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Redbird Card Office

Photo Submission is permanently CLOSED. This link is still live for the photo guidelines needed for off-campus students.

Registered students and staff should come to the Redbird Card Office to have a photo taken and receive your ID the same day.

Please review ALL rules below before submitting your photo for approval. We will reject submissions that ignore these guidelines.

Acceptable (think Passport photo)

  • Background is plain, light, neutral color (i.e. white, tan, or grey).  Avoid doors and siding as backdrops.
  • Color photo taken recently (hint: take a selfie today)
  • Centered, front view of face with natural expression (smile or straight face)
  • MUST include space above the top of the head and at least top of the shoulders visible
    • It is better to have more background than not enough, we can always crop it
    • Crop photo to include space around head on both sides as well as above/below head
    • Tall photos will auto-crop to the middle, often cutting off the top of the head, verify space around head and top of shoulders still visible after submission
  • Bright, even lighting

Unacceptable

  • Top of head cut off
  • Professional photos due to copyright rules (i.e. school, modeling, or senior) OR photo of a photo
  • Shadows or glare
  • Other people, pets, or objects in the photo
  • Hat, sunglasses or other accessories, or hand gestures visible
    • Religious head coverings worn continuously are acceptable
  • Inappropriate expressions
  • Social media filters or color filters (black/white/sepia)
    • Do NOT edit the photo in any way (i.e. remove the background)

Sample Photos

Acceptable

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Unacceptable

  • Unacceptable image of student making silly face and wearing hat

    Unacceptable
    Silly face, hat,
    & hands in photo

  • Unacceptable image with background

    Unacceptable
    Background not
    plain/neutral color

  • Unacceptable image with filter on it

    Unacceptable
    Filter

  • Unacceptable image where student is wearing a hat and shadow

    Unacceptable
    Hat, shadow on face

  • Unacceptable image where student is making a silly face and pose

    Unacceptable
    Shadow, hands
    in photo, & silly face

  • Unacceptable image where student is wearing glasses

    Unacceptable
    Sunglasses blocking
    eyes, top of head
    cut off

  • Unacceptable image where student is tilted instead of facing forward

    Unacceptable
    Not facing forward
    with shoulders square.

  • Unacceptable image with student holding a cat

    Unacceptable
    Pet in photo.

  • Unacceptable image with student making silly face and wearing a hat

    Unacceptable
    Hat, eyes covered,
    hands in photo.


You will use your ULID & password (Central Login) to access this site (below).
You MUST upload a copy of your government issued ID (Driver's License, State ID, Passport, or Military ID) for verification purposes (this will be securely stored until approval, then deleted permanently). If you do not upload an ID, your photo submission will not show up in our queue for approval.

Common Issues

Mobile

Error during identification upload:

Mobile error that will display

 

To fix, select the Full Site option on the previous screen:

The default mobile view

 

Your page will then look like this:

Full site mobile view

Desktop

Ignore Image Capture and just select Browse/Choose File

ID load error that displays on desktop

Click here to submit your photo and government ID - Link is currently disabled.

Submitted photos are reviewed Monday-Friday during office hours.  Once accepted, photos are not available to print until the following business day. Please do not email photos.You will receive an email when your photo is accepted or rejected. Please direct any questions to idcard@IllinoisState.edu.