OK, the title might initially worry you, but have no fear (I got this!). I opted out of paying 15ish dollars and a ton of waiting to take my daughter's headshots, with high hopes that one could potentially serve as her passport photo. I've done hundreds of headshots professionally, but I admit getting a toddler to sit still, look straight ahead, and not violate the super strict requirements of a U.S. passport was not previously my area of expertise.

I mainly chose this route, because of the challenge, and also because I expected my energetic child to produce less photogenic and possible blurry photos at CVS, Walgreens, or wherever. No offense to those folks, but I've had my passport done on location a few times and it always looks like a mug shot. I figured I would end up with better results at home, and I believe my assumption was correct.

Be honest, how was my first attempt at this photography niche?
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​After roughly a dozen snaps, these two shots ended up as my favorites. The last one was already sent off with the passport application (after receiving the government's required formatting, of course).

​Edit: The photo was accepted and the passport sent back completed just after this post was written.