An Aso-Ebi Photoshoot for a Lagos Saturday

The Aso-Ebi Saturday register

A Lagos event hall's garden on a Saturday: marble, palms, and the family's chosen cloth in teal, gold, coral and white. The guest wears a teal lace gown with a gold gele tied high, with coral at the lips and clutch, photographed in the family colours.

The palette runs teal and gold on the guest, coral at the lips and the clutch, and the marble white. Light is bright afternoon light. The three settings are a close frame with the gele's gold folds around the face and palms soft behind, a chest-up frame on the marble steps that reads the lace's teal, and a half-length frame in the garden with the hall behind.

What comes out is photographic: nine photos of you, three in each of three settings. The place and the wardrobe are borrowed as a setting; the photos are portraits of you, not pictures taken in Lagos.

How to photograph yourself for aso-ebi photoshoot

Better source photos make better portraits. An ordinary phone photo is enough, and a few habits sharpen the likeness.

1. Even, soft lightStand near a window with daylight on your face. Avoid overhead bulbs and phone flash, which flatten a face.
2. Front or three-quarter angleCamera at eye level, facing it or turned slightly. No shot from below, no stretched arm.
3. Face fully clearHair off the face, no sunglasses and no filters. A clear, front-facing phone photo is the best starting point.
4. The look of the dayKeep your head uncovered and your hair pulled back in the source photo, so the pack can tie the gele around a clear face.
5. A plain background is fineDo not worry about your own backdrop. The pack replaces it entirely.

Frequently asked questions

Is this a real photo taken in Lagos?

No. It is a portrait of you set in the look of a Lagos event hall garden. It is not a picture taken there.

Will it look like a real photograph?

Yes. Every photo is photoreal: a real-looking photograph of you in the look of a Lagos event hall garden, not a painting or a cartoon.

Is this pack only for weddings?

It is cut for the aso-ebi Saturday, and it suits a naming ceremony, a birthday or any owambe where the family wears one cloth.

Who is this pack for?

It is the women's pack of its set, with a gown and a gele cut for her.

Will the photos look like me?

Every photo looks like you, well photographed. If one is nearly right, say what to change, in your own words.

Do I have to write a prompt?

No. There is nothing to write: you pick a pack, and it is ready in seconds.

How many photos of myself do I add?

Between six and twenty, from different days and in different light, with your face clear. We check each one when you add it.

What happens to the photos I add?

They are used only to create your model, on our own servers in the European Union. They are not shared and not sold.

When this pack fits

• An aso-ebi photoshoot for the event itself
• A Nigerian wedding guest portrait
• A gele portrait for a social profile
• An owambe or naming ceremony portrait
• A framed print in teal and gold
• A gift for a friend with a Lagos wedding to attend

About narcis

Most AI photo tools put every pose, job, era, and style in one giant catalog. The photos all look like every other AI photo on the internet — a glaze over a stock face. Narcis goes the other way. One job: photos of you that look like photographs. You add at least 6 photos of yourself, and we create your AI model from them. Your photos are ready in a few hours, and we email you when they are. Then this pack and every other pack on Narcis can be made with your face. Each pack is curated against real references — paintings, photographers, places — and tested on real faces before it goes live. Built and run by one small team, on our own servers.