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Ok maybe a dumb question but the new efile requires you upload a photo. Are you guys just taking a selfie against a white wall?
It doesn’t even have to be a white wall. But yes, you can take a selfie on a solid color wall if you choose. You can even use an app like Passport Photo Booth. My last approved paper form looked like this:
https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/126679/274FE0AB-2788-4EDA-B3F0-A6BCD55E59C2-788797.jpg
Good to know: thank you. Gonna do my scorpion and I haven’t filed a form 1 since efile was still up
It doesn’t even have to be a white wall. But yes, you can take a selfie on a solid color wall if you choose. You can even use an app like Passport Photo Booth. My last approved paper form looked like this:
https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/126679/274FE0AB-2788-4EDA-B3F0-A6BCD55E59C2-788797.jpg
Wow. That was approved? I have put WAY too much thought & effort into my NFA selfies over the years.
Wow. That was approved? I have put WAY too much thought & effort into my NFA selfies over the years.
Yep. That’s how the dealer takes all of them...as far as the background goes. The facial redaction was not part of the approved form. :)
It’s a “passport style” photo, not an actual passport photo.
Yep. That’s how the dealer takes all of them...as far as the background goes. The facial redaction was not part of the approved form. :)
It’s a “passport style” photo, not an actual passport photo.
I get the redaction isn't there on the approved version. When I read "passport style" I assumed that would mean at least a plain background so I'm surprised to see they don't seem to care about that aspect.
And if you have a digital camera and have a little photo editing know how... just photoshop yourself onto the form !
And if you have a digital camera and have a little photo editing know how... just photoshop yourself onto the form !
And if you don’t...print one out on plain paper, cut it out and tape it it the form, then make a fresh copy with pic in place. :)
For my NFA forms I took a selfie in front of a white wall with good lighting and then in either MS Paint or PhotoShop (I forget which one since it's been about a decade) I fit four of them in a single image. This way, whenever I've got NFA forms, I simply send this image to Walmart Photo and print up a 4x6 or two and each one has four passport-style photos and costs less than a buck. I think it's a quarter or something all-in. My recent forms have been done via the SilencerCo online/kiosk system so I forget the exact cost but that's about the most cost effective way to print up some NFA passport-style photos.
For my NFA forms I took a selfie in front of a white wall with good lighting and then in either MS Paint or PhotoShop (I forget which one since it's been about a decade) I fit four of them in a single image. This way, whenever I've got NFA forms, I simply send this image to Walmart Photo and print up a 4x6 or two and each one has four passport-style photos and costs less than a buck. I think it's a quarter or something all-in. My recent forms have been done via the SilencerCo online/kiosk system so I forget the exact cost but that's about the most cost effective way to print up some NFA passport-style photos.
A decade later it’s even easier.
Passport Photo Booth app on your smartphone/tablet will give you a silhouette to line up with the pic and will do 1/2/6 pics (IIRC) on a single 4x6. No MSP or PS skills needed. Print it at home (plain paper is fine), or send it to Walmart/Walgreens/etc.
medicman816
02-21-19, 17:29
I printed the picture right onto the form 4 last time. When using the free Adobe software all one has to do is to make a "stamp" of your photo and use the software to place it. Picture was simply an iPhone "square" photo, resized in the software. Makes it easy to do multiple forms. Also makes managing trustee pictures easy.
I printed the picture right onto the form 4 last time. When using the free Adobe software all one has to do is to make a "stamp" of your photo and use the software to place it. Picture was simply an iPhone "square" photo, resized in the software. Makes it easy to do multiple forms. Also makes managing trustee pictures easy.
Didn’t know that existed for the free version. Tested it out this morning and it works great. Thanks for the tip!
MadAngler1
02-24-19, 12:11
I went to a local CVS that does passport photos and used that. State Dept is pretty particular, and the NFA rules are the same. I’m surprised the photo above got approved, but I’m glad for you if it did.
joshua_capitolarmory
03-01-19, 09:32
I went to a local CVS that does passport photos and used that. State Dept is pretty particular, and the NFA rules are the same. I’m surprised the photo above got approved, but I’m glad for you if it did.
At least for the time being, the NFA branch doesn't seem to care much about the photos. They want one there, but they get guys with fake eyepatches, shaving half their beard, those goofy emoji face's over pictures.... they seem pretty accepting. I tell guys just to use some common sense. Don't take a selfie on the highway while you're drinking a beer with a topless girl in the backseat. As long as it's a picture of you with minimal effort used, you should be good.
Stranger45
03-02-19, 11:36
Didn’t know that existed for the free version. Tested it out this morning and it works great. Thanks for the tip!
How do you open a JPEG in the free version?
How do you open a JPEG in the free version?
You can’t. I used a “print to PDF” option on my laptop to convert the pic to PDF, then opened it in Adobe.
I’m sure there’s a variety of ways to do that, but if you can’t get one to work you can send me the pic and I’ll do it for you.
Stranger45
03-02-19, 12:58
You can’t. I used a “print to PDF” option on my laptop to convert the pic to PDF, then opened it in Adobe.
I’m sure there’s a variety of ways to do that, but if you can’t get one to work you can send me the pic and I’ll do it for you.
Got it thanks.
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