A Phedre Costume Photoshoot
Nine photos of you in one setting
How your model is created from your photos
Every pack on Narcis, made with your face
Nine photographs of you in one setting: one pack of the Narcis catalogue.
Nine photographs of you, styled after Rachel's Phèdre register at the Comédie-Française — a white peplos and red mantle before gaslit columns, black silk at a marble fireplace, the tricolour on a bare stage, in portrait format. The nine vary in crop, expression and light, so there are real choices, not nine identical files.
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A Phedre Costume Photoshoot
6–20 photos of yourself · we email you when your model is ready
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How it works
Three steps.
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Add your photos
Add photos of yourself. We check each one when you add it.
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We create your model
We create your AI model from your photos. Your photos are ready in a few hours.
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Every pack, with your face
This pack and every other pack on Narcis can then be made with your face, and single photos too.
The Rachel register
This pack draws on Rachel at the Comédie-Française, 1838 to 1855 — the pedlar's daughter who made Racine burn again, Phèdre in a white peplos, the tragédienne whose severity was lit like beauty.
Photographically the register is warm gaslight from below on painted columns, cool daylight at the salon fireplace, and hot stage light for the Marseillaise. The palette is white wool, Pompeian red, gaslight gold and column grey.
Three scenes carry the pack: the peplos and red mantle before painted columns, the black silk salon dress at a fireplace with a bust of Racine, and the peplos with a tricolour clutched to the breast. Each is a genuine facet of the tragédienne, not one costume in three rooms.
The output is photoreal — a real-looking photograph of you in that world, not a painting or a stage illustration. It's a costume portrait; it isn't a depiction of Rachel herself, and it doesn't claim to be.
How to photograph yourself for a Rachel photoshoot
Better source photos make better portraits.
- Even, soft lightStand near a window with indirect daylight on your face. The pack builds its own period light on top — a flat, well-lit selfie gives it the clearest face to work from.
- Front or three-quarter angleCamera at eye level, facing it or turned slightly to three-quarter. No selfie-stick uplook, no shot from below.
- Face fully clearHair off the face, no hats, sunglasses, or filters in the source photo. A clear, front-facing photo is the best input for an AI portrait.
- A composed expressionThis register favors a level, assured look over a big grin — a calm expression in your source photo blends more naturally into the period frames.
- Plain background is fineDon't worry about your own backdrop — the pack's three settings (painted columns before gaslight footlights, a salon fireplace of white marble with a bust of Racine, a bare stage with a crowd's glow beyond the footlights) replace it entirely. A plain wall behind you just helps the model focus on your face.
Frequently asked questions
- Is this a real photo of Rachel, or of me?
- It's a portrait of you. The pack borrows her documented stage costume and settings as reference; every frame is a portrait of you and doesn't depict the historical actress herself.
- Can men use this pack?
- The styling and sample set are built for women — a white wool peplos pinned at the shoulder with a red mantle, black hair in smooth bands and a gold fillet — so it reads feminine.
- Can I use this as a profile picture or on a dating app?
- Yes — it's a striking, well-composed portrait that reads well on either. Used honestly, as a stylised AI photoshoot rather than a claim of a real vintage photograph, it works well on any profile.
- Can I use it for a themed party or as a gift?
- Personal use like this is fine — an invitation, a themed photoshoot, a keepsake print. It isn't licensed for commercial resale.
- Do I need the actual period clothes for this to work?
- You don't need any of it in real life; that's what the photoshoot supplies.
- 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 Rachel pack fits
- For an Instagram or social feed built around the Rachel register with a real historical anchor behind it
- For a profile picture with striking period presence
- For a wall print or framed portrait in the Rachel register
- For a dating profile photo that reads striking without reading costume-store
- For a phone or desktop wallpaper with real period color in it
- For a keepsake print for a history, art, or theatre-obsessed friend
- For a theatre lover's gift or a drama-school keepsake print
- For anyone who admires classical tragedy's most severe, most lit face
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.
All images are AI-generated. By using this service, you confirm you are 18+, that any face photo you upload is your own or used with explicit consent. Full Terms