However, you should not take pictures in very bright sunlight, and must avoid strong shadows. You may be able to take very flattering pictures outdoors.If you do not have natural lighting available, halogen or incandescent light works best.Fill-in flash is often very effective, even in good lighting conditions, to eliminate shadows. Natural light is best, but if you are using artificial lighting be sure it comes from several sources. Lighting is very important lighting should be uniform and bright, without casting shadows.Pose your subjects to take either a full face view (head-on) or a ¾ view (shoulders slightly turned left or right, but with the head facing the camera).A common resolution which is available on most cameras is 640 x 480 pixels. The resulting picture should have a minimum 300 dpi, or a minimum of roughly 400 pixels x 400 pixels.

However, the higher the resolution, the better the outcome is likely to be! You may choose the ‘medium’ or ‘lower’ quality option, as photo ID shots are printed so small that it usually is not necessary to use the highest resolution.

Your camera probably has several quality settings.

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