LITTLE WONDERS

Kim Bunermann meets Louise B to discuss the joys and challenges of working with newborns and freshly baked parents

- Kim Bunermann

Louise B

Louise B is a London-based photographer. Her career started with working in fashion design, where part of her job was product photography. Later Louise worked at WGSN, a world-leading trend forecaster. After the birth of her first child, she pursued her passion for photography, enrolling on a course at the British Academy of Photography. Louise is a supporter/ volunteer for the National Childbirth Trust (NCT), which supports parents through birth and early parenthood. To find out more about her work and to book a shoot with Louise, visit her website at louisebphotography.​com @louiseb.photography

Children are a subject many photographers avoid, as mastering the challenges of unpredictable behaviour, short attention spans and communication deficits can be demanding.

However, working in this genre can also be highly rewarding, as it leaves an impression on people's lives, creating pictorial documents that will last for future generations.

Louise B, who specialises in newborn and family photography, says she is driven to capture these special stages of life. "I love working in this genre because time truly does pass us by so quickly. You can see this in the passing weeks and even the early days of a newborn baby. The wonder years are truly special." Louise is no stranger to the pages of Digital Photographer and her photographic style and distinctive colour schemes have always intrigued me. I'm keen to explore how her background in fashion has influenced her work and to understand how she captures these special moments in people's lives.