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Work With Me

I am able to create high-quality, beautiful photography that showcases your brand and products in the best possible way, on location or remotely. Whether you need content for a paid advertising campaign, website or social channels. I can offer a range of services to suit your brief.

If you have an idea for a potential campaign you’d like to discuss, just get in touch to find out if my services are the right fit for you.

Here are a few brands I’ve worked with…

  • Waitrose
  • Tims Dairy Yogurt
  • Poppinpoms 
  • Love Fresh Berries
  • The London Botanist 
  • Claire’s Amazeballs
  • Cacao and Candy

I have also…

  • Written a regular column for Scan Magazine.
  • Featured twice in Enki magazine.
  • Created content for Simply Scandi Magazine.

If you’d like to discuss a potential project, or to enquire about rates & availability, please email louise@nkstories.co.uk or connect with me via the form on my contact page.

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Louise is a self-confessed food ‘enthusiast’, but at Tims Dairy we think that underplays her vast expertise and innate knowledge and appreciation of food; its tastes, flavour combinations and the way she presents her beautiful dishes. Working with her is a sheer pleasure as her skill and passion for food and food photography blend in perfect harmony. She takes on, and interprets any brief with superb professionalism and puts her heart and soul into perfecting the best results.

Her incredible photography captures the true essence food and the crossover to the palate, that is as rich on the eye as it is on the taste buds. She has an incredible attention to detail that carries through into her immaculate presentation and imagery. 

We have enjoyed wonderful collaborations combining our award-winning Greek style yogurts with her beautiful recipe ideas and photography, and would recommend her expertise 100% – especially if you want to create a fantastic profile on Instagram.

Sally Dorling, Marketing Foods

Can we talk about Switchel? While I love making sh Can we talk about Switchel? While I love making shrubs in summer, I’m very much a switchel drinker in the winter months. It’s like a warming, spiced ginger beer but alcohol-free and vinegar-based. Raw apple cider vinegar, honey, root ginger, and a touch of chilli for a little kick. Perfect for Dry January or anytime you want something satisfying that’s not booze. 

📌Shake the bottle before pouring.

Who’s making it? 

#Switchel #NonAlcoholicDrinks #AlcoholFree
For my first post of the year: Brothy beans with m For my first post of the year: Brothy beans with miso-charred Brussels. Fiery, comforting, and very welcome, the perfect antidote for the extreme temperatures.

~ Gently cook 2-3 finely sliced shallots in 3 tbsp oil + salt for 12–15 mins until deep golden & sticky (stir lots at the end).
~ Add 2 tbsp oil & 2 cloves of garlic, sliced. 1 large jar white beans with their liquid, 500ml chicken/veg stock, Parmesan rind + black pepper. Simmer 8–10 mins until slightly thick.
~ Fry 2 handfuls of finely sliced Brussels sprouts in olive oil on high until charred. Blend 2 tsp white miso, 2 tsp butter + 1 tbls lemon juice then stir through the sprouts.
~ Finish the beans with 2-3 Tbls grated Parmesan plus a squeeze of lemon, adjust seasoning, remove the Parmesan rind.
~ Serve topped with miso Brussels + extra Parmesan and a drizzle of chilli oil or sliced chilli.
Save & share 🤍

#brothybeans #comfortfood #winterbowls #plantforward #seasonalcooking
2025 hasn’t been the easiest year, but it has been 2025 hasn’t been the easiest year, but it has been generously seasoned with moments of joy…The publication of my book, sourdough and celebration cakes baked and shared, nourishing meals that kept us steady, a restorative escape with family in the Stockholm archipelago, my son’s wedding beneath the Menorcan sun, and the unexpected pleasure of new friendships found here.

Here’s to 2026 — brighter days and new adventures.

#seasonaleating #homecooking #bunssweetandsimple #comfortfood #learnsomethingneweveryday
As the year comes to an end, thank you so much to As the year comes to an end, thank you so much to everyone who’s been here and supported me, and a warm welcome to all my new followers - very happy to have you here. 
With the winter solstice now behind us, we can look forward to brighter, longer days ahead.

Wishing you all a wonderful Christmas and the very best for 2026.

God Jul 🌲

#christmasseason #Julafton #winter #winterseason
I’ve finally got around to making my Christmas wre I’ve finally got around to making my Christmas wreath. I never really have a plan; I just knew I wanted to bring in soft reds this year. With my door nicely sheltered from the elements, pepper berries work beautifully. Thanks to @flowerfields.cookham for the foliage🌿

Photos 2 + 3 
And my current Christmas hobby: needle-felting Jultomtar (Christmas gnomes) 

#christmaswreath #wreathmaking #christmasdecor #festivehome #naturalchristmas #handmadechristmas #seasonaldecor #softreds #pepperberries #scandichristmas #jultomte #sustainabkechristmasdecor #sustainablechristmas #needlefelting #christmascraft #slowchristmas #creativechristmas
Decorating the Christmas tree on Lucia Day has bec Decorating the Christmas tree on Lucia Day has become a quiet tradition in my house — a saffron bun in hand while I wrestle with tangled fairy lights! If you caught my stories, now saved to highlights, you’ll have seen me shaping these as I went.

Saffron buns are traditionally eaten today, fragrant and gently sweet, but I’ve broken ranks and added an almond filling — rich, nutty and entirely worth the deviation. You can shape them like this (page 94) or as in the book; either are delicious with a cup of coffee as the afternoon light fades.

The recipe is from my book Buns, sweet and simple — written for days exactly like this, and I think a great Christmas gift for those who love to bake or want to learn. 

#luciaday #saffronbuns #christmasbaking #homebaking #yeastedbuns #bakingtraditions #scandibaking #winterbaking #bunsweetsimple #almondfilling #nordickitchenstories 

Glad Lucia🕯️
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