Passport Photo

[bjarvis]

I finally found a place in the greater DC area which will do photos in a format suitable for Canadian passports. With nothing else planned for this morning, I dashed out to University Blvd & Colesville Rd (about three miles from home) to get the photos while Kent was still getting dressed.



For what it's worth, I hate the new photo requirements. The specification that the picture be taken with a "neutral" (read: blank and/or stoned) expression is utterly unflattering, especially for an official document which has a lifetime of 5 years. What a great way to make a good first impression when visiting a foreign country. :-^ The part that irks me is that the requirement is essentially a concession to automated facial recognition systems and their inability to deal with three-quarter profiles, expressions of happiness/sadness/whatever and the inability of bureaucrats to consider more secure alternatives for official documents.



Now I just have to find a window of opportunity to get downtown to have my would-be guarantor can sign & initial on the dotted lines so I can drop my renewal in the mail.

Comments

[urbear]

Could you tell me the name of that photographer? I'm not having a lot of luck finding someone who speaks Canadian in the greater Boston area, and it so happens I'll be in DC next week.

[bjarvis.livejournal.com]

I went to Four Corners Candid Camera at 109 University Blvd West, Silver Spring, MD. Intersection of Colesville Road and University Blvd.

The Canadians-in-Baltimore mailing list also mentioned MotoPhoto on 7th Street just north of Pennsylvania Ave by Navy Archives Memorial in Washington DC.