So it is time to get my passport renewed, which means it’s my quadrennial trip to the photoshop to get photos made. For my last passport it was already mandatory to get special, biometric-sensitive photos made, on which you couldn’t smile, your ears had to be visible and everything had to fit in certain dimensions, all to facilitate future facial recognition software at airports and border crossings. Now they are also adding fingerprint information on the passport for more advanced identification. (If all of that doesn’t unsettle or even scare you then we should talk, because I’d love to be as comfortably numb as you.) Anyway, photos made and they are aweful. Below are two photos, side-by-side, one from August 1st, 2007, and the other from today. I think I lost a bit of weight in face, gained a bit in hair, but one thing is certain, I still look awful. :)
| August 1st, 2007 vs September 24th, 2009 |
Do you have something inside your mouth? It looks like you’re sticking your chin out like a boxer..
The later one is much better, but you’re right: they’re both pretty terrible. At least you don’t look like a prisoner any more!
It doesn’t help that with the new one they didn’t zoom in as much so your head is quite a bit smaller. But yeah, you do like slightly slimmer although still in need of a good sleep for a bit.
That orange shirt looks like prison attire…
It’s not the shirt, it’s the colouring in the photo. Even YOU look orange.
The shirt is much more red.
But I like the new picture. You don’t look awful at all.
How come you didn’t shave this time? :)