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	NicMyers.com U.S. Passport Photo Template V1.5
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The purpose of this template is to simplify the creation of two 2x2 inch photos required for the U.S. passport application. When used correctly, photos processed with the template meet sizing requirements as denoted by the U.S Department of State. This template was designed to speed up the sizing process, and produces a document that can be printed on your home computer or at a local photo lab. Photos processed with this template have been accepted for use in U.S. passport applications.

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This template was designed to work with the full version of Adobe Photoshop and has not been tested in Adobe Photoshop Elements.
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This product is available free of charge for non-commercial use. For commercial use please purchase a license at nicmyers.com. 
There are no differences between the non-commercial and commercial versions, however commerical users are entitled to the following benefits:
	* You may resale the resulting photos produced with this template.
	* You may change or remove the branding to fit your photo studios needs. 

** Neither license allows for the resale of this product. **

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Updates:
1.5: Changed the previous version with an "Eye Line" to an easier to use "Eye Guide Area." Minor changes in branding of the template.

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How to Use ( Full tutorial with photo walkthrough available at http://www.nicmyers.com/photoshop-passport-template-v1/ )

1. Open PassportTemplate_v1.psd in Photoshop.

2. Open photo to be used as passport photo in Photoshop. To take a photo that meets background and composition requirements read over the U.S Department of State guide located at http://travel.state.gov/passport/guide/guide_2081.html. 

3. Drag passport photo into the template and position layer directly above GreyBG in the layer group entitled "Place Photo in Here Above GreyBG."

4. The first step is to size the head in the photo using the "Head Size Ruler." Using Free Transform (CTRL-T), resize the photo so that the head falls within the confines of the ruler. 

5. Horizontally center the photo using the vertical “Face Center Line” as a guide. If necessary, rotate your image. The “Face Center Line” guide should be equally dividing your face. 

6. Using the "Eye Guide Area" as a guide, vertically center the photo making sure that the eyes fall within the shaded area between the two outside lines.
 
7. Duplicate the layer group titled "Place Photo in Here Above GreyBG," and drag it to a new position that is not covering the original photo.

8. Hide the “Template” layer group.

9. Save the resulting document. The options are up to you, but .JPG with a compression of 10 will work fine for most purposes. If you wish, you could also save the .PSD so you can make corrections at a later date if required.

10. Print the resulting document on 4x6 paper (standard photo size in most locations) at a photo lab. If you have a high quality printer you may be able to print them at home, however restrictions on photo quality are tightening and you might have problems.

11. Cut the photos out. 


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