A Personal Brand Photoshoot in Atlanta

The Red Clay register

Along the Beltline, Atlanta's old red-brick Sears warehouse has become a market and offices, standing on the red clay of Georgia. The city's professional class books personal-brand shoots here, and this pack photographs the founder's version of one.

Three photographs. Against the warehouse's red brick, in a rust suit over a clay silk shell. Seated on the red-painted iron stair of an old loading dock, forearms on your knees with a tall arched window behind. And at half-length on the path along the foot of the great brick building, a bank of red clay beside it and the windows rising floor on floor.

The palette is iron red: brick, painted steel, clay and cloth warmed together by the low Beltline sun. Brick's grain, painted steel and wool do the separating. The cast leans Black American, the city's own register.

How to take source photos for the Red Clay pack

Better source photos make better portraits. A few things sharpen the likeness before the wardrobe and the setting go on top.

1. Even, soft lightStand near a window with indirect daylight on your face. Avoid overhead bulbs and phone flash; both flatten the face.
2. Front or three-quarter angleCamera at eye level, facing it or turned slightly. No shot from below, no wide-angle close-up.
3. Face fully clearHair off the face, no hats or sunglasses. A clear, front-facing photo gives the most of you to work with.
4. Warm and directA personal brand is a person. A friendly, confident expression with a hint of a smile in your source photos fits the shoot.
5. Plain background is fineDo not worry about your own backdrop. The pack's three settings replace it entirely.

Frequently asked questions

Is this taken on the Beltline?

The setting is built from it: the red-brick warehouse, the loading-dock stair, the clay bank and the arched windows.

Is this a personal brand shoot or a headshot?

Both. The three photographs give you a seated portrait, a working portrait and a wide environmental one.

Why red?

Georgia clay is iron red, and the old brick is the same colour. The pack dresses you in it.

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 the Red Clay pack fits

• A personal brand photoshoot for a website, a course page or a newsletter header
• An entrepreneur portrait for a business launch, a press feature or a speaker page
• A founder headshot for women for LinkedIn and a pitch deck
• Profile photos for a consultant, a coach or a creative practice
• A gift for a friend about to launch the thing she has been planning

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.