Photo Guidelines for Online Submissions

Submitting a photo online for your VCU Campus Card can be easy as long as you understand our expectations. Your photo must accurately represent what you currently look like and also meet our Photo Standards. Review the information below to help you select a good photo for your ID before submitting an online ID Request Form.

  • Do use a recent image (within 6 months)
  • Do have normal contrast and lighting
  • Do zoom in close enough so that your eye color is clearly visible
  • Don't use photo filters
  • Don't Photoshop yourself into a photo
  • Don't have someone else in the photo with you

Photo Examples

Bad Photos


DENIED


Don't use white, black, or fluorescent backgrounds. Don't have hair in or too close to your eyes. 

DENIED


Don't have objects, patterns, or people in your background.

DENIED


Don't use side profiles where the position of your head or body is turned away from the camera.

DENIED


Don't use a random selfie with people or objects in your background. Don't over-exaggerate your expression.

DENIED


Don't zoom in too close to your face or cut off any part of your head.

DENIED


Don't have lines, windows, or doors in your background. Don't tilt your head to the side.

Good Photos


APPROVED

APPROVED

APPROVED

APPROVED

APPROVED

APPROVED