Baby and newborn passport photos: how to take them at home
Taking a newborn or baby passport photo is tricky — eyes open, no shadows, plain background. Here's the easiest way to get a compliant baby passport photo at home.
Baby passport photos follow the same size and background rules as adults, but the relaxed expression and eyes-open requirements make them harder to capture. Here’s how to do it at home.
The easiest method
- Lay a plain white sheet or blanket on the floor or a bed.
- Lay your baby on their back on the sheet — this gives a perfectly plain background with no shadows.
- Stand directly above and take the photo from straight on, filling the frame with the head and shoulders.
- Capture several shots to catch one with eyes open and a neutral mouth.
Rules to remember
- No one else in the photo — no hands, no toys, no pacifier.
- Eyes open if possible (some countries relax this for very young infants).
- Neutral expression — mouth ideally closed.
- Plain, light background — the white sheet handles this.
Finishing the photo
Upload your best shot to the passport photo maker, choose your country size, crop so the head sits in the guide, and clean up the background. Then download or print a 4x6 sheet.
Because everything runs in your browser, your baby’s photo is never uploaded anywhere.