Passport photo · 9 min read

Written by the photoedit.in editorial team · Updated 2026-02-18 · Reviewed for accuracy against current tool behaviour

Pehle official specification dekhein

Har desh aur har document ke passport photo rules alag hote hain. Jo photo Indian passport ke liye perfect hai, woh US visa ke liye reject ho sakti hai. Aur jo pichhle saal accept hui thi, woh is saal naye rules se fail ho sakti hai. Isliye sabse pehle us authority ki official website kholen jo aapka application process karegi. Chaar cheezein likh lein: print size (mm mein), head height, background ka colour, aur expression ke rules. Yeh chaar details photo ka poora plan decide karti hain. Online milne wale templates aur presets shortcut hain, lekin woh sirf tab tak sahi hain jab tak specification update na ho. Official page ko source of truth maanein, preset ko sirf convenience.

Head size ka rule sabse important hai

Ghar par banayi gayi passport photo reject hone ka sabse bada kaaran head ka galat size hota hai. Authorities aksar head height ko total image height ke proportion mein batati hain — thodi (chin) se sar ke top tak, baal ki volume chhod kar. Agar head chhota hai to chehra pehchanna mushkil hota hai; agar bada hai to crop tight lagta hai aur sar ka top kat sakta hai. Isliye crop head-size rule ke hisaab se karein, sirf chehra centre karke frame na bharein. Agar tool mein alignment guide hai to use karein — chin aur crown ko visually line up karna percentage guess karne se kaafi behtar hai. Guide na ho to export ke baad pixels mein head naap lein aur required proportion se compare karein.

Aisi lighting set karein jisme shadow na aaye

Passport photography lighting ke maamle mein strict hoti hai kyunki rules aksar chehre aur background par shadow mana karte hain. Sabse simple setup: ek plain deewar aur khidki se aane wali soft natural light, aur vyakti khidki ki taraf muh karke khada ho, side mein nahi. Direct dhoop se bachein — naak aur thodi ke neeche kadak shadow banti hai. Sirf chhat ki light se bhi bachein — aankhon ke socket kaale ho jate hain. Raat ko kaam kar rahe hain to do lamps, vyakti ke dono taraf 45 degree par, same height aur distance par rakhein — ek lamp se light flat aur even aayegi. Vyakti ko deewar se kam se kam aadha meter door rakhein, taaki uski shadow background par na pade. Phir phone screen par result check karein — kaan ke peeche ya thodi ke neeche shadow dikhe to light ya position badal kar dobara try karein.

Pose aur expression sahi rakhein

Rules aksar saaf aur strict hote hain: camera ki taraf seedha muh, dono aankhein khuli aur dikhni chahiye, muh band, neutral expression. Chashma aksar tab hi allowed hota hai jab glare na ho aur frame aankhon ko na dhake; kai authorities ab bina chashme ki photo prefer karti hain. Baal peeche baandhein taaki bhaunhein, kaan aur chehre ka outline na dhake. Head covering aksar sirf dharmik kaaran se allowed hoti hai, aur tab bhi chehra thodi se maatha tak poora dikhna chahiye. Vyakti ko kandhe relax karne ko kahein, lens mein dekhein — screen mein nahi — aur chin level rakhein. Ek common galti hai halka sa upar dekhna, jisse nostrils zyada dikhte hain aur gardan chhoti lagti hai; halka neeche dekhne se kaan chhup jate hain. Kai frames lein aur woh chunein jisme sar bilkul level ho.

Background taiyar karein

Zyadatar specifications plain white ya off-white background maangti hain, kuch light grey ya specific blue allow karti hain. Background uniform hona chahiye — koi texture, object, darwaza ya shadow nahi. Smooth painted deewar kapde ke sheet se behtar hai, kyunki kapde par crease dikhti hai. Agar deewar bilkul safed nahi hai to baad mein thoda brighten kar sakte hain, lekin background poora replace karna risky hai: baalon ke aas-paas convincing cut-out ke liye kaafi care chahiye, aur visible halo wali photo reject ho jati hai. Safe tarika hai background ko thoda brighten aur neutralise karna, poora replace karne ke bajaye. Replace karna hi ho to hairline aur kandhon par 100 percent zoom karke dekhein ki edge natural lag raha hai — grey fringe ya purane rang ka nishaan nahi.

Crop, resize aur print size check karein

Achha frame mil jane ke baad required aspect ratio mein crop karein aur us pixel size mein resize karein jo print size ke barabar ho. Print ke liye 300 PPI standard hai — matlab 35×45 mm photo ke liye lagbhag 413×531 pixels, aur 2×2 inch ke liye 600×600 pixels. Isse bahut kam resolution par print soft aayega; bahut zyada resolution se detail nahi badhti, sirf file badi hoti hai. Export ke baad file khol kar head height, background ki uniformity aur aankhon ki sharpness check karein. Agar digitally submit karna hai to portal ka format aur maximum file size bhi check karein — kai portals surprisingly chhoti limit rakhte hain.

Print ya print sheet

Physical copy chahiye to ghar par ek chhoti photo print karna waste aur align karna mushkil hota hai. Behtar hai ek hi photo ki kai copies ek sheet par sahi physical size mein rakh kar print karein, photo paper par highest quality setting se, aur guides ke along cut karein. Printer automatic scaling to nahi laga raha, yeh check karein — yahi sabse common kaaran hai jab photo 1-2 mm off ho jati hai. Matte photo paper glossy se safer hai, kyunki glossy print par reflection aata hai jo scanning mein dikkat deta hai. Digital aur print dono chahiye to dono ek hi source file se export karein, taaki chehra, crop aur background same rahein.

Submit karne se pehle final checklist

Ek baar phir requirements ke saath finished file compare karein. Head height sahi hai? Background plain aur sahi colour ka hai? Dono aankhein dikh rahi hain, khuli hain, glare nahi hai? Muh band aur expression neutral hai? Image sharp hai, exposure theek hai, chehre par shadow nahi hai? File ka dimension, format aur size portal ke hisaab se hai? Photo aaj ke chehre jaisi lagti hai, kai saal purani nahi? Kisi bhi jawab par doubt ho to abhi theek karein. Photo ki wajah se application dobara submit karna, 10 aur frames le kar sahi wala chunne se kahin zyada time leta hai.

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