face from the bottom of the chin to the top of the forehead and both edges of the face must be clearly shown — that is the wording of the EU's ICAO guidance, and the US likewise requires the covering not to obscure the hairline or cast shadows on the face. In practice, pin the scarf just above the forehead, keep the eyebrows and eye area fully clear, and tuck away fabric folds falling over the face outline. Visible ears are not required for most documents. Our analysis measures whether the face boundary is visible in the correct proportion; technique and examples are in the headscarf guide.

Two inches are 5.08 centimetres, so a 2×2 inch photo is 5.08×5.08 cm and appears as 51×51 mm in official texts. The best-known country asking for the square format is the US: a 2×2 inch print for the visa (DS-160), the immigrant visa interview and the Green Card lottery, and for digital upload a square JPEG between 600×600 and 1200×1200 pixels. India's visa portal also requires a square photo with equal sides (350-1000 pixels). Turkish documents do not use squares; the "US visa" preset in the wizard sets the square crop automatically.

There is no single national size covering every professional chamber; bodies such as TOBB, TMMOB and TÜRMOB and their member chambers state the photo size in their own application notice, and some ask for prints while others only take a digital upload. In practice the most common request in Türkiye is a 50×60 mm biometric photo; the known exception is the lawyer licence and bar ID card (the TBB standard is 60×90 mm, in a robe). So read your chamber's current notice before applying — once the size is clear you can pick the matching preset in the wizard and produce it from the same shot.

Staff and employee ID cards are internal company documents; the clothing is set by the employer's own policy, not by legislation. Most HR departments ask for a shirt and jacket or a plain top, while some prefer the company uniform — so the company notice is the right reference. For cards that carry official authority (a private security ID, for example) the rule moves out of the employer's discretion and follows the relevant regulation. The technical side is the same in every case: plain light background, neutral expression, even shadow-free light and a mid-to-dark top that does not blend into the background.

The legal basis is common: the EU Visa Code (810/2009) ties the technical photo requirements to ICAO 9303, and the Commission's application page simply says "a photo in compliance with ICAO standards". So the size (35×45 mm), the 6-month recency rule, the face filling 70-80% of the frame, a plain light background and a neutral expression are identical in every member state. The differences appear in practice: the number of prints requested, whether the photo is uploaded or handed over on paper, how strictly the background tone is judged and the application centre's own instructions can vary — treat the list in your appointment letter as binding.

No — an ETIAS application has no photo upload. The form asks for your passport details, identity data and travel plan; identity verification runs on the photo stored in your passport chip. At the border the Entry/Exit System (EES) captures your facial image and fingerprints on the spot, so no file has to be prepared for that either. The scenario where you really do need an ID photo is different: a Schengen short-stay visa (35×45 mm) if you are not visa-exempt, or your own country's passport standard if you have to renew your passport. The wizard has a preset for both.

No — coloured or patterned lenses change eye colour and iris appearance, so they are not accepted in biometric photos; Turkish population-office guidance explicitly bans tinted lenses and ICAO requires the photo to show your natural appearance. Clear prescription contacts are fine — they do not alter eye colour or shape and are invisible in the photo. Cosmetic "circle" lenses that enlarge the iris are risky too. Details are in the makeup and lens guide; our analysis checks eye visibility automatically.

International guidance tolerates small piercings that do not cover the face; in Türkiye, however, studio practice for ID, passport and driving-licence shots is to remove nose studs, lip/brow piercings and earrings — shiny metal reflects light, adds noise along the face outline and can end in rejection. The safest route is to remove all jewellery for the shot; if you cannot, choose small matte pieces. The per-document table is in the earrings and jewellery guide — our analysis measures face visibility and glare spots automatically.

