A Botanist Headshot in the Royal Garden

The Royal Garden register

Beside the great museum, Madrid's royal botanical garden climbs in terraces of beds edged in clipped box, behind a railing of black-green wrought iron, with old glasshouses of green-painted iron, plane trees and cypresses. The walls silence the city's traffic. The pack puts the botanist in the garden in greens of every value, from box to painted iron.

She stands before the glasshouse with its iron ribs soft behind her, rests a hand on the iron rail at a box-edged bed with the cypresses dark behind, and walks the gravel path with the terraces running back to the glasshouse under the planes. The light is soft, as it is under old trees. A dark green wool coat over a sage knit keeps cloth, knit, clipped box and painted iron apart.

What comes out is photographic: nine photos of you, three in each of three settings, in the look of Madrid's Royal Botanical Garden. 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 botanist 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 level, natural lookA botanist's portrait should read as someone who has watched a plant for years. A patient, attentive expression carries over best.
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 Madrid's Royal Botanical Garden?

No. It is a portrait of you set in the look of Madrid's Royal Botanical Garden. 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 Madrid's Royal Botanical Garden, not a painting or a cartoon.

Is it right for botanists and plant scientists?

Yes. It suits botanists, ecologists, agronomists, garden curators and graduate students, for a lab page, a conference programme, a grant application or an author photo.

Why so much green?

A botanical garden is green in every value, from clipped box to painted iron. A dark coat over a sage knit lets the portrait sit among the beds, and the cloth and the foliage still read as separate things.

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 botanist headshot for a university or herbarium staff page
• A scientist headshot for women in a research group profile
• A researcher portrait for a grant application or a paper's author page
• An author photo for a book on plants or gardens
• A speaker portrait for a botany or conservation conference
• A framed print in garden greens

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.