California-Based brand Photographers & Marketing Partners

Photography & Branding for Female Founders, Hospitality Brands, & Boutique Hotels

Editorial Brand Photography & Marketing Strategy That Creates Emotional Connection, Brand Loyalty, and Clarity for More Sales on Repeat.

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You didn’t build a beautiful business to look like everyone else online. We help female founders, high-end cafés, and boutique hotels show up with intentional imagery that creates emotional connection — not just influencer mentions or reused website launch photos.

~Jean Coelho

Meet Jean

Our Services

Explore our range of services designed to help you move forward with confidence, whatever era you're headed into next.

Help Me Stand Out Online

  • Interior, lifestyle, and detailed imagery designed to showcase atmosphere, not just square footage — helping guests emotionally connect before they ever arrive. Whether it’s beautifully plated dishes, charming boutique stays, or curated image libraries, our work is created to elevate on-brand digital and physical marketing with warmth and intention.

  • Immersive, heart-centered experiences that blend restoration, wellness tools, community, and intentional content creation so guests leave refreshed, connected, and equipped with meaningful visuals that support their brand long after the retreat ends.

  • Personal Branding for new businesses and rebrands includes logo design, cohesive brand kits, and strategic visual identity development so your brand shows up consistently, professionally, and memorably across every platform.

Lifestyle Brand Photography from Fresno, to San Francisco, and to Nashville, Tennessee and beyond

Step one

Brand Photography

BRAND AUDIT > SHOTLIST > MARKETING

We create editorial-style brand photography and strategic visual libraries for hospitality brands, boutique hotels, and female founders tired of playing small.

Stop Blending In. Start Standing Out.

Step two

Women’s Wellness & Content
Creation Retreats

Looking for community, creative inspiration, and restoration? Our next retreat waitlist is missing one thing…you!

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Step three

Personal Branding

This is an add-on to our brand photography for businesses that need a smile-inducing logo, cohesive brand kits to keep colors consistent, and a fully branded style — including mood boards, fonts, graphics, logo marks, and website direction — so everything feels polished and aligned.

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  • “Jean and Catherine do amazing work and are the sweetest duo!! They visited me yesterday and gifted me a super cute box of goodies. Once you see their work, you will want to hire them!”

    Eunice Uribes | Better Together Mental Health Services | Fresno, CA

  • “Jean is one of the most creative people I’ve ever worked with. I love her fresh perspective, kind support, and unique ideas. She has a thorough understanding of what it takes to make a brand stand out and grow with intention.”

    Shaina Longstreet | Dawn & Delight Creative | Moses Lake, WA

  • “The photos and reels turned out beautifully and look amazing on my social media posts as well as my website. I appreciated all the time they put into working with me and would recommend them to anyone! I look forward to working with them again.”

    Brooke Luallen | Smith & Len Naturally Dyed Goods | Fresno, CA

  • “Jean has an outstanding "customer-first" attitude and is just able to make it work every time. On top of all this, she is personable and resourceful; I think of her as a true collaborator.”

    Mike Novak | J.S. Paluch Publications | Chicago, IL

  • “Love being able to work with this amazing mother/daughter team. They both are very professional, helpful, & wanted to learn more about my business so they could better represent my brand. The direction they took was thoughtful in capturing my products, workshop, and myself.”

    Brooke Luallen | Smith & Len Naturally Dyed Goods | Fresno, CA

  • “I've had the pleasure of working with Jean, and I can't say enough about her creative and giving nature. Jean is a wealth of information and consistently provides excellent ideas and execution in the world of marketing.”

    Michelle Balatti | Realty Concepts | Fresno, CA

  • “Thank you so much for sending this over! It will be so nice to have all of the content in one place.”

    Tami Faulkner | Tami Faulkner Design, Interior & Spatial Design | Rocklin, CA

  • “Her encouraging spirit is truly remarkable, making you believe in yourself and your projects. Jean is a joy to work with, a one-stop shop for all your marketing needs. I wholeheartedly recommend her expertise and partnership.”

    Michelle Balatti | Realty Concepts | Fresno, CA

  • I had such an incredible experience with Nouvelle. This mother-daughter duo is a powerhouse. They captured my vision so perfectly and then took it to the next level. Book them! You won't be disappointed.

    Haus & Hearth - The 559s First Refillable Candle Brand

  • Jean and Catherine were both lovely to work with. They were very professional and detail-oriented. We appreciated their openness to direction and their ability to use their creativity and expertise to bring our ideas to life. We definitely recommend!

    Hotel San Luis Obispo

Stand out from the crowd, friend.

BRAND PHOTOGRAPHY for GOAL-GETTERS

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Personal Brand Photography

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Hospitality Photography / Interior Photography / Food and Drink Photography / Personal Brand Photography / Social Media Content / Product Photography / Commercial Photography /

Be Digital Marketing-Ready with Strategy, Direction & Imagery.

New Branding? ReBrand? Either Way, We Give Your Brand More Value With Custom Image Libraries

Lifestyle photography speaks to the heart, plucking on your target audience’s take-my-credit-card heartstrings! Brand messaging isn’t just reserved for well-written copy; it needs on-point imagery to make those sweet-as-honey connections STICK. Forget cliche words like “uplevel and elevate”. Ours are “CONNECT & SELL”. Sound good?!

How can I get my own custom image library?
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With 13 million women-owned Businesses in the US alone, 48% of these lack savvy guidance. ~Forbes

We’re Jean & Catherine Coelho, Co-Founders of Nouvelle Brand Photography & We Are Here to Help.

We are a mother/daughter creative team with almost 30 years of branding experience, combined.

We excel in delivering brand photography that tells your story and moves your audience into action. Experience new-found feelings of clarity, confidence, and value. Our hospitality-focused workflow was created to empower women entrepreneurs like you and lighten the load that you may carry for improved mental health. We have unique skill sets such as digital marketing knowledge, brand strategy, creative direction, branding design, personal branding, and commercial photography for an unmatched online presence.

We GET IT!

Our winning formula is: Strategic Planning + Consistent Communication = A Detailed, Location-First Shot List

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Jean & Catherine take you to their latest and favorite projects and share fun behind-the-scenes footage and imagery of brands they work with. Along with social media tips and tricks!

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