How to Make an ID Photo from a Selfie — Sized and Background-Ready
Turn a phone photo into a properly sized ID photo — background removed and replaced with a standard color, cropped to spec, and your face photo never leaves your device.
The résumé is due tomorrow and you have no ID photo, or an online application demands a photo in an exact size — and there's no time for a photo studio. A selfie can do the job: background removal, standard background color, and cropping to spec all happen in the browser. And because it's your face, this matters: the photo is never uploaded.
Taking a good source photo
- •Face the camera straight on, shoulders in frame — it leaves room for the crop.
- •Shoot somewhere bright, standing a little away from the wall to soften shadows.
- •The background gets removed automatically, so a perfect white wall isn't required.
The process — three steps
- 1Open the ID Photo tool and add a photo with your face in it.
- 2Pick the size preset and a background color (white, blue, and so on).
- 3Download the result — background replaced, cropped to spec, at 300DPI.
TipZoom in on the hairline once — automatic background removal handles most photos cleanly, but wispy hair is the one area worth double-checking.
For passport photos, check the official rules too
Passport and visa photos come with detailed rules per country — face ratio, expression, glasses. The tool handles the size, but acceptance is decided by the receiving authority, so give their photo requirements a quick read before submitting.
Your face photo stays on your device
An ID photo is about as personal as an image gets. Everything here — background removal through final crop — runs inside your browser, so the photo never leaves your device. No sign-up either.
Turn one selfie into a properly sized ID photo.
Open ID Photo Maker →