Passport photo

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Maya Zankoul

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I need to take a passport photo - studio ludovic entrance

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I thought it would be 3 easy steps: shooting the picture, taking it, and everyone is happy.

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My turn. Photographer shouts in my face: " no no no too pale"

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Blush fixation

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Photographer asks me to act in a coy way, to which I answer that I would rather just take the picture

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Photographer asks me for all the coyness of the world

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Imagination break... I imagine myself forcing him to act coy

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Photographer forcing me to sit in a twisted way for the photo

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The outcome: very fake photos

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All I wanted was a passport photo! i cry

Yes my darlings. I kid you not. The photographer consciously asked me to “act coy” or “etdalla3 – ุงุชุฏู„ู‘ุน” in order for the image to turn out ‘beautiful’. When he saw I was reluctant, he asked for “all the dala3 of the world!”. Do I look like someone who would act all cute and coquette for a formal passport photo? HE’S WRONG! I should have known anyway from the photo samples he proudly displayed at the entrance of the studio…

Anyway, what better to start your week with than Brad Mehldau’s genius?

Here’s his piano interpretation of The Beatles’ Blackbird.


Have a lovely day ๐Ÿ™‚


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30 responses to “Passport photo”

  1. Ms. M Avatar
    Ms. M

    I took my own passport photos. Stand in front of a blank wall, set the camera on self timer and smile. I printed my photos and then cut them out. Much easier AND cheaper.

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  2. Mireille Avatar
    Mireille

    hahahahahhhaha … almost had tears from laughing !

    loool

    now u appreciate lara.. don’t u ๐Ÿ˜›

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  3. nightS Avatar
    nightS

    Oh god!! Makeup?? they did your makeup?? I guess I wouldn’t be even accepted If I went there ๐Ÿ˜€
    I’d go with Ms. M..take your own ๐Ÿ™‚

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  5. Ahmad Osman Avatar
    Ahmad Osman

    rofl

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  7. darinerachkidy Avatar
    darinerachkidy

    ahahahahaaaaa….happened to me …so true, and u end up with “horror” photo

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  8. Zeina Gabriel Avatar
    Zeina Gabriel

    Amazing post… Keep up the good work ๐Ÿ™‚
    zeina ๐Ÿ™‚

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  9. Wissam M Avatar
    Wissam M

    Mouahaha ya dallou3a :))))

    ca doit รชtre un moment affreux ร  passer :s

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  10. Paola Avatar
    Paola

    Sweet Lord. What the world has come to. Poor Maya!

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  11. Tony Avatar
    Tony

    Hahaha
    ditto @Paola
    I guess passport with such images make it alot more easier to board a plane or a reason?

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  12. Maram Avatar
    Maram

    This is my first time hearing of make-up fix-up at a passport photo-shoot. And asking you to be coy for the sake of the picture bezzyeddeh? This is definitely a first for me. Where I stay, they don’t care if you’re crying or have a blue “eye patch”. They make u look like you have a blue “eye patch” [AKA make you look horrible] most of the time anyway, lol.

    Interesting !

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  13. Desiree Avatar
    Desiree

    At least we have got a self-sustaining system of values that is not mistaken about how women should portray themselves. What is the use of a passport photo that actually looks like you, anyway? ๐Ÿ™‚

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  14. Mariam Avatar
    Mariam

    It is definitely my first time hearing of a photographer “forcefully” offering a make-up fix-up and further asking the “photographee” to be coy? LOL

    Where I stay, they don’t care whether you’re smiling or crying. And they end up making you look like you just came out of a fight most of the times. lol

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  17. ritamou Avatar
    ritamou

    he actually had a make up kit? and seriously put some one you?! walla… 3am nettawar… :S
    i hate passport photos! i’ve had the same one since i was in Brevet… apparently my face didnt change tht much ^^

    el hamdellah 3al saleme!

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  18. pascale haddad Avatar
    pascale haddad

    i like it it’s really the true ๐Ÿ™‚

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  19. scribbled Avatar
    scribbled

    It’s the same here in Cairo; I always feel a knot of tension in my stomach when I see that the guy taking my picture is dressed up like he’s covering a war for Magnum.

    Oh, and this is the first time I’ve read your blog. I know I’ll be back.

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  20. mc Avatar
    mc

    I had the same expressions on the pictures on my wedding day :)))

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  21. Bassem B. Avatar
    Bassem B.

    Reminds me of a similar experience, except in my case the makeup was digital. After the guy took my photo, and before printing, he insisted on going over it in Photoshop and erasing every hint of a bump or pore until my face looked like a wax mask. Oh yes, very masculine! I never used those passport photos.

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  22. suneela Avatar
    suneela

    hehe did he ask you to titghannaji as well. YUCK!

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  23. Ivy Avatar
    Ivy

    You can create own passport photo at home.
    The http://idphoto4you.com website can create valid passport photo from your raw photo.
    This site is free.

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  24. ุนู„ูˆุด Avatar
    ุนู„ูˆุด

    ุฑูˆุนุฉ ุฑูˆุนุฉ ุฑูˆุนุฉุŒ ูƒุชูŠุฑ ู„ุฐูŠุฐุฉ ุงู„ู‚ุตุฉ ูˆ ุงู„ุตูˆุฑุŒ ูƒุงู„ุนุงุฏุฉ ๐Ÿ™‚

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  25. suzan Avatar
    suzan

    yeah..I had the same experience (probably at the same place).. He told me to “itghannaj” lal camera.. He’s nice though.. in a creepy way-too-excited kind of way.. but hey it’s a lot better than other photo places.. i looked like a DOG in my passport for 3 years because the camera guy was too cool to wait for my smile.

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  26. stephano mendelek Avatar
    stephano mendelek

    missing my morning bread

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  27. IVY Says Avatar
    IVY Says

    Hilarious! I have a cousin who was so good at playing coy, she initially went in for a passport photo and got out with a full-on photo-shoot. The photographer put up her pic on the vitrine of his store. She would drive around his store daily just to make sure it was still there. So do you really blame him, he was simply giving you the opportunity to model. If only you were more cooperative Maya ๐Ÿ˜‰

    Bisoux

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  29. Nahil Avatar
    Nahil

    loool how come i missed this! law ma from the thing in the bottom : You might also like” ma kenet shefta. ๐Ÿ˜€ its awesome! photographers b lebnen male ones ktir … b7es byekhdo el photos w belaz2ouwoun above their beds aw shi ๐Ÿ˜€ very perverted in every way

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  30. Dalia Avatar
    Dalia

    FANTASTIIIIIIIIIIIIIIC maya , the video is just amazing…

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