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Passport-style ID photo from a selfie prompt

This prompt reframes an everyday photo into the format most ID documents ask for: head and shoulders, centred, straight-on, plain background, flat light and a neutral expression. It is useful for draft application photos, membership cards, office badges, school forms and visa portals that let you upload your own picture. Check the rules of the office you are applying to first: some passport and visa authorities reject digitally edited photos, so use this where an edited photo is allowed.

Gemini and Nano BananaOpen Gemini

Turn my uploaded photo into a passport-style ID photo. Crop to head and top of shoulders, face centred and looking straight at the camera, with the head taking up about 70 percent of the frame height. Plain white background with no texture or shadow. Even, shadow-free front light on the face and background, neutral expression with the mouth closed, both eyes open and clearly visible, no hair over the eyes. Keep the clothes from the photo. Keep the face, features, skin tone and hair exactly as in the photo, true skin texture, no beautifying. Portrait 3:4 frame.

Photo to upload: Start from a sharp, front-facing photo at eye level, without sunglasses or a hat, in soft daylight. A photo taken from below or at an angle cannot be turned into a straight-on view without changing your face.

Gemini photo Photo editing3:4Example made with Nano Banana 2

Adapted from a prompt by @songguoxiansen on X, rewritten as a template by us.

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What each part of the prompt does

Crop to the format: Head and top of shoulders with the head at about 70 percent of the frame matches the proportions many ID formats use. The final exact size is done afterwards by cropping.
Plain background: White with no texture or shadow is the safest default. Some forms ask for light grey or blue instead; change only that sentence.
Rules for the face: Neutral expression, mouth closed, both eyes visible and hair off the eyes are the points ID checks look at most. Writing them out avoids a friendly smile that a strict form would refuse.
No beautifying: An ID photo has to look like you on the day. Keeping skin texture and features exact matters more here than on any other prompt in this library.

Variations to try

Same idea, one thing changed. These have no example image yet.

Light blue background
Turn my uploaded photo into a passport-style ID photo. Crop to head and top of shoulders, face centred and looking straight at the camera, with the head taking up about 70 percent of the frame height. Plain light blue background with no texture or shadow. Even, shadow-free front light on the face and background, neutral expression with the mouth closed, both eyes open and clearly visible, no hair over the eyes. Keep the clothes from the photo. Keep the face, features, skin tone and hair exactly as in the photo, true skin texture, no beautifying. Portrait 3:4 frame.
Formal shirt and jacket
Turn my uploaded photo into a passport-style ID photo. Crop to head and top of shoulders, face centred and looking straight at the camera, with the head taking up about 70 percent of the frame height. Plain white background with no texture or shadow. Even, shadow-free front light on the face and background, neutral expression with the mouth closed, both eyes open and clearly visible, no hair over the eyes. Dress the person in a plain dark jacket over a white collared shirt. Keep the face, features, skin tone and hair exactly as in the photo, true skin texture, no beautifying. Portrait 3:4 frame.
Light grey background
Turn my uploaded photo into a passport-style ID photo. Crop to head and top of shoulders, face centred and looking straight at the camera, with the head taking up about 70 percent of the frame height. Plain light grey background with no texture or shadow. Even, shadow-free front light on the face and background, neutral expression with the mouth closed, both eyes open and clearly visible, no hair over the eyes. Keep the clothes from the photo. Keep the face, features, skin tone and hair exactly as in the photo, true skin texture, no beautifying. Portrait 3:4 frame.

If the result isn't right

Crop the result to the exact size your form asks for (for example 35 x 45 mm or 2 x 2 inches) in any photo editor; image models do not print to measured sizes.
If shadows appear behind the head, add "no shadow on the background at all".
When glasses reflect light, many forms ask you to remove them; use a photo without glasses rather than asking the model to erase them.
If your face looks smoother or younger, reply "keep every mark, line and blemish exactly as in my photo".