A photo of a person's face, straight-on and from the upper shoulders, meant to be used as identification. Commonly seen on passports, licenses, and other official documentation.

In Japan, these photos are known as 証明写真 ([i]shoumei shashin[/i]) and are taken to put on resumes for job applications in addition to other forms of identification. The typical backdrop for these photos is a solid or gradient [[blue background|blue]]. They can come in sets as in post #6430444, or come individually as in post #6357168. 

h4. See also
* [[mugshot]]
証明写真