A White Lotus Style Photoshoot in a Floral Kaftan

The Taormina Terrace register

A grand hotel terrace above Taormina in Sicily: majolica tiles in blue and yellow, a stone balustrade, bougainvillea, the Ionian Sea and the cone of the volcano. A television heiress wore a floral silk kaftan there. The pack takes five colours at stated weights, with white as the ground of the kaftan and the balustrade, coral and lemon in the print and the tiles, green in the leaves and the bougainvillea stem, blue in the sea and the tile border.

Three settings: a portrait before soft bougainvillea with oversized sunglasses, the brim of a wide straw hat and the print at the shoulder; seated on the stone balustrade, the kaftan billowing, one hand on the hat brim, the blue and yellow tiles at your feet; and the terrace at half-length, balustrade, sea and the volcano behind you under a blazing sky. The sun is hard from above, with the hat's shadow opened by light bounced from the tiles.

What comes out is photographic: nine photos of you in three settings. The terrace and the kaftan are borrowed as a setting, and the photos are portraits of you, not pictures taken in Sicily.

How to photograph yourself for white lotus style photoshoot

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. Keep it simpleKeep sunglasses and hats out of the source photo; the pack adds its own.
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 a hotel terrace above Taormina?

No. It is a portrait of you set in the look of a Taormina hotel terrace. 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 Taormina hotel terrace, not a painting or a cartoon.

Is it right for holiday and travel profiles?

Yes. It suits a summer holiday announcement, a travel blog, a hen weekend or a bright profile picture.

Does the kaftan hide the figure?

It billows by design. The silhouette is the hat brim and the loose silk, which flatters most builds.

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 White Lotus style photoshoot for a holiday profile
• A Sicilian hotel floral kaftan photoshoot for a travel blog
• A Taormina photoshoot for women for a hen weekend
• A summer birthday portrait
• A framed print in coral, lemon and blue
• A gift for a lover of Italian summers

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.