A Songkran Photoshoot in Chiang Mai

The Songkran register

Songkran is Thai New Year in the heat of April, and in Chiang Mai the old city's moat becomes the centre of a city-wide water fight. The festival has its own uniform, a loud printed shirt, and this pack puts a man in the best of them: white ground, red, yellow and blue flowers, and the whole thing wet through.

The frames run from close to wide. A head-and-shoulders portrait at the moat wall with drops hanging in the air and the print at the collar, a chest-up on the moat road with a temple's gold softened behind, and a half-length where the crowd has thinned and the shirt can be read whole. The light is hard and bright, as it is at noon in April, and the water comes out silver.

The pictures are photographic. The moat, the water and the shirt are borrowed as a setting; each portrait is of you, not a photograph taken in Chiang Mai.

How to photograph yourself for this pack

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, no hat and no filters. A clear, front-facing phone photo is the best starting point.
4. A natural expressionA relaxed, open look in your source photo carries over best into every frame of the pack.
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 at the place it shows?

No. It is a portrait of you set in the look of the old city moat at Songkran. 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.

What kind of shirt is it?

A white floral festival shirt printed with red, yellow and blue, the shirt people actually wear for Songkran, shown wet and bright.

Is this pack for men?

Yes. The styling is cut for men and it suits anyone who wants a joyful, summery portrait. 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 Songkran photoshoot for a trip you took or wish you had
• A floral shirt portrait for a social profile
• A Thai New Year greeting image
• A summer portrait with real energy in it
• A print for a travel wall
• A gift for a friend who loves Chiang Mai

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.