No — in a biometric photo the mouth must be closed and teeth must not show; the ICAO standard defines the neutral expression as "mouth closed, no smile" and Turkish guidance requires a photo without facial gestures. A smile showing teeth, an open mouth or a frame caught mid-speech distorts the face-recognition measurements along the chin-lip line and is a direct rejection reason. Keep your lips closed naturally, without pressing. The technique for a correct neutral expression is in the expression rules guide — our analysis measures mouth openness automatically.

One rule decides everything: hair must not cover the face oval (forehead to chin, including both cheek edges). A fringe must stay above the eyebrows and never reach the eyes; long hair falling forward should be tied back or tucked behind the ears. Bulky buns and extreme styling can confuse the head-height measurement, and wet, flattened hair distorts the face boundary. Hair colour and style are otherwise free — they just need to reflect your everyday look. Visible ears are not required for most documents; details and per-document differences are in the beard and hair guide.

Yes — you may be photographed in a wig or hairpiece you wear every day; with medical hair loss it is in fact the right choice, because the photo must show you as the border officer will see you. The rules are the same as for natural hair: the wig must not cover the face oval, must leave the eyebrows and eye area clear and must not cast a shadow on the forehead line. A piece worn only for the photo, different from your everyday look, makes identity matching harder — avoid that. Details are in the beard and hair guide.

Yes — and you probably should. The neutral-expression requirement belongs to official documents; in hiring, a frozen face reads as distant. What you want is a light, genuine smile that comes from the eyes as much as the mouth: corners up, eye area joining in, jaw relaxed. Laughter and a wide-open mouth still stay out — they break the framing, and our mouth-openness gate rejects that frame anyway. The opposite rule for document photos, and the reason behind it, is explained in the smiling and expression guide.

A single-tone background that does not compete with you. For a corporate portrait the safest choice is a light grey: unlike pure white it does not swallow the silhouette, the shoulder line survives a light-coloured shirt, and the face stands out in a small round avatar. That is also why our corporate output is delivered on a light grey background. What to avoid: patterned walls, bookshelves, holiday scenery, open doorways and people walking behind you. The white-background rule from document photos does not carry over here — that is an institutional requirement, not an aesthetic one.

It should be square and comfortably above the minimum. The smallest square the platform accepts is 400 × 400 pixels, which is borderline even on a desktop, because the same file is shown tiny in search results and large at the top of the profile. We deliver the corporate profile output at 1200 × 1200 pixels as a JPEG: no visible resampling loss even on high-density screens, and it can be printed at 50 × 50 mm if you ever need it. The details are in the LinkedIn profile photo guide.

The head should occupy roughly half the frame height, the bottom edge should sit around the upper chest and there should be about a finger of space above the hair. This ratio is deliberately more generous than an ID photo: in a document the head fills the frame because the face is what gets measured, while in a corporate portrait the shoulder line carries half the posture. Pressing the face against the edges suffocates the picture; shooting from too far away makes the face unrecognisable in a round avatar. You do not need to set the crop by hand — choosing the corporate product applies the ratio automatically.

Whatever you would wear to a client meeting in your own field. The job of the photo is not to make you look formal but to make you look familiar; a tie on a developer who never wears one creates a mismatch at the first meeting. Two technical rules apply: fine stripes, checks and small patterns shimmer once the avatar is scaled down, so a solid colour always renders cleaner; and because we work on a light grey background, a very light top weakens the shoulder line — a mid-tone or dark top sharpens the silhouette. Colour and fabric detail is in the clothing and colour guide.

There is no binding standard; what decides it is where the file is going. For a printed or PDF CV the classic choice is a 45 × 60 mm portrait frame — it sits in balance on the page, and its pixel equivalents are on the 45×60 mm size page. Online application portals and profile fields want a square file instead, where 1200 × 1200 pixels is a safe size. If the employer's own form states a size, that always wins. One caution: 45 × 60 mm is not a biometric size; ID card, driving licence and passport applications do not accept that frame.

