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ID Card Photo Upload

Please submit a recent photo to use on your official Oswego ID card.

Have someone take a photo of you. Make sure the your photos follows all the guidelines listed below. 

Please visit the Passport Photos page to see additional guidelines for photo submissions and follow the same requirements for your student ID photo. 

Photo Guidelines 

Photo do's...
  • Recent, unretouched, unedited photo.
  • Look straight at the camera
  • Plain, light colored, neutral background
  • Review your picture and take another one if needed
  • Correct size (not too close, not too far away from the camera)
  • Use good lighting to minimize shadows on your face
  • Check your "oswego.edu" email regularly to see if your photo was accepted or rejected
Photo don’ts...
  • No sunglasses or hats
  • No filters (dog ears, bunny noses, etc.)
  • No head tilt or chin down
  • No senior, prom or scanned pictures
  • No shadows on your face
  • No AI filtering
  • No dark backgrounds
Supported file formats for photos

Supported file formats for photos are .jpg, .jpeg, .gif, and .png.
Notice: The .heic file format used by Apple is not supported.

Acceptable Photos
Examples of acceptable ID photos
Bad Photos
Example of unacceptable ID photos

Once you made sure that your photo meets all the requirements:

  1. Go to Laker LookUp to submit your photos.
  2. Log in using your Lakernet ID and password.
  3. Once you are logged in click on the "Upload Photo" link. 

Questions or issues uploading a photo, please email the ID Office email: [email protected]