A Garden Designer Portrait at Chelsea

The Show Garden register

In the third week of May the great lawn by the Thames is covered in finished gardens, each planting at its peak before the crowd arrives. Here the planting is violet allium, rust and cream iris and lupin, set against pale limestone and still water, in the clear light of an English morning.

The designer wears cream linen with a violet silk scarf, so the garden's rust and green stay planted while she carries its quieter colours. She is shown head and shoulders before a drift of allium, chest-up beside the limestone rill, and half-length on the garden path with the planting receding behind her.

What comes out is photographic: nine photos of you, three in each of three settings, in the look of a show garden by the Thames at Chelsea. The place and the wardrobe are borrowed as a setting; the photos are portraits of you, not pictures taken there.

How to photograph yourself for these portraits

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. A calm, direct lookA relaxed, attentive expression in your source photo carries over best into the finished portraits.
5. A plain background is fineDo not worry about your own backdrop. The pack replaces it entirely.

Frequently asked questions

Is this a real photograph taken on location?

No. It is a portrait of you set in the look of a show garden by the Thames at Chelsea. 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 show garden by the Thames at Chelsea, not a painting or a cartoon.

Who is a garden designer portrait for?

Garden designers, landscape professionals, nursery owners, horticulture writers and anyone who wants a portrait that feels at home among plants, for a website, a book jacket or a talk.

Why a cream dress and a violet scarf?

Cream and violet are two of the planting's own colours, so she belongs to the garden without vanishing into it. The rust and green stay in the beds and keep the picture lively.

Is this pack for women?

The wardrobe and styling are cut for women, so the pack reads that way. Other packs on Narcis suit other looks.

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

• A garden designer portrait for a studio website
• A Chelsea Flower Show photoshoot look for a profile
• An author photo for a gardening book
• A speaker bio picture for a horticulture event
• A portrait for a nursery or landscape business
• A framed print in violet, cream and green

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.