Prepare the frame precisely. Check the photograph separately.
This preset starts with a two-inch square portrait frame, a 600 by 600 pixel export, and real 300 DPI metadata. Face-centering guides help you place the subject, while rotation, pan, and zoom remain available for a deliberate composition. The file is created locally. A correct frame is useful preparation, but it is not an automated passport or visa photograph certification.
Connect inches, pixels, and density
At 300 dots per inch, a two-inch square corresponds to 600 pixels on each edge. The preset fixes that output grid and writes density information into a JPEG JFIF header or a PNG pHYs chunk. A DPI label alone would not change a file's pixel count, so the tool handles both geometry and metadata. The receiving software can still choose its own print scaling, which makes verification in that software an important final step.
A 600 by 600 output does not guarantee enough captured detail. Enlarging a small photograph can create the required dimensions through interpolation while preserving its softness or compression damage. Start with a clear source that has enough room around the subject. The workspace flags a preset that enlarges the source, but you remain responsible for judging whether facial features and fine detail are usable at the intended size. Keep the camera or editing original for later attempts.
Use centering guides as a visual aid
The oval and center lines help you position a face within the square. They are overlays for framing and do not appear in the downloaded image. They do not detect facial landmarks, measure an official head-size requirement, correct posture, or evaluate identity. A useful starting composition can still fail a destination's rules about head placement, lighting, expression, background, date of capture, or the amount of visible shoulders.
Drag to pan the source, use arrow keys when the preview is focused, or use the position sliders for a more controlled adjustment. Zoom changes how much of the image fills the frame. Rotation can level a tilted capture, but it may expose empty corners; inspect the edges and increase zoom if needed. Horizontal flip changes the orientation of the image and should be used deliberately, especially when an identity-document workflow expects a faithful photograph rather than a mirrored editing preview.
Export a delivery copy that matches the next step
JPEG can provide a practical photographic file size, while PNG avoids another lossy encoding step relative to the decoded raster. JPEG fills uncovered or transparent areas with white; PNG can retain transparency. That technical capability is not a recommendation to submit transparent identity photographs. The destination's current instructions determine which backing and file format are acceptable. This workspace does not retouch the subject, synthesize missing areas, or replace an unsuitable background automatically.
Create the crop, read its reported dimensions and processing size, and download a separate copy. If the receiving form also imposes a strict size ceiling, use the constrained compressor afterward while keeping the required grid intact. Check the saved file in the destination's preview and confirm its current instructions directly. The local workflow keeps the source off a processing server, and fresh exports omit the original metadata container, but privacy does not turn a geometry tool into an acceptance guarantee.
Three steps. A finished file.
Open a clear portrait source
Choose a JPG, PNG, or WebP with enough resolution and space around the face. The two-inch square, 600×600 output is already selected.
Center the subject in the portrait frame
Use the guides, pan, zoom, and rotation to compose the image. Inspect corners and compare the destination's current photo rules yourself.
Export and inspect the 300 DPI file
Create a JPG or PNG crop, verify 600×600 dimensions and written density metadata, and keep the source before submitting the saved copy.
A little clarity.
Is the 2×2 inch passport preset really 600×600 at 300 DPI?
Yes. It sets those pixel dimensions and writes 300 DPI density information into JPEG or PNG. Check that the receiving print application respects that density instead of applying another scaling setting.
Do the face-centering guides certify passport compliance?
No. They are visual positioning aids, not landmark detection or official measurements. Verify the destination's current requirements for composition, background, expression, capture date, and file size.
Can a low-resolution portrait become a detailed passport image by exporting at 300 DPI?
No. A larger output grid can interpolate existing pixels but cannot recover genuine detail that was never captured. Use a clear, sufficiently resolved source and inspect the actual saved photograph.
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