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Conference govt02::basingstoke

Title:	* BASINGSTOKE - Gateway to Wessex *
Notice:	BASINGSTOKE - John Arlott lived here - then left, I wonder why
Moderator:	COMICS::CORNEJ

Created:	Wed Jul 27 1988
Last Modified:	Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	925
Total number of notes:	5875

669.0. "B/W passport photo booth?" by SAC::WALTHER_E (Ellen, ELIM documentation @UCG) Mon Aug 09 1993 14:03

Does anyone know a place in the area where I can get black/white
passport photographs done? My Dutch passport requires a black/white
photo instead of colour (why, I'm not quite sure) and every place
with a photo booth seem to only offer colour photos.

I've tried the railway station, the bus station, the post office and
they only offer colour ... and Woolworths seems to be shut for a
few weeks. 

Thanks for any help,

Ellen

p.s. I'm sure those photo machines used to offer both colour and B/W!

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
669.1	Embassy involved in B/W film racket, perhaps	CHEFS::STAALH	To boldly go where I've been before	`Mon Aug 09 1993 15:32`	14
	Ellen, be careful with photo booth pictures. The Dutch embassy can be very akward; not only do the photo's have to be B/W but your head needs to tilted at the right angle (looking slightly to the right and level). When I tried to submit some booth shots earlier this year they were rejected as unsuitable and I was referred to a photographer in South Kensington (does the embassy have an interest in this local enterprise - answers on the back of a postcard). I think your best bet is to contact the embassy and ask them the criteria and if they know of a place local to you that can do them. Hans
669.2	unfortunately yes...	SAC::WALTHER_E	Ellen, ELIM documentation @UCG	`Mon Aug 09 1993 19:27`	13
	Hans, heel bedankt... I've actually reached the same conclusion myself, but only because the closest B/W photo booth I could locate was at Heathrow Terminal 1! I'll have to get the photos done at a photographer I found in the Yellow Pages...�20 worth!! Cheers Ellen
669.3	Have you tried the photographic shop?	CMOTEC::HARWOODJ	Judy Harwood - REO - 830 2879	`Tue Aug 10 1993 10:31`	9
	Have you tried the photographic shop up near the Banks ? they may be able to advise you as to where might be cheaper. Failing that given the details of what the 'pose' should look like could a keen photographer help you out for the cost of the film and a pint ? Judy
669.4		CHEFS::STAALH	To boldly go where I've been before	`Tue Aug 10 1993 10:50`	9
	Graag gedaan, Ellen. If you're thinking of following up .3's advice or going to a local photographer I've still got a spare photo from when I had them done which I can let you have (so you can deduce the criteria required). Send me a mail if you want to follow this up. (Hans Staal @reo) Hans
669.5	A Local Photographer	LARVAE::WORTH_L		`Tue Aug 10 1993 14:46`	9
	For your info if you want a local photographer:- Rod Clarke Telephone Basingstoke 21765 he did my passport photo. Lucie
669.6		FINDER::COFFEYJ	The Uk CSC Unix Girlie.	`Thu Aug 12 1993 17:21`	2
	The not-fishers photo shop (opposite Iceland) has a sign up saying it does passport photos, if they're any use they should do b/w too.
669.7		SAC::WALTHER_E	Ellen, ELIM documentation @UCG	`Fri Aug 13 1993 13:26`	5
	Thanks everyone for the help. I had the photos done at a photographer in Basingstoke. They're probably much too good quality to be used for passport photos, but there you go. Ellen