A Professor Headshot at the University of Tiled Roofs

The university of Chernivtsi register

In the Bukovina city of Chernivtsi, in south-west Ukraine, the university was built as a bishop's residence in red brick and pale stone, its roofs tiled in geometric patterns of green, blue, red and yellow glazed tile. It has a courtyard of lawns and a domed chapel. The pack draws on those roofs: a bottle-green wool jacket over a pale yellow shirt, against brick and stone.

He stands before a red-brick wall with a pale stone band and a patterned roof soft above his shoulder, rests a hand on a brick pier under the courtyard arcade with the lawn soft beyond, and stands at half-length on the gravel path as the brick buildings with their tiled roofs rise around the lawn with the chapel's dome. The light is soft eastern European light from the courtyard.

What comes out is photographic: nine photos of you, three in each of three settings, in the look of the university of Chernivtsi. 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 a professor headshot

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 thoughtful, composed expressionA thoughtful, composed expression in your source photo carries over best into the 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 photo taken at the university of Chernivtsi?

No. It is a portrait of you set in the look of the university of Chernivtsi. 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 the university of Chernivtsi, not a painting or a cartoon.

Who is the professor headshot pack for?

It suits professors, lecturers, researchers and graduate students, for a faculty page, a conference programme, a book jacket or a university profile.

Why green and pale yellow?

The roofs are mostly brick red, with tile green, blue and yellow and pale stone. A bottle-green jacket over pale yellow picks two of those tiles and leaves the brick to the building.

Is this pack for men?

The wardrobe and styling are cut for men, 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 professor headshot for a faculty page
• An academic headshot for a conference programme
• A lecturer portrait for a course page
• An author photo for a university press book
• A framed print in brick, tile and stone

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.