badge photo

Credential card image

A badge photo is the small identification photograph used on credentials like employee IDs, security passes, or official documents.

These photos are typically taken against plain backgrounds with neutral expressions, following strict formatting requirements.

The term often implies the unflattering quality characteristic of such photos: My badge photo makes me look like a serial killer.

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mugshot · laminated · employee · security · identification · picture · passport · workplace · snap · clearance · background check · access · access card · official · face · plastic · clip · name tag

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Opposites
formality and staging

badge photocandid shot

Unposed, natural photograph

action shot · street photography · stolen moment · photojournalism · photobomb

artistic intent

badge photoportrait photography

Images focused on faces

glamour shot · studio portrait · character study

purpose and context

badge photoglamour shot

Idealized professional photograph

fine art photography · family photo · vacation photo

Family

badge, photo, badges, badged, photograph, photographs, photographer, photography, photographic

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G