❌ Photos that get rejected (check yours first)

✓ Good reference: even light, front face, simple background

✗ Severely blurry → rejected (steady hands, good light)

✗ Too dark → rejected (bright light or flash)

✗ Low contrast, washed out → rejected (avoid backlight)

✗ Overexposed → rejected (avoid direct strong light)

✗ Sunglasses → rejected (remove them)

✗ Eyes closed → rejected (open eyes, look at camera)

✗ Head tilted → rejected (level your head)

✗ Head cut off → rejected (full head with space above)

⚠ Uneven face lighting → warning (best to retake)

⚠ Backlight → warning (best to retake)