Four decisions are enough. Place: face the window so the light hits you frontally; never put the window behind you. Distance: step one pace away from the wall, otherwise a shoulder shadow lands on the background. Height: keep the phone exactly at eye level and, if you can, use the rear camera with the self-timer — the front camera's wide angle pushes the nose forward. Posture: turn the shoulders slightly off-axis and bring the head to the front; perfect symmetry looks posed. Then take three or four frames and pick the most natural smile. Leave flattening the background and setting the crop to us. Light and shadow detail is in the phone shooting guide.

A large, soft light source; no equipment needed. The easiest solution is to stand facing a window during daylight: if there is a net curtain, leave it closed — it diffuses the light and softens the shadow under the eyes. Three things to avoid: a ceiling lamp (hard shadows in the eye sockets and under the nose), a window behind you (it darkens the face) and the phone flash (it flattens the skin and leaves a red reflection in the eyes). A mild one-sided shadow is not a problem: our pipeline measures asymmetric facial lighting and balances it — but a hard sunlight shadow cannot be rescued, so reshoot that frame.

Most team pages use squares, or squares cropped into circles, so producing the source file as a square is the safest route — cropping a portrait file into a circle cuts off the forehead or the chin. For the edge length, 1200 pixels is enough everywhere: it feeds even a 400-600 pixel box on a high-density screen without loss. Use JPEG; converting to WebP when you place it on the page adds a further saving on the browser side. Everyone's file should have the same edge length, otherwise some faces look softer than others in the grid.

No, do not. A corporate portrait steps outside document requirements at three points: the background is light grey rather than white, the framing is more generous than documents allow, and the clothing is rebuilt during generation. None of that matters on a professional profile, but every one of them is a rejection reason for ID card, passport, driving licence and visa applications. For an official document, pick that document in the wizard: a compliant frame is produced from the same source photo and the free analysis checks each criterion. Which size applies to which document is in the biometric photo guide.

All face analysis, background removal and ID-photo generation run on our own local AI server; your photo is never sent to a third-party cloud. MediaPipe face landmarks, the BiRefNet background model and optional super-resolution enhancement all run in the same secure environment.

Your photo is not sent to third parties; processing stays on our servers. The browser only receives a watermarked preview. The clean ID photo is kept on a private disk and can be downloaded from your account after payment. Access is limited to you and authorised admins; anonymous technical metrics (duration, model) are logged. See the Privacy Policy for details; you may request deletion under applicable data-protection law.

For a biometric ID photo only technical improvements are applied: background cleanup, cropping, light and shadow balancing and, when needed, super-resolution or rotation. Retouches that change facial features (slimming the nose, shortening the chin, removing natural moles or scars, skin filters) are never applied — they can get the photo rejected. Our pipeline is designed for biometric compliance, not beautification.

The system runs biometric checks with Google MediaPipe FaceLandmarker (478-point face mesh), a 3D head-pose matrix and the BiRefNet background model; when needed it also auto-rotates, upscales and cleans the background on blurry, tilted or shadowed shots. Results are advisory — final acceptance is up to the consulate, civil registry or the relevant authority. Analysis is free, so try different poses and frames before you submit.

For 50×60 mm our output file has the long side at ~720 px, giving roughly 600×720 pixels at ~300 DPI (the classic 300 DPI calculation is ~591×709 for reference; same physical size, slightly different math). On the 10×15 print sheet this frame is tiled with several copies alongside it; you can also take the digital file to a photo shop for a traditional print. Our tool outputs the ~300 DPI PNG and, optionally, prepares the 10×15 sheet.

For 35×45 mm our output file has the long side at ~720 px, giving roughly 560×720 pixels at ~300 DPI; the classic 300 DPI calculation is ~413×531 for reference. This resolution is enough for Schengen, Canada, Russia, UK and Australia visa systems (US is square and has its own preset) and comfortably clears the 600×750-pixel minimum that many online uploads require. The wizard applies the correct size and background automatically.

