01 Frame from Brooklyn
Noor Castellanos
creates worlds
Photographer, visual storyteller, Brooklyn
Noor Castellanos is a visual storyteller based in Brooklyn. Photographer, building work that feels lived-in, intentional, and a little unexpected.
Noor Castellanos
@studio.nova
Drag across the glass to melt it clear
02 / Selected work
Frames, forms & feeling
Campaigns, personal studies and client collaborations. Each print develops as it reaches the light.
Soft Focus
EditorialGlass Hours
PersonalLumen Co.
Identity, sample projectDrift / 02
SequenceAfterglow Cities
Travel diary, ongoingI wait for the moment the light stops being light and starts being a feeling. Then I press the shutter.
From the studio notebook of Noor Castellanos
03 / Services
Three ways to work together
Every project starts with a conversation about light, place and the feeling you want people to leave with.
Portraits
Personal and team portraits with room to breathe, shot on location or in natural light.
- Location scouting
- Light plan and styling notes
- Retouched selects
Campaigns
Art direction and photography for launches, lookbooks and seasonal stories.
- Moodboard and shot list
- Crew and set coordination
- Stills for web and print
Editorial
Long-form visual essays for magazines, brands and books that need a patient eye.
- Story development
- Series of 10 to 40 frames
- Sequencing for layout
04 / About
Quiet maximalism, intentional light
Noor Castellanos is a visual storyteller based in Brooklyn. Photographer, building work that feels lived-in, intentional, and a little unexpected.
Work sits between editorial and atmosphere: portraits that breathe, spaces that hum, and compositions that leave room for the viewer.
- Projects
- 80+
- Cities shot
- 24
- Reply time
- 48h
Sample figures for this demo.
05 / Process
From first message to final prints
Talk
A short call about the story, the audience and where the images will live.
Plan
Moodboard, light plan and a shot list you can react to before the day.
Shoot
A calm set, room to play, and time for the frames nobody planned.
Deliver
Graded selects in an online gallery, sized for web, social and print.
06 / From the field
Recent stills
Process notes and outtakes from the last few shoots.
07 / Kind words
What clients say
"The set felt calm the whole day, and the photos feel exactly like our brand on its best morning."
"We asked for portraits and got a whole visual language we keep using a year later."
08 / Questions
Good to know
How far ahead should I book?
Two to four weeks suits most portrait sessions. Campaigns need a little longer so there is time to plan the light and the location.
Do you travel for shoots?
Yes. Travel is quoted per project and planned together so the schedule fits the best light at the location.
How do we receive the photos?
Graded selects arrive in a private online gallery with web and print sizes ready to download.
Can we use the images anywhere?
Usage is agreed up front and written into the proposal, so you know where the images can appear and for how long.
09 / Contact
Let's make something luminous
Open for commissions, brand work and creative partnerships. Based in Brooklyn, working worldwide.