The State Department is banning smiling from passport photos, as it creates an "unnatural expression that distorts natural features." Snippet from the AP story at MyWay.com:
Smiling "distorts other facial features, for example your eyes, so you're supposed to have a neutral expression. ... The most neutral face is the most desirable standard for any type of identification," said Angela Aggeler, spokeswoman for the State Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs, which handles travel-document guidelines.
New passport photos with folks showing their BriteSmile pearly whites are already being rejected. In fact, that makes me think of a great publicity stunt for all of those teeth whitening products. I smell a petition or other publicity gimmick coming on...
Read the full AP story here.
-aB
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