In my early years of business, we owned a “passport camera.” It was a Polaroid. We only did a few passports and immigration photos in a given week. One day the camera broke. It was going to be very expensive to replace that camera and would take quite a while of doing passports to cover the cost, thus, we quit doing passports.
A while back I heard a very wise person say “Find out what your competition can’t do, and do it.” Taking a good look at the evolving business model of professional photographers these days, it was obvious they can’t do passports – they don’t have studios and the term “millimeters” confuses them.
So, thanks to the versatility of digital cameras and good quality printers, we once again began offering passport photo services. Over the last year or two, we’ve provided weapons permit photos, passport photos, immigration photos, citizenship photos, student ID photos, DV Lottery photos, and residency photos for dozens of foreign countries.
Discount stores who offer passport photos are only able to accommodate US passports, not Canadian, UK, or anywhere else. Most foreign country specs are measured in millimeters, not inches, and some have different specs regarding background color, size, paper finish, etc, leaving the consumer to rely on professional photography studios who can customize their passport type images.
We still work by appointment – yes, even for a passport photo – yet we use professional lighting (to make you look your best), and will guarantee our images pass muster at your given consulate. Give us a call when it’s time to update your passport photo.
