Newborns
A first passport for a new baby, photographed lying down on a plain, supported background.
Baby and Newborn Passport Photos in Northwood
Passport photos for babies, newborns and children, taken patiently and checked against HMPO rules while you wait. Walk in, no appointment needed.
The Broadway, 21 Joel St, Northwood HA6 1NU · Mon to Sat 10:30 to 18:00, Sun 13:00 to 18:00 · no appointment needed
The short answer
Where can I get a baby passport photo near me?
You can walk into the studio at The Broadway, 21 Joel St, Northwood HA6 1NU with your baby at any time during opening hours, Monday to Saturday 10:30 to 18:00 and Sunday 13:00 to 18:00, with no appointment. A very young baby is laid on a plain sheet or a supportive backdrop so the background stays clean, and we wait for a calm, eyes-open moment rather than rushing the shot. Every photo is checked against His Majesty's Passport Office rules before it is printed, and the digital code for an online application comes with the prints.
The visit
How a baby passport photo is taken
Photographing a baby to the passport standard takes patience more than speed. We settle your baby on a plain sheet or supportive backdrop, keep the light even, and take the frame when the face is clear and the expression is calm. Older children are photographed quickly and kindly, so the expression stays neutral and natural.
Each frame is reviewed on screen against the official rules, and only