Start with the format required by your application.
The form tells you whether it expects an ePhoto number, a printed photograph or a digital file. Identify this first, then compare the available services.
A compatible online procedure
An approved booth or photographer can supply the number. Studio ePhoto prepares the photo and signature, carries out its checks and then submits the request to its ePhoto provider.
A physical item
Choose a booth or photographer able to provide the prints required for filing the application.
An image to upload
Follow the dimensions, format and maximum file size stated by the receiving authority.
Choose the format written in your form: an ePhoto code, a digital file or a paper photo.
Phone, booth or photographer: three different forms of guidance.
Compare the location, help provided, delivered format, displayed price and retake conditions before choosing.
Studio ePhoto
The journey opens in a compatible browser. You prepare the capture in your own environment, and a person reviews the photo before provider submission.
- Location: where you are
- Guidance: on-screen instructions and technical checks
- Output: photo-signature preparation for an ePhoto request
- Price: €5.99 including VAT, no subscription
Photomaton booth
The booth provides an equipped space and an on-screen guided journey. Select the product matching your procedure.
- Location: an equipped booth
- Guidance: on-screen steps
- Output: prints, signature and ePhoto number depending on the product
- Indicative published price checked on 20 September 2026: €8; the price may vary
Approved photographer
The photographer welcomes you on site and adapts their instructions to the capture and requested output.
- Location: studio or retail premises
- Guidance: personalised human advice
- Output: prints and/or ePhoto code depending on the offer
- Price: ask the professional before the session
The cheapest option is only useful if it supplies exactly what your application asks for.
Studio ePhoto opens on a compatible phone.
With a compatible phone, a sufficient connection and an available service, you can prepare the capture without depending on equipment in your town.
Away from urban centres
Start from home without first travelling to find an equipped booth.
Choose your environment
Select a quiet room, even lighting and a suitable plain background.
When going out is difficult
Stay at home and ask someone to hold the phone or prepare the space.
When you are ready
Open the browser journey when your day gives you enough time for a careful capture.
Your phone becomes the starting point for a digital photo-signature only for procedures that accept this format.
At home with a child or when travelling is difficult.
A phone can make planning easier, but suitability still depends on the person’s situation and the format requested by the application.
An adult supervises; only the child appears
A parent or legal representative may hold the phone. Their face, arms and hands must stay outside the frame. A calm moment allows several attempts.
Read the DCEM guide →Adapt the setup
A helper may hold the phone, adjust its height or prepare the background and light. The service may not suit every situation; check the useful adaptations first.
Read the accessible photo guide →After payment, a person reviews the prepared photo and either approves it internally or asks for a new capture before submission. This reduces visible mistakes but cannot guarantee acceptance by the authority.
Prepare your appearance and space before the capture.
At home you can choose your moment without rushing. The face must still look natural, recognisable and fully visible.
Choose what you wear
Wear something comfortable while keeping the face and neck clearly visible.
Set up the background and light
Use a plain light-coloured background other than white, light the face from the front and place the phone at eye level.
Ask someone to hold the phone
More distance reduces the distortion caused by a very close selfie.
Try again before paying
Retake the photo if it is blurred, dark or the expression is unsuitable.
Hair, make-up and glasses
Keep the eyes and facial outline visible, avoid appearance-changing effects and prevent glare on glasses.
Remove anything covering the face
Disable filters and effects that visibly change the image.
A Photomaton booth is a straightforward on-site option.
Go to an equipped location, choose the product matching your procedure and follow the instructions on screen.
The Photomaton page checked on 20 September 2026 displayed an indicative ePhoto price of €8. It can vary by booth and product; the price shown at the point of sale applies.
Locate
Use the official Service-Public tool to find an approved booth nearby.
Choose
Select the ePhoto, identity or visa product for the document you are preparing.
Follow the screen
The booth guides positioning, capture and selection of the available output.
For €5.99 including VAT, the journey prepares the code request.
The price covers online photo and signature preparation and checks before submission to the provider for a compatible procedure.
Guided capture
Directly in a compatible browser on your phone, with no app to install.
Preparation
Instructions and certain technical checks guide you before payment.
Signature
The signature is prepared in the same journey to form the digital photo-signature.
Human review
After payment, a person reviews the photo before anything is sent to the ePhoto provider.
Studio ePhoto does not provide paper prints or a file intended for unrestricted printing. Technical checks before payment and human review after payment are separate stages.
Choose according to your needs and the required output.
The right option is the one you are comfortable using and that delivers the exact format requested by the application.
You want to prepare the photo where you are
Use your phone, choose your moment and prepare the capture in your own environment.
Start on my phone →You prefer an equipped booth
Travel to a booth, select the appropriate product and follow the on-screen journey.
Open the official locator ↗You want personalised advice in person
An approved professional guides the capture and supplies the outputs included in their offer.
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