A Gallery Owner Headshot in the Antiques Quarter

The Antiques Quarter register

San Telmo is the capital's oldest quarter: cobbled streets of grey, colonial houses turned antiques shops with iron balconies, a covered market of iron and glass, and tango in the square on Sundays under a soft grey-gold light. The pack dresses the antiques dealer in the stone of those streets, a grey wool coat over a dove-grey silk blouse, one grey in every value from pale plaster to dark wet stone.

She stands before a wall of weathered grey plaster with soft light from one side, rests a hand on the grey paint of the market's iron column with the glass roof soft above, and, in a half-length view, stands on the cobbles as the grey street runs behind her between old houses with iron balconies.

What comes out is photographic: nine photographs, three in each of three settings, in the look of the quarter. 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 antiques dealer 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 antiques dealer 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 San Telmo?

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

Who is the antiques dealer pack for?

It suits antiques dealers, gallery owners, shop owners and auction specialists, for a profile page, a conference programme, a press feature or an author photo.

Why so much grey?

The wardrobe, a grey wool coat over a dove-grey 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

• A gallery owner headshot for a shop or gallery website
• A business owner headshot for a local press feature
• A dealer headshot for a fair or auction catalogue
• An author photo for a book on collecting
• A profile picture with old-quarter calm
• A framed print in cobble grey
• A gift for a woman who loves antiques

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.