Why Are Driver's License Photos Always So Terrible?

In my old license photo, B below, I looked like a 45-year-old librarian.  With weird squinty eyes.  Dowdy clothes.  And a terrible haircut.

(Not that all 45-year-old librarians aren't hotties - just my version happened to be atrocious)

Whenever I had to use that one as ID, people always would glance at the photo, glance at me, and then repeat this process several more times.  I mean, I guess it's a compliment that I don't look like I'm 16 years older than I am, but the constant scrutiny got really old.

So, when it came time to renew my license I thought, hey, let's take a new picture.  Great idea, right?

Now my frigging face takes up the entire frame, as seen in A below.  I look like I have an ENORMOUS head!  Ah, well.  I suppose any improvement is an improvement...or is it?

What do you think?

New Picture








Old Picture







~Dorkopotamus (aka Katy)