AI Startup Photoshoot

The startup-district register

This is the new business district as the people who work there actually see it — not a stock lobby, not a grey conference room. The mural walls that colour the streets between the glass towers, the coworking loft where the light comes through the plants, the rooftop bar where the bay throws up its humid golden haze at the end of the day. It borrows the visual grammar of how young Manila professionals and founders already photograph themselves: smart-casual, warm, in motion, a coffee or an iced drink in hand, the city standing behind you as evidence that this is where you work.

In photographic terms that means half-length and three-quarter framing, natural tropical daylight, and a palette pulled from the setting — terracotta, sage, mural teal and coral in the day looks, then violet haze and window amber on the rooftop at dusk. Smart-casual dress throughout: a crisp white blouse, a sage polo, an open button-down over a tee, a slip dress under a light shirt. The register is deliberately warm and un-stiff — closer to how a magazine would shoot a rising founder than how a passport office would shoot a document.

The output is a photograph, not an illustration. It reads as real photography of you in a real Manila setting — no plastic AI gloss, no cartoon. Three registers, nine portraits: the mural district, the coworking loft, and the rooftop at dusk.

How to photograph yourself for an AI startup photoshoot

Better source photos make better portraits.

1. Use soft, natural lightStand near a window with indirect daylight on your face — the same warm, even light the pack itself uses. Skip overhead office lighting and phone flash; both fight the tropical-daylight register.
2. Shoot at eye level, front or three-quarterCamera at eye level, face front-facing or turned slightly. The pack frames you half-length, so a straight-on selfie for AI portraits works best. No selfie-stick uplook, no overhead angle.
3. Keep the background plainA plain wall behind you lets the AI place its own backdrop — the mural street, the loft, the rooftop — instead of fighting a cluttered one. It is the fastest way to a clean result.
4. Dress smart-casualThe pack renders smart-casual founder attire. Starting from a clean shirt or blouse in your source photo, rather than a heavy jacket or a graphic tee, makes the portrait read consistent with the register.

Frequently asked questions

What does the output actually look like — is it photorealistic?

Photorealistic. It reads as a real photograph of you in a Manila startup setting — mural street between glass towers, a bright coworking loft, or a rooftop over the bay at dusk — not an illustration and not the plastic AI look.

Is this a photo studio booking?

No. If you searched 'photo studio near me' expecting to book a session, this is the opposite: there is no appointment, no travel to Makati or BGC, no photographer's day rate. The three district settings are built into the pack.

Can I use these on LinkedIn or a company team page?

Yes — that's the core use. The three settings — mural district, coworking loft, rooftop dusk — give you variety for LinkedIn and company directories. Full-resolution, portrait-ratio, no watermark.

Can I use the portraits commercially?

Yes. The output is yours — LinkedIn, company site, press, business cards, decks, anywhere a professional photo belongs, with no restriction. See the terms for the full scope.

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 the startup photoshoot fits

• A LinkedIn profile that reads as a founder building something, not a corporate placeholder
• A startup team page or about page portrait that matches the culture you're actually in
• A pitch deck team slide or investor update headshot
• A press or media-kit photo for a funding announcement or product launch
• A conference or demo-day speaker bio paired with a talk
• A professional profile picture or professional dp for work channels and Slack
• A Crunchbase, AngelList, or accelerator-directory founder profile photo
• A refreshed headshot when your old one predates the company
• A newsletter or company-blog author portrait
• A polished profile picture for a young professional stepping into a first serious role

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.