A-1 Hour Photo

Got my passport photo from A-​1 Hour Photo in less than 10 minutes!

Best place for passport photos. I was in and out in less than 10 minutes with professional quality passport photos. And the photo looked fantastic, unlike the passport photos you take at kinkos. Here they have a professional studio with really good lighting and they know the passport photo requirements for many countries. Highly recommend this place for photos.

Took my 10-​week old infant here for passport photos. They were so fast and efficient — and we received the best pictures of our little guy. Highly recommend for infant passport photos.

Used them to get prints made from slides. $ 30 for 12 and the prints are terrible. Save your money, go to CVS because these people don’t know what they’re doing.

I’ve used these guys a number of times over the past few years for various passport and visa photos. Each has time has been quick, friendly and extremely efficient. Price is very reasonable too especially for the great service.

I needed a photo taken for my passport, so I phoned A-​1 to see if they could take me without a reservation. They could, so I drove over and was greeted by Tom, who couldn’t have been friendlier. He set the studio up quickly and took several photos, allowing me to choose the one I liked best. He spent a few minutes retouching the image and then gave me the printouts. I was very pleased with the results, and with the pricing as well – about $ 15 total. I highly recommend A-​1 for quick, professional and friendly service.

Tried to go to their web site but the link is bad. Difficult to use a company in this day and age that doesn’t have an on line presence.

Roughly $ 15 for set of passport photos but the lady was very patient with everyone. She didn’t rush the picture taking and made sure you were comfortable with picture before printing.

Good place to get passport photos taken. My mom also got an old photo restored and she had no complaints. Also really fair prices considered the amount of work they put into restoring the photo. Owners are really friendly.

I had digital passport photos taken for two countries. A-​1 quickly determined the correct file sizes and resolution for the photos for each country. The completed photos were relatively flattering (the studio uses a professional lighting setup with diffuse lighting) and the files were emailed to me very quickly. The price was reasonable.
Overall good experience!

very high quality passport photo service — friendly and stayed late to help me out!

We just did a maternity shoot here and they came out great he was able to retouch the photos perfectly and actually add some length to my shirt ! Look so perfect. He has lots of props to use and different color lights. This place actually did our wedding photos and video ten years ago! This maternity photo shoot was for our 10 year Anniversary:) at first our son didn’t want to be in the picture and the guys wasn’t making him be. He was giving all his attention to me and my husband, so after a few shots my son was begging to be in the picture:)

The lady is really nice. She helped my 5 months old baby took the great passport photos with reasonable price. It was only $ 15.3 for two hard copy including tax.

I was here three times — twice for my document photos and once for my baby’s passport photo. Photograph is very nice — he took a few shots (maybe 7) and the one I liked, was with my hand (I was supporting my baby while he was sitting). So photograph erased my hand in Photoshop and picture turned out very well!

Very happy with my experience at A-​1. I found them through Unilocal and the great reviews were well deserved. I got a set of passport photos for $ 12 and the owner was kind enough to take over 10 photos (without me having to ask) so we could choose the best one for my passport. He said the picture will be in my passport for 10 years so he will keep snapping away until I am happy. I am very pleased with my photos. I went to other places prior to him and the photos weren’t flattering and the other places were more expensive. Thank you A-​1.

I had to get some last minute prints made, and they did a fantastic job. I love that the first thing they did was open photoshop and check cropping, exposure, and color. The owner is a photographer as well, and he takes pride in making your prints look good. Prices were reasonable too. Would definitely use them again.

such a wonderful place! i read the reviews on here before i go. and i went with my dog, the lady was super nice, i didnt get her name, but she was playing with my dog and very friendly. i went in for a passport photo, and i was in and out in 10 mins, not to mention she let me choose which picture and retake him without hesitation. and the pic come out to be the best ID/​passport photo I’ve ever had!!! i did my last one in walmart and it took four hrs and i look horrible. so please if you need pics done, go there for your own good. oh and i have decided to go there for our family photo from now on

Needed a professional photo taken and Rachel was the best. Pricing is reasonable and very fast. This is the best place for all your photo needs.
You are awesome!

At the next G8 Summit, I’d like to propose that passport photo size standardization be discussed as an agenda item. Until then, I suppose, I’ll be going to A-​1 Hour Photo to get my Canadian passport photos!
I had a great experience here based primarily on friendliness of service and speed of photography/​production. Only 20 minutes elapsed from the time I picked up the phone to CALL to see if they were open/​free through to me driving, parking, entering, paying, posing, and receiving my passport photographs in hand!
Despite the Canadian passport photo requirements being completely different than that of our American neighbors, the gentleman (proprietor?) who worked here knew all about them! I even brought the Canadian passport instructions with me to verify, and everything was spot on. Thank you!

After living in San Mateo for many years, I just stumbled on this gem and I’m left to think of all the times this place would have been a solution to a photo need. I must have passed this place thousands of times (no exaggeration, it’s right on the path to everywhere). I had some special sized prints I needed made immediately, my fault, not theirs, and yet my emergency became their emergency. I was in and out in 10 minutes, with the proper kind of paper recommended, the prints cut to size and placed in the frames, and all for under $ 5.00. I couldn’t have done this for less if I’d done it myself at Target. I realize $ 5.00 orders are not going to keep them in business and thank goodness it looks like they have lots of loyal customers because I’d sure like this service to be there next time I need it. And hopefully, for their benefit, it will be for a larger order with more advanced notice.