photo booth

[Asset]

I know this is a bit of a cr*p thread, BUT does anyone know where there is a decent passport photo booth in the vicinity. The one at Sainsbury's is not there at the mo'. I went to the place on LL where a guy takes a snap with a digicam but I have to say the photo's are unusable! The lighting is horrendously unflattering, I'm not beng overly vain as my son - who I think is gorgeous - also came out looking completely weird.

Anyway if anyone can help I would appreciate it.

[Jah Lush]

Ah! the dreaded passport photo. You should see mine. I look like Carlos The Jackal.

[lorraineliyanage]

Well the one at Peckham station doesn't work so don't bother with that. I ended up getting mine done last week at London Bridge station, except none of the booths have curtains in them. How embarassing! Plus the pics looked really ropey - too dark. I ended up getting my boyfriend to take the pics and print out on photo paper which looked the best in the end!

[SeanMacGabhann]

how about the Woolworths in Peckham?

[TillieTrotter]

The chemist in Herne Hill along by the old Bolands is good. Have used them quite a few times.

[Asset]

Is that a booth or does someone do it?

[TillieTrotter]

someone does it, but about same price as a booth. Always found them to be good.

[Asset]

Ok - may give them a try, already wasted ?8 on LL

[ratty]

My missus had some taken at Boots and Woollies in Peckham and both of them came out so bad that the passport office sent them back.

Likewise London Bridge Station I think.

We eventually went to Old Kent Road Asda they were accepted but they were poor also!

[shaman]

Were doing it in Day Lewis chemist near greetings our best card shop, had some there not bad under fiver

[tiddles]

go to the photographic shop on LL opposite the locksmiths. I wasted my money in the chemist near somerfield - two sets of passport photos rejected. The chaps in the camera place did a perfect job for ?4

[snorky]

Give photo me a call with ther himber of the booth - the send a cheque out by return post for the loss - they dont even check !

PS This is not a licence or an instructiopn to get ?10 for nothing - its just how they work

[Jimmy Mac]

Asset - this is a top thread, don't beat yourself up! It seems v hard to find a photo booth locally (and even elsewhere -couldn't find one in the West End recently-not at Bond St/Oxford St tubes nor on Oxford Street). Would prefer to pay the local photo shops,but have had their photos rejected by the passport office.

The photo me booth website supposedly has a "find your nearest booth" service coming soon...but it has said that for a good few months.Good luck.JM

[JDR]

Try Morrisons in Peckham. Theirs usually works

[redrouge]

Somerfield in Camberwell (in the Butterfly Walk centre place) does them pretty well, I came out half decent in mine!

[spadetownboy]

half the time its not the quality of the photo but whether or not the photo meets the standards of the passport office,ie size of picture,no smiling,hair over face,etc. i got a passport for my daughter last year and the photos were rejected i sent them back with a covering note mentioning that the subject was only 3 yrs old and was,nt able to strike a pose like an adult could, they were accepted.