Here's Why The DMV Screws Up Your License Photo

Updated Tue, August 4, 2015 at 11:52 AM UTC

Do you have a great driver's license photo? Trick question.

Taking a good ID picture is nearly impossible. Between your last hopeful look in the mirror and the moment the photographer hands you that piece of plastic, something always goes terribly wrong. All that's left is the stupid face you're forced to carry around in your wallet and reluctantly show to attractive bartenders. That is, until you have to get it renewed, and that soul-crushing government agency tears your heart out once again.

But as this video (written by myself and directed by T.J. Misny) illustrates, it's not your fault.

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