An Engineer Headshot on the Old Gothenburg Shipyard

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The old shipyard shore of Gothenburg on Sweden's west coast is now a science park of brick and glass where the country's car and ship engineers work, with a red gantry crane and rusting dock walls kept as monuments and the river wide and grey. This pack puts the engineer on the shore. The palette is harbour rust, orange-brown and weathered.

He wears a rust-brown wool overcoat over a terracotta knit. He stands before a rusted steel dock wall with its streaked orange-brown soft behind him, rests a hand on a rusted iron bollard on the quay with the crane's leg behind, and stands on the old quay's concrete with the red gantry crane over the grey river and glass buildings pale beyond. The light is soft and grey from the river.

What comes out is photographic: nine photos of you, three in each of three settings, in the look of the Gothenburg shore. 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 engineer 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. Warm, plain clothingA knit in a warm tone in your source photo carries into the terracotta knit the pack dresses you in.
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 Gothenburg?

No. It is a portrait of you set in the look of an old Gothenburg shipyard. It is not a picture taken there.

Is it right for automotive and marine engineers?

Yes. It suits automotive, marine and mechanical engineers and technical managers, for a company page, a recruitment profile or a conference biography.

Will it look like a real photograph?

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

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 engineer headshot for a company or lab page
• An automotive engineer headshot for a recruitment profile
• A shipyard engineer portrait for a conference programme
• An author photo for a technical book
• A profile picture in warm industrial rust
• A framed print in harbour rust
• A gift for an engineer who loves old yards

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.