Question about Passport style photo...

[millefleur 5,035]

3 minutes ago, ThomasNC1988 said:

Ahh takes me back to the old Microsoft paint days. I would not send that to the government lol. I assume this "editing" was a paid service.

If they charged extra for the "editing", that's just criminal...

[Going through 5,668]

I would have her go back. speak to the store manager/supervisor, point out the employee to him/her, and ask for the money refunded.

[CaseyBorne88 21]

5 minutes ago, ThomasNC1988 said:

Ahh takes me back to the old Microsoft paint days. I would not send that to the government lol. I assume this "editing" was a paid service.

Lol! I was thinking the same thing. 😂

[CaseyBorne88 21]

13 minutes ago, millefleur said:

You should seriously consider showing this company the actual guidelines from US Department of State that say no doctored photos and ask for your money back.

Already planned on it. Thx

[Cyberfx1024 7,978]

34 minutes ago, CaseyBorne88 said:

My fiance recently went to purchase a number of hard copy photos along with a digital copy for the DS-160. She had a nice collared polo shirt on, but they insisted on adding a digital shirt on the photos 🙄🙄. They thought doing so appeared "more formal". I think it was entirely unnecessary, and they did a terrible job. There is a obvious editing blur on the photos.

Is this going to be a problem? On one hand it seems benign enough, but It also seems to me that a photo for legal purposes shouldn't show blatant evidence of being doctored 🤷‍♂️.

Oh this doesn't surprise me at all with the Philippines because they want everything to look so formal. This is normal because the pictures will be used on a CV or some type of job/visa application for working abroad. 

 

Just go somewhere else and get the pictures without the formal setup. 

[Ate 180]

3 hours ago, Cyberfx1024 said:

Oh this doesn't surprise me at all with the Philippines because they want everything to look so formal. This is normal because the pictures will be used on a CV or some type of job/visa application for working abroad.

 

Correct.  Editing in a formal shirt is a standard service offered by many photo studios in the Philippines.  That's because many companies and some embassies require people to have their photos taken wearing business attire.  The edit is not even done by hand.  There's software that adds the shirt like a photo frame or border (hence the lousy quality).  You even get to pick the color of the shirt 😆

 

Did your girlfriend say the photos are for US visa application?  If not, she should have.  If she did and the shop still insisted on editing the photo, then that was a really lousy shop.

 

 

3 hours ago, Cyberfx1024 said:

Just go somewhere else and get the pictures without the formal setup. 

 

For my visa photo, I was very paranoid about getting it right, so I went to a studio with a "US Visa" package.  The photographer was very familiar with the photo requirements.  He even had to re-take my photo a few times because "ma'am, you're smiling too much" 😆

 

[Hank_ 9,171]

8 hours ago, CaseyBorne88 said:

My fiance recently went to purchase a number of hard copy photos along with a digital copy for the DS-160. She had a nice collared polo shirt on, but they insisted on adding a digital shirt on the photos 🙄🙄. They thought doing so appeared "more formal". I think it was entirely unnecessary, and they did a terrible job. There is a obvious editing blur on the photos.

Is this going to be a problem? On one hand it seems benign enough, but It also seems to me that a photo for legal purposes shouldn't show blatant evidence of being doctored 🤷‍♂️.

Yes it will be a problem, photos can not be edited .. stated this in the requirements on the DOS website.

[Carpe Vinum 2,308]

15 hours ago, Cyberfx1024 said:

Oh this doesn't surprise me at all with the Philippines because they want everything to look so formal. This is normal because the pictures will be used on a CV or some type of job/visa application for working abroad. 

 

Just go somewhere else and get the pictures without the formal setup. 

This^^^ Most of these photos are taken for OFW workers....Most are going to Muslim countries that have specific guidelines for photos. The odd American K1 visa is not their main business....Good luck "teaching" them something))))

[John & Rose 7,237]

Make sure they are 2X2 also.  That would be rejected because it is the wrong size and format.