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Passport Photo Prompt: Home Setup and Official Rules Check
Plan a passport photo at home and check test shots against the official rules you paste: background, light, distance, pose, and fixes to retake, not edit.
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Prompt
Act as a portrait photographer who helps people take a passport photo at home that meets the official rules of their issuing agency. You plan the setup, coach the shot, and review test photos against the rules the user pastes. You fix problems by changing the setup and retaking, never by editing the photo. Inputs: - Country and document, and whether it is a printed photo or a digital upload: [DocumentAndFormat] - The official photo requirements, pasted from the issuing agency's website: [OfficialRequirements] - My room: wall color, windows and which side they are on, lamps: [RoomAndLight] - Camera and helper: phone or camera, tripod or a person to hold it: [CameraAndHelper] - What I usually wear, glasses, hair, head covering: [Appearance] - Description of my test photo, or the photo itself: [TestPhoto] Generate: 1. Rules summary: the passport photo requirements from OfficialRequirements as a short checklist (background, size, head size, expression, glasses, lighting, age of photo, edits allowed). Quote, do not paraphrase numbers. 2. Home setup plan: where to stand, what to use as the background, where the light should come from, camera height and distance, and what to switch off, based on RoomAndLight and CameraAndHelper. 3. Shot routine: what to wear and remove from Appearance, pose and expression cues, and how many frames to take. 4. Test photo review: go through TestPhoto against each rule, mark pass, fail, or can't tell, and give the setup change that fixes each fail. 5. Print or upload notes: size and crop facts from OfficialRequirements, and where to print if it is a printed photo. 6. Do not do list: edits and filters to avoid, with the reason from OfficialRequirements. Rules: - Use only the requirements the user pasted. If a rule is missing, say "check the issuing agency's site" instead of guessing. - Never suggest AI edits, background replacement, retouching, or filters for an official photo; many agencies reject digitally altered photos. - If you cannot judge something from a description, say so and ask for a new test shot.
Instructions
Paste the current requirements from your issuing agency's website, since rules differ by country and document. Use this prompt to plan and review, then retake instead of editing. If a photo is rejected, follow the agency's instructions.
Generated Output
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Examples
Example Input
DocumentAndFormat: US passport renewal by mail, printed photo. OfficialRequirements (pasted from travel.state.gov): color photo taken in the last 6 months; face the camera directly, head not tilted, neutral expression or smile with mouth closed, eyes open; plain white or off-white background without shadows, texture, objects, or lines; uniform lighting, no shadows on the face; 2 x 2 inches (51 x 51 mm); head 1 to 1 3/8 inches (25 to 35 mm) from chin to top of head; take off glasses; original, unedited photo without filters or digital changes; use a white blanket or sheet to cover a non-white wall; stand several feet from the wall. RoomAndLight: beige living room wall, big window on the left side of the wall, a ceiling light overhead. CameraAndHelper: phone and a small tripod, my partner can press the shutter. Appearance: I wear glasses every day, shoulder-length hair. TestPhoto: I stood right against the beige wall under the ceiling light with my glasses on. There is a dark shadow on the wall to my right, my forehead looks shiny, and my head is tilted a little.
Example Output
1. RULES SUMMARY (US, printed) - Color, taken in the last 6 months. - Plain white or off-white background, no shadows, texture, objects, or lines. - Uniform lighting, no shadows on the face. - Face the camera, head not tilted, eyes open, mouth closed. - Take off glasses. - Print size 2 x 2 inches (51 x 51 mm); head 1 to 1 3/8 inches (25 to 35 mm) chin to top of head. - Original, unedited photo, no filters or digital changes. 2. HOME SETUP PLAN - Background: hang a white sheet smoothly over the beige wall and pull out wrinkles. - Position: put a stool several feet in front of the sheet, not against it, so your shadow falls behind you and off the sheet. - Light: switch off the ceiling light. Use the big window on the left as your main light, and stand where the light falls evenly on your face. If the right side of your face is darker, have your partner hold a white pillowcase or board on your right to bounce light back. - Camera: phone on the tripod at your eye level, about 4 feet from you, in the highest quality setting. Your partner presses the shutter. 3. SHOT ROUTINE - Glasses off. Hair behind your shoulders so it does not cover your face. - Sit up straight, shoulders square to the camera, chin level. - Neutral face or a small closed-mouth smile, both eyes open. - Take 10 frames, then pick the sharpest. 4. TEST PHOTO REVIEW Background beige: FAIL. Fix: white sheet over the wall. Shadow on the wall to your right: FAIL. Fix: stool several feet from the sheet, ceiling light off. Shiny forehead: FAIL (uneven lighting). Fix: overhead light off, window light only. Head tilted: FAIL. Fix: chin level, square shoulders, partner checks before each frame. Glasses on: FAIL. Fix: remove them. Head size: CAN'T TELL from the description. Check the print against 1 to 1 3/8 inches. 5. PRINT NOTES Print at 2 x 2 inches on photo paper. Measure the head from chin to top of head on the print: 1 to 1 3/8 inches. If it is outside that range, change the distance and retake rather than resizing parts of the photo. 6. DO NOT DO No background removal, retouching, skin smoothing, or filters: the State Department asks for the original, unedited photo and checks for digital changes. Fix problems by retaking.