Photo Submission Guidelines

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If you're a current student, faculty or staff member with a photo on file from your physical Hilltopper Card, you're already set! Incoming students will receive an email with instructions on submitting a photo for your St. Edward's ID.

Submitting a New Photo

Your ID Card photo should be in color, taken in the last 6 months. See the criteria below for acceptable and non-acceptable images.

ACCEPTABLE:

  • Face camera directly with full face in view, no shadows obscure the face
  • Have a neutral facial expression or a natural smile, with both eyes open
  • Crop from just above the top of the head down to the collarbone
  • Background is uniform, plain and white or off-white, and free of shadows
  • Photo is sharp without any visible pixels or printer dots
  • Wearing prescription glasses if you normally do so
  • Head coverings allowed if you wear daily for religious purposes
  • Covering cannot obscure hairline or cast shadows on face

UNACCEPTABLE:

  • Wearing a hat, sunglasses, or anything that obscures the face
  • No shadows on face, glare on glasses, red eye
  • Other visible people or objects in the photo
  • No props or hand gestures
  • Inappropriate expressions
  • Copyrighted images

Photo Do's and Don'ts

Acceptable Image

Approved Photo

Too Dark of an image

Too Dark

Too Light of an image

Too Light

Busy Background example image

Busy background

Poor resolution example image

Poor resolution

Tilted head in image

Tilted Head

Off-center no room above head

Off-center, no room above head

Image with hat

Hat

Contact Us

Get in Touch

Hilltopper Card Office
(512) 448-8601
onecard@stedwards.edu