The watermark is a semi-transparent mark that prevents the free preview from being used in official applications; it lets you judge the result quality safely before paying. The clean, watermark-free file is already prepared on our server and becomes downloadable from your account the moment payment is confirmed — the photo is not reprocessed, you receive exactly the frame you approved in the preview. Trying to erase the watermark manually damages the file and gets applications rejected.

No panic — the analysis shows exactly which criterion failed: blur, head tilt, smiling, closed eyes, glasses glare, poor lighting or a busy background. Fix the flagged issue (brighter room, face the camera, neutral expression), take a new frame and upload again; since the analysis is free you can try as many times as you like. We collected the most common causes and fixes in the rejection reasons guide. For minor issues the system already attempts automatic fixes (rotation, sharpening) — the best results come from choosing among several different frames.

No — background removal is fully automatic. Our BiRefNet-based model separates the person precisely, individual hairs included, and applies the document-compliant white/light background itself; the colour of your wall or objects behind you are not a problem. That said, shooting in front of a reasonably plain backdrop makes the model's job easier and gives cleaner hair edges; the whole process is explained in the background whitening guide. You can verify the result in the watermarked preview before paying.

More than enough — any smartphone from recent years shoots far above the required resolution (short side at least 480, ideally 720+ pixels). What matters is not the camera but the shooting conditions: use the rear camera if possible, avoid digital zoom, hold the phone upright at eye level and ask someone to shoot from 1-1.5 metres away. Selfies are accepted too, but since arm length causes perspective distortion, a frame taken with the rear camera usually scores better.

Yes — a single well-taken frame can serve as the source for ID card, passport, driving licence and most visas. However, since each document has its own size, crop and head ratio, one file cannot be submitted everywhere: for each document simply pick the relevant preset in the wizard and upload the same photo again; the system regenerates the crop and background for that document. For people renewing ID + passport + driving licence at the same time, the 10×15 print sheet is a practical solution.

What decides the crop is not millimetres but the head-height ratio the document asks for: on an ICAO-compliant 35×45 mm Schengen photo the head must be 32-36 mm, that is 70-80% of the frame, while for a US visa the chin-to-crown height corresponds to 50-69% of the frame. The gap above the head is simply what is left of that ratio — hair must not touch the frame edge and the top of the shoulders should be slightly visible. Never stretch the image out of ratio; pick the document in the wizard and the crop and margins are calculated automatically — the cropping guide walks through it step by step.

The cap depends on the portal: the US DS-160 and Green Card entry reject anything over 240 KB, the UK visa upload wants 50 KB to 6 MB, and India's regular visa portal applies a 10-300 KB band. The right method is not to shrink the pixel dimensions — most portals also set a minimum resolution — but to lower the JPEG quality value step by step; the 80-90 range usually halves the file with no visible loss. When you select the document preset in the wizard, the output is prepared with that application's pixel and file-size limits in mind; the per-portal limit table is in the file size guide.

The error is usually about the file rather than the picture. The most common causes: the iPhone default HEIC/HEIF format (portals normally accept JPEG only), uploading a PNG where JPEG is required, a file above or below the size limit, sending a portrait crop where a square is expected, and a colour profile that is not sRGB — the US digital image rules ask for sRGB explicitly. Switch your phone camera to "Most Compatible" (JPEG) or simply upload the file our wizard produces.

The formula is one line: pixels = millimetres ÷ 25.4 × DPI. Since 300 DPI is the print standard, 35×45 mm ≈ 413×531 pixels, 50×60 mm ≈ 591×709 pixels and 60×90 mm ≈ 709×1063 pixels. For online applications you rarely need the maths at all: portals state the limit in pixels directly (600×600 for the US, at least 600×750 for the UK). Our output is produced at roughly 300 DPI with the long side around 720 pixels, which is enough for both printing and uploading.

