A Founder Headshot in Old Tel Aviv

The First Quarter register

The oldest quarter of Tel Aviv is a grid of narrow lanes lined with low houses from the eighteen-eighties, washed in cream, ochre, pale pink and sage, with blue shutters, bougainvillea over the walls and the sea a street away. Behind the painted doors sit cafes and the first offices of the city's technology companies. The pack takes the quarter's palette in proportion: cream thirty, ochre twenty-five, pale pink twenty, sage fifteen, shutter blue ten.

She wears a sage linen suit over a cream silk top, stands before a cream wall with a blue shutter beside her, leans in a painted ochre doorway under bougainvillea, and takes the lane's long view at half-length with the low houses running toward a pale line of sea. The light is bright Mediterranean, softened by shade. The mood is a founder at home in the streets where the city began.

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 founder 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 warm, confident lookA founder's portrait reads best when it looks like she has just said something worth hearing. A warm, assured 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 Neve Tzedek?

No. It is a portrait of you set in the look of Tel Aviv's first quarter. 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 founder headshot for?

Founders, startup leaders and tech professionals who need a portrait for a company page, a pitch deck, a press kit or a speaker bio.

Why such soft colours?

The quarter's walls are cream, ochre, pink and sage. A sage suit over cream sits inside that palette and keeps the portrait calm and modern.

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 founder headshot for a company about page
• A startup founder headshot for women in a pitch deck
• A tech headshot for a speaker bio or press kit
• An author photo for a business book
• A profile picture with Mediterranean warmth
• A framed print in cream and sage
• A gift for a founder

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.