"passport" size photos required

I've been asked by my old boss for advise on how to convert a standard camera portrait into a print of suitable size to laminate onto a pass card. Sailing certificates now require these cards from Day Skipper level up.

He needs a suitable printer as well as advice on how to proceed from the shot in camera to the final printed product. But be warned, he is not a photographer, so will struggle with concepts we find easy!

Any suggestions and or advise will be appreciated.

I've suggested he considers the free CS2 download discussed elsewhere here and that a small, cheap colour photo printer with something like 4" x 6" (does anyone do it smaller?) paper will do the job and that he arranges to meet me at home so we can cobble together a straightforward routine.

PSCS2 is overkill for something simple like this and a bloated disk space hog. Why not something simple like Irfanview or Faststone?

If this is a one time thing, I would just do it for him. It will take you a lot longer to try to teach him than to just help him out.

If he needs to do this multiple times, that's another story.

I think there is passport photo software that my local UPS store uses for photos.
Edit: Here is one option for $9
http://passportphotost​udio.com/purchase.html

My grateful thanks to you both. I'm very aware that CS2 is total overkill, but I'm trying to keep his costs as low as possible. As you can imagine, sailing school boats have pretty high maintenance costs and need replacing rather quicker than a privately owned pride and joy, so money is an issue.

If I was closer to the school and able to drive (which stems from a series of still unexplained black-outs that forced me to retire from my work as a sailing instructor), then offering to do this would be the best solution. Sadly I'm 20 plus miles away, with no means of reaching the school without my wife taking me and it would be twice a week, every week for ever more!

I've already suggested that he ask the students/clients to bring a passport photo with them, which seems the obvious solution. We are not talking high quality here, just an image that is vaguely like the person. But the software Heath has discovered looks interesting.

Instruct him how to send an email with an attached photo, crop,resize and put two to four photos on a 4x6 canvas at home and upload them to a print lab with instructions for the prints to be sent to his address. Much cheaper than his buying even the simplest printer. And if he doesn't already have a camera, his cell phone will be good enough.

Elie,

Would they come back quick enough is my question. It might work for those on 5 day courses, but not the weekenders, who arrive late on Friday afternoon and depart at noon on Sunday.

But I think that the link Heath gave me might be a solution, it seems very straightforward. That with a cheap printer looks ideal.

Lowner wrote in post #15869327
That with a cheap printer looks ideal.

FYI, while you can definitely get cheap printers, the real cost is going to be in the ink.
I would recommend always having a backup handy.

I wonder if these 4x6 printers would work, or if it would be better to get a full size printer.
4x6 http://www.amazon.com …+printer&tag=65​1998669-20

or
8.5 x 11 http://www.amazon.com …+printer&tag=65​1998669-20

Heath,

Thanks for the links. Interesting that your first link is the 4x6 Wireless Selphy, because that's what my local camera shop manager has suggested. I need to chat to the school owner as only he can tell me if a dedicated printer for just this job is best, or if a more general purpose printer that can turn its hand to the task is what he wants. He's coming up to see me early next week so we will see.

http://strobist.blogsp​ot.com …ht-how-to-take-great.html

That post even has the cutting instructions.