license photo

DMV camera shot

A license photo is the small identification photograph on a driver's license or other official document.

These photos are notoriously unflattering due to harsh lighting and restricted posing: My license photo makes me look like a criminal.

The term often appears in complaints about bad pictures or jokes about ID photography.

Related
  • IDIdentity document abbreviation
  • real IDFederally compliant identification document
  • portraitArtistic depiction of someone
  • DMVVehicle registration agency
  • DMV lineWait for vehicle paperwork

headshot · laminated · renewal · picture · mugshot · passport · identification · face · expiration · expiration date · eye test · behind the wheel · signature · card · camera · flash · backdrop · smile

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Opposites
formality and control

license photoselfie

Photo of oneself

vacation photo · party photo · glamour shot · candid shot · family photo

photo quality and flattery

license photoglamour shot

Idealized professional photograph

professional headshot · beauty shot · boudoir photo · studio portrait · portrait photography

Family

license, photo, licenses, licensed, licensing, licensee, licensure, licentious, licentiate

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