Guide · Passport photos

How to build a measured passport-photo print sheet.

Passport and ID rules vary by authority. FlytheBG handles production mechanics—physical dimensions, framing, background color, copies, paper size, and PNG export—but the receiving authority decides whether a photo is acceptable.

01 · Size

Start with the official physical dimensions.

Enter the required width and height in centimetres, millimetres, or inches. FlytheBG converts those measurements into pixels using the selected DPI.

Physical size comes first

A photo that looks correct on screen can still print at the wrong size. The important inputs are physical width and height together with print resolution.

300 DPI is a practical default

For common paper sizes, 300 DPI provides substantial print resolution without creating unnecessarily huge browser canvases. A 600 DPI request can be reduced by the memory guard if the resulting sheet would be too large.

Verify the authority's rule

Do not assume one popular passport-photo size applies to every country, visa, licence, school, employer, or ID card.

02 · Subject and background

Frame the person before filling the sheet.

The Passport Photo Maker lets you drag the subject, adjust zoom, and choose a photo background color. If background removal is enabled, the same smaller quantized IMG.LY browser model runs first.

Use framing deliberately

Zoom and reposition so the face and shoulders match the target specification. FlytheBG does not guarantee head height, eye line, expression, pose, clothing, lighting, or biometric compliance.

Color stays inside each photo

The chosen photo background is painted inside every passport-photo rectangle. The surrounding print paper remains white, so the selected color does not cover the entire page.

Review the cutout

If the background was removed, inspect hair and shoulder edges before printing. A correctly measured sheet cannot repair a poor source image or an authority-rule violation.

03 · Paper and copies

Let sheet capacity determine how many copies fit.

Paper size, margins, gaps, and individual photo dimensions determine the number of copies that can fit without drawing outside the paper.

Use Fill sheet when useful

The Fill sheet control sets the requested copies to the calculated capacity instead of asking the browser to create copies outside the available layout.

Leave practical cutting space

A small gap can make trimming easier. Larger margins reduce capacity but may help printers that cannot print edge-to-edge.

Choose the paper you will actually use

A4, 4×6-inch photo paper, US Letter, and custom paper have different capacities and aspect ratios.

04 · Print

Print at Actual Size / 100%.

The PNG contains the requested physical layout at the reported DPI, but printer software can still rescale the file unless fit-to-page behaviour is disabled.

Avoid automatic Fit

Options such as Fit, Shrink to printable area, or Scale to page can change the photo dimensions. Prefer Actual Size or 100% when the printer and paper setup allow it.

Measure a test print

Before producing many copies, print one sheet and measure a photo rectangle with a ruler. This catches driver scaling and wrong-paper settings.

Keep the current requirements nearby

Compare the final print with the receiving authority's current written specification before submission.

Build a sheet

Frame one photo and fill the page.

The live maker performs layout and PNG export in your browser.