Need help processing passport photo

Hello!

I am looking for somebody who would process my passport photo. It is in
the correct format (2x2in.) but it needs some processing. If you are
proficient with PhotoShop or some similar program, I would be grateful
if you helped me.
It needs three things to be done:
1. Erase the blue smudges from the background.
2. Adjust the contrast and colors, so it looks natural.
3. Make three files:
a) one photo in the center of the page
b) 6 photos together to form a 4X6 rectangle. This could be printed
on a 5x7in. paper
c) 20 photos together to form a 8x10in. rectangle. This could be
printed on
a 8.5X11in.sheet.
I tried doing this with the programs I have on my computer (PhotoShop
Starter Edition, MS Image Composer, Corel PhotoPaint, etc.) but with
not satisfactory results. Learning PhotoShop at Kinko's or going to a
professional photographer are expensive options.

I suppose that it would take less than 15 minutes for somebody who
knows what he is doing, so if you don't mind doing it, send me an
email. I will send the photo.

Thank you for the help.

Roman

writes:
I suppose that it would take less than 15 minutes for somebody who
knows what he is doing, so if you don't mind doing it, send me an
email. I will send the photo.

I did something like that for my own passport photo using Gimp, with
very little Gimp experience and basically no skills (I used the online
help for instructions). It took more than 15 minutes, though not a
whole lot more. Maybe it would have been quicker if I were doing a
lot of them. Gimp is free and you can download it via www.gimp.org.
When I did my own, it was an enjoyable enough do-it-yourself
experience that I didn't mind spending the time, but I couldn't see
doing somebody else's for free. If you download Gimp maybe you can
have a similar experience.

If you really want someone else to do it for you, I can forward your
contact info to a friend who's good with this kind of thing (unlike
me) and and whose rates would be pretty reasonable (lower than mine).
A personal note at http://paulrubin.com is the best way to reach me
(ignore the dialog about the expired certificate, I need to fix that).

wrote:
Hello!

I am looking for somebody who would process my passport photo. It is in
the correct format (2x2in.) but it needs some processing. If you are
proficient with PhotoShop or some similar program, I would be grateful
if you helped me.
It needs three things to be done:
1. Erase the blue smudges from the background.
2. Adjust the contrast and colors, so it looks natural.


Retake them, and do it right.

I'd no more alter the photos of a stranger for passport purposes than
I'd lend a large sum of money to him or her.

Why, prithee, are you asking for this rather than redoing it.

--
John McWilliams

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wrote:

Hello!

I am looking for somebody who would process my passport photo. It is in
the correct format (2x2in.) but it needs some processing. If you are
proficient with PhotoShop or some similar program, I would be grateful
if you helped me.
It needs three things to be done:
1. Erase the blue smudges from the background.

Click F7 (Layers) Convert the the picture to Layer 0. Use the magnetic
lasso to frame the head then choose Inverse from the Select menu. Then
press Delete. For a more natural result try feathering the selection
(Select - Feather)
2. Adjust the contrast and colors, so it looks natural.

Image - Adjustments - Levels

3. Make three files:
a) one photo in the center of the page
b) 6 photos together to form a 4X6 rectangle. This could be printed
on a 5x7in. paper
c) 20 photos together to form a 8x10in. rectangle. This could be
printed on
a 8.5X11in.sheet.

The printer software may be able to do this. If not, you need to learn
about adjusting the Canvas size and the Image size.

In article .com,
wrote:

I am looking for somebody who would process my passport photo. It is in
the correct format (2x2in.) but it needs some processing. If you are
proficient with PhotoShop or some similar program, I would be grateful
if you helped me.
It needs three things to be done:
1. Erase the blue smudges from the background.
2. Adjust the contrast and colors, so it looks natural.
3. Make three files:
a) one photo in the center of the page
b) 6 photos together to form a 4X6 rectangle. This could be printed
on a 5x7in. paper
c) 20 photos together to form a 8x10in. rectangle. This could be
printed on
a 8.5X11in.sheet.
I tried doing this with the programs I have on my computer (PhotoShop
Starter Edition, MS Image Composer, Corel PhotoPaint, etc.) but with
not satisfactory results. Learning PhotoShop at Kinko's or going to a
professional photographer are expensive options.

I suppose that it would take less than 15 minutes for somebody who
knows what he is doing, so if you don't mind doing it, send me an
email. I will send the photo.

Who in the hell prints passport pictures?

On Mon, 22 May 2006 18:24:55 -0700, Randall Ainsworth wrote:

Who in the hell prints passport pictures?

Passport picture printers do. Who in the hell doesn't know that?

It was done by a professional photographer, so the size, position and
lighting are good.

ASAAR wrote:
On Mon, 22 May 2006 18:24:55 -0700, Randall Ainsworth wrote:

Who in the hell prints passport pictures?

Passport picture printers do. Who in the hell doesn't know that?


Hummm. New passports are made from digital photos. No longer necessary
to get a picture done at a photo place. Will be getting a new passport
soon, and the .gov site indicates these are done at the post office that
handles new passports. I believe you can still bring a photo, but why
bother?

Ron Hunter writes:
Hummm. New passports are made from digital photos. No longer
necessary to get a picture done at a photo place. Will be getting a
new passport soon, and the .gov site indicates these are done at the
post office that handles new passports. I believe you can still bring
a photo, but why bother?

The usual application still requires you to supply your own photo:

http://travel.state.gov/passport/get/get_840.html

Of course some of the places that handle passport applications will
also take your picture.

If you're thinking of renewing or applying for a passport anytime
soon, better do it now. The plan to install RFID chips in passports
is apparently still on, and predicted to begin late this year (it's
slipped several times already). But passports being issued now don't
have them.

On Tue, 23 May 2006 03:02:52 -0500, Ron Hunter wrote:

Who in the hell prints passport pictures?

Passport picture printers do. Who in the hell doesn't know that?


Hummm. New passports are made from digital photos. No longer
necessary to get a picture done at a photo place. Will be getting a new
passport soon, and the .gov site indicates these are done at the post office
that handles new passports. I believe you can still bring a photo, but why
bother?

So for you, the passport picture printers are located at the post
office that handles passport applications. I said not a word about
traditional photo places. The one I used to get my passport photo
has been gone for several years, but I'm not assuming that all photo
places no longer take passport photos. Whether it's a bother or
not, if you bring your own photo, then YOU are the passport picture
printer. Some people suffering from excessive vanity might prefer
providing their own photo, rather than risk being given a passport
bearing a less than flattering mug shot, resembling J. Fred Muggs.