TSGM,

I'm with ePassportPhoto, a website that allows you to take the passport photo yourself. We have trained professionals who review the photo and make sure it meets the passport requirements. I am one of those professionals, and unfortunately, this picture will get rejected because the shadow on your face. However, you will find that it is not hard to set up some of the lights in your house to get even lighting. After we review your photo, all you need to do is crop the picture with our cropping tool -- we take care of the formatting (based on country). You can then either have the photo shipped to your local CVS, Target, Walgreens, or DUANEreade, or print it at home for free. Hope this helps!

- Mike