A Professor Headshot in the Tiled Courtyard

The Tiled University register

Fes is a medieval city of colleges, with courtyards of cut-tile mosaic in green, white, blue and black, carved cedar screens and white marble fountains, and inside its maze of ochre walls the oldest continuously running university in the world. The pack takes the courtyard's palette in proportion: white tile thirty, zellige green twenty-five, cobalt twenty, cedar brown fifteen, black ten.

She wears a cobalt wool coat over a white silk blouse, stands before a wall of mosaic, rests a hand on the rim of a marble fountain with a cedar screen soft behind, and takes the court's view at half-length with the carved gallery rising under open sky. The light falls soft from above. Inscriptions stay unreadable. The mood is a scholar at home in a learned place.

What comes out is photographic: nine photos of you, three in each of three settings, in the look of this place. The setting and the wardrobe are borrowed; 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, open lookA professor's portrait reads best when it looks like she is about to ask a good question. A thoughtful, open expression in your source photo carries over.
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 Fes?

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

Who is this professor headshot for?

Professors, lecturers, researchers and graduate students who need a portrait for a faculty page, a conference programme or an author photo.

Is the tile writing readable?

No. Inscriptions and calligraphy stay soft and unreadable, so the pattern reads as pattern.

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 professor headshot for a faculty page
• An academic headshot for women in a conference programme
• A lecturer portrait for a course or department site
• An author photo for a scholarly book
• A profile picture with courtyard calm
• A framed print in cobalt and white
• A gift for a teacher or scholar

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.