It depends on the source frame. If the photo already meets the pose rules (frontal gaze, neutral expression, even light), everything fixable is digital: whitening the background, cropping to size, adjusting DPI and file size — that is exactly what our tool does, applying the background and cropping steps automatically. But a smile, a turned head, harsh shadows or closed eyes cannot be repaired afterwards — those flaws belong to the moment of capture, and a Photoshop "biometrification" attempt gets rejected at application. Remember the photo must also have been taken within the last 6 months. If unsure, just upload the frame: the free analysis tells you in seconds whether it qualifies.

The test is not the name of the technique but whether the photo shows you. A face invented from nothing is of course unacceptable — it gets noticed at the first face-to-face meeting and destroys trust. That is not what we do: the source is your real photograph, the model rebuilds the clothing and the studio background, and the face is preserved from the source. The generated frame is measured for facial similarity against the source, and a result below the threshold is never shown to you. So what comes out is not "someone like you" but you, with the background and the outfit changed.

Retouching corrects existing pixels: it evens the skin tone, softens lines, removes blemishes — and for exactly that reason it risks touching your features. Our corporate pipeline does the opposite: it leaves the face alone and rebuilds everything around it. What changes is the clothing, the background and the shoulder margin; the nose, chin and eye spacing stay as they were in the source. That is where its measurable difference comes from — the output is checked against the source for facial similarity, and a frame whose similarity drops is discarded. Retouching has no such gate; nobody catches an over-corrected face with a number.

No — and that is not a promise but a measured gate. After generation, the facial similarity between the source photo and the produced frame is computed; if the result falls below the threshold, the frame is marked rejected and never shown to you. The gate exists for a practical reason: when the model misreads the outfit or the age, similarity drops visibly, and when it reads them correctly it stays high. In other words the system itself discards a face-altering output before it can be sold. If you dislike the outfit you can change it from the result screen; the face stays the same on every attempt.

A single frame is enough. What separates us from services that ask for dozens of photos is the method: the model is not retrained on your face, generation runs directly with your uploaded frame as the reference. That is why the wait is seconds rather than minutes and you see the result immediately. What that one frame must carry is short: a sharp face, open eyes, light coming at you frontally and a head that is not heavily tilted. On a source that fails those conditions, generation is never attempted — before any GPU time is spent, the free analysis tells you what is blocking it.

Yes. Biometric compliance analysis and the watermarked preview are free (fair use and a per-minute request limit apply). Downloading the clean digital file and ordering a 10×15 print sheet are paid; prices in the order wizard include VAT. No account is required — you can complete the order as a guest.

The biometric compliance analysis and the watermarked preview are completely free. The clean digital file and the 10×15 print sheet are paid; current prices are shown VAT-inclusive in the order wizard, and the price at the time of ordering applies. Since several copies of the same frame are tiled onto one sheet automatically, printing is usually cheaper than a studio.

You can pay by credit card (via the secure iyzico checkout page) or by bank transfer (havale/EFT); your card details are never seen or stored by us. If you choose bank transfer, simply add your order number to the payment description. You can switch the payment method later from your order page; orders not paid within the stated period are cancelled automatically.

Printed photos are custom-made from your own picture and the digital file is delivered instantly once payment is confirmed, so under Turkish distance-selling law (Art. 15) both are exempt from the right of withdrawal; you are clearly informed of this during checkout. For damaged or misprinted products you are of course entitled to a free reprint or a refund. That is why we recommend checking the result with the free analysis and watermarked preview before paying.

Bank transfers are confirmed once the payment reaches our account and is verified; upon confirmation your digital file is unlocked, print orders enter production and you are notified by email. Writing your order number in the transfer description speeds up matching. Card payments are confirmed instantly — if you prefer not to wait, you can switch to card payment from your order page.

The shipping fee and, if applicable, the free-shipping threshold are shown automatically in the order summary; print orders above the threshold ship for free. In served regions the next-day courier option is priced per zone. The digital file has no delivery cost — it is available for download as soon as payment is confirmed.