Call Thomas Bruce Studio for Passport Photos

 Well, the hike was a success, however... I chose not to reopen the physical studio, opting instead to evolve to an "all on location" business model. All passport inquires are now directed to contact Carol Walker at Thomas Bruce Studio, located at 2227 49th St North, St Petersburg. 

Carol is very experienced at handling passport sized images for all countries. You can schedule an appointment with her at 727-577-5626.

 I'm Takin' a Hike!

A lot of people might just go fishin' for the weekend, but I've got bigger fish to fry.

I'm leaving in March to hike the entire 2,200 mile long Appalachian Trail. If successful, I hope to be back by mid-September. Georgia to Maine is no weekend lollygag, I'll be climbing the equivalent of Mt Everest 16 times with a 30 lb pack on my back, sleeping in a tent, cooking my meals on a two ounce stove, filtering my drinking water from streams, and getting rained on about 100 of the 165 days I'll be hiking.

I have no idea what my odds are, but they're likely not very good.

In the meantime, the studio will be closed, so...

If you're in need of passport photos of any kind, please call Thomas Bruce Studio in St Pete at 727-577-5626.

See you in September!
Kevin Newsome

Indian Visa and Passport Photos

 Interesting thing about India Passports and Visa photos... they're measured in inches, not millimeters.

There was a time though, that the Indian passport photo was measured as 35x35mm (about the size of a postage stamp. It was the smallest passport photo on the planet (that I'm aware of). A few years back, they increased the size to 51x51mm (2x2 inches), the same size as a US passport or Visa photo. Not sure why, but the specs are nearly identical. 

The Tampa market has a very large Indian population and I receive requests for passport and visa photos for India quite a bit these days. If you're in need of a passport or visa photo for India, please give us a call at 813-968-2810 and allow us to provide that service.

Newsome's Studio is located at 10012 N. Dale Mabry Hwy, Suite 219, Tampa (in Carrollwood).

By appointment only. Happy travels!

US Passport Photographers

Finding a place to create your US Passport Photos is not that hard. Finding a place to create GREAT US Passport Photos is a bit harder, but not impossible. 

Simply call Newsome's Studio of Photography at 813-968-2810.

We work by appointment only, but you'll be walking out with your images in less than ten minutes.

Located in Cypress Point Office Park at 10012 N. Dale Mabry Hwy, Suite 219, Tampa (Carrollwood), we guarantee your passport photos will pass muster with the bureaucracy of the federal government.

Get Out of the Country!

Boy, if there were ever a time when most everyone feels like taking a break from life as we've come to know it, it would be now!

If you're going to take a vacay, take a big one! Well, as long as you can find a country that'll allow your US plane to land, that is.

But before you go, you may need to update your passport. And for those of you who have duel citizenship, you might need to update your foreign passport as well! Fortunately for you, Newsome's Studio of Photography is the most experienced passport photo creator in the southeast. Having successfully created passport, immigration, citizenship, visa, permanent residency, DV Lottery, and government issued ID photos for over 70 countries and counting, Newsome's Studio is on the preferred photographer list for consulates of several foreign countries. 

Measured in millimeters, foreign document photos cannot be created by most drug stores or travel clubs, you MUST go to a professional photography studio for custom sizes and Newsome's is THE studio to call in central Florida.

By appointment only, 813-968-2810.

Canadian Passport Photos in Tampa

Here are your choices...

• Drug Stores... where the experienced clerk will send you to Newsome's Studio. The inexperienced clerk will take your photo and hand you a pair of 2x2" passport photos, suitable for the US Passport office, but not the Canadian Consulate who requires 50x70mm images.
• AAA... where they will likely hand you a business card for Newsome's Studio of Photography.
• DIY... you can stand against a white wall and shoot a selfie with your iPhone. The wall will become gray or orange, depending the lighting, and that alone will cause the consulate to reject your image. Not to mention the lens distortion an iPhone selfie causes, or the shadow you'll cause on the wall behind you, making you look like you're sporting a mullet, but hey, it's free so give it your best shot (pun intended).
• Newsome's Studio... where you'll get it right the first time and you'll save yourself the anxiety and headache of doing all that other stuff before coming here anyway.

Newsome's Studio of Photography, located at 10012 N. Dale Mabry Hwy, Suite 219, Tampa, FL 33647.

By Appointment Only, 813-968-2810

We're BACK Baby!

So, after a Covid hiatus, the studio has reopened to much fanfare. We had a parade, elephants, a marching band, jugglers, cotton candy machines, and cheering crowds like you wouldn't believe. In fact, the new organizations that covered it were 24/7, surely you saw it on CNN, ABC, FOX, etc, right? RIGHT?

Okay, none of that happened, but yes, we're back open with a whole new set of rules to satisfy the social media mobs charged with governing our thoughts and behaviours.

• EVERYTHING IS BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
• ALL CLIENT AREAS ARE CLEANED AND DISINFECTED BETWEEN APPOINTMENTS
• WEAR THE MASK PER GOVERNMENT MANDATES (you can take it off for your passport photo, we're not stupid)
• NO CONTACT MEANS NO HANDSHAKES, NO FIST BUMPS, NO ELBOW BUMPS
• FREE TEMPERATURE TAKEN (if requested)

The message is... we're here and we're doing everything we can to accommodate our wonderful passport clients within the bounds allowable by the laws of government and nature. 

Call us for an appointment! 813-968-2810