You already take the portrait
A proper camera, a backdrop and someone who can light a face. The missing piece is usually the code path, not the photograph.
For camera shops and minilabs
Passport Photo Codes for camera shops and minilabs
Your counter already knows how to take a decent head-and-shoulders portrait and put a sheet on the printer. Add a Photo Code without swapping the whole ecosystem for a booth or a locked printer pack.
Opens the existing Passport Photo Studio workspace.
Independent service
Not affiliated with GOV.UK or HM Passport Office
Built for independent counters
Fit with the counter
This is an extra handoff, not a new shop
Passport Photo Studio sits beside the work you already sell. It is an independent photo preparation service — not affiliated with GOV.UK — and it cannot guarantee HM Passport Office acceptance.
You already print
Minilab or dye-sub on site. Customers still want a sheet in the bag. A code should ride along with that job, not replace it.
The till is a conversation
People ask about cameras, paper and repairs. A Photo Code is another counter product — not a vending machine in the window.
Avoid an ecosystem swap
Do not replace a working minilab to issue a code
A DNP-style annual pack can make sense if you already live in that printer line and will use the allowance. It is a poor reason to rip out kit that still prints well.
| If you… | A pack-plus-printer path | A browser studio workspace |
|---|---|---|
| Already print on site | May tie codes to one manufacturer’s workflow | Issue the code in the browser; print on the kit you have |
| Sell cameras and paper | Another closed system on the counter | Keeps the conversation on your till, not a booth |
| Want to try codes this month | Wait on a dealer, a pack and (sometimes) hardware | Open Passport Photo Studio and run one job |
Compare packs in more depth on DNP ePassport licence alternative. Pricing structure — not invented £ figures — is on studio pricing.
Package ideas
Sell the sitting, not a mumbled “digital extra”
Write four prices on a card. If the only number staff remember is the old print-only figure, every code becomes a negotiation.
- 1
UK set + Photo Code
Default menu item. One shoot, prepared digital file, written code, print sheet.
- 2
Print-only
Postal route, second application, or they already have a code. Price it clearly below the full package.
- 3
International / extra size
Visa or foreign crop from the same sitting. Charge for the extra preparation. See the visa + code guide.
- 4
Family or child slot
Same outcome, more time. A modest premium is fair; book it if Saturday is already a queue.
International sitters and British expats are a natural add-on for a camera shop. See visa photos plus a UK Photo Code and what to offer expats.
For shop counters
Guides for camera counters
Workflow, packages and software notes for independents and minilabs.
Passport Photo Studio
Add a code path without a refit
Keep the camera and the printer. Open the studio workspace for the digital handoff, or read the studio overview first.