An Urban Planner Headshot in the Venice of Brazil

The Venice of Brazil register

Recife is a city of rivers and bridges on the north-east coast: an old quarter of tall Dutch and Portuguese houses in ochre and red brick on an island, iron bridges, and a reef that gives the city its name, under a hot humid light. The pack dresses the planner in that brick, an ochre linen suit over a terracotta silk blouse, one brick tone from pale ochre to deep red-brown.

She stands before a wall of ochre brick with the humid light softened from one side, rests a hand on the rail of an iron bridge with the tall houses soft across the river, and, in a half-length view, stands on the quay as the tall ochre houses line the island's bank behind her and a bridge crosses the water.

What comes out is photographic: nine photographs, three in each of three settings, in the look of the city. 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 urban planner 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 composed, attentive lookA calm, attentive expression in your source photo carries over best into a urban planner portrait.
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 Recife?

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

Who is the urban planner pack for?

It suits urban planners, city officials, transport planners and policy researchers, for a profile page, a conference programme, a press feature or an author photo.

Why so much ochre and brick?

The wardrobe, an ochre linen suit over a terracotta silk blouse, is dressed to the place so the portrait sits inside the setting instead of against it.

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

• An urban planner headshot for a municipal or consultancy page
• A city planner headshot for a conference programme
• A professional headshot for women on a public tender
• A press photo for a planning award
• An author photo for a book on cities
• A framed print in brick ochre and terracotta
• A gift for a woman who loves cities

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.