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Moonlake

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Q: Why are all passport photos heavily Photoshopped here?

And how is that acceptable?

When I last got passport photos taken for official purposes they got rid of my facial blemishes, smoothed out my frizzy hair and brightened my skin. I don't think such airbrushed photos would be accepted in the west.

11 years 27 weeks ago in General - China

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xunliang

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When I had mine done he tried to remove a mole on my neck. I was like "I don't think you can remove a mole" and he was like "Oh, I couldn't tell it was a mole...."

He did the same with my skin, gave me a touch up and what not.

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On a related note, I love how at some places they have suit or dress "templates" to put over your crappy day clothes. I've often thought about having a obnoxiously shiny Chinese suit photoshopped over my photo for my next passport

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Scandinavian

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If if isn't fake, it isn't real.

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Amonk

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To match the borders of China on the passport.

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crimochina

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this is china, everything is fake.

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