1. Review the examples of bad and good photos
Bad photos like these are rejected
Your i-card is an official identification that features only your hair, face, and shoulderline. Here are a few examples of rejected photos with the reason(s) for rejection listed below each one.
![A person from the top of the head down to the waist, sitting in a cluttered bedroom.](https://blogs.uofi.uillinois.edu/files/9122/1516478114/210567.jpg)
- Not on a plain, light-colored background
- Too zoomed out
DeleteEdit embedded media in the Files Tab and re-insert as needed.
![A person in a silly pose with a dark blue background, with red and blue lighting.](https://blogs.uofi.uillinois.edu/files/9122/1516478114/210568.jpg)
- Silly pose
- Unnatural lighting
- Not on a plain, light-colored background
- Object (hand) in picture
DeleteEdit embedded media in the Files Tab and re-insert as needed.
![A person from the top of the head down to the chin.](https://blogs.uofi.uillinois.edu/files/9122/1516478114/210571.jpg)
DeleteEdit embedded media in the Files Tab and re-insert as needed.
![A person not centered in the frame and with another person visible.](https://blogs.uofi.uillinois.edu/files/9122/1516478114/210573.jpg)
- Other people in picture
- Face not straight-on/centered
DeleteEdit embedded media in the Files Tab and re-insert as needed.
![A person in front of a textured background.](https://blogs.uofi.uillinois.edu/files/9122/1516478114/210574.jpg)
DeleteEdit embedded media in the Files Tab and re-insert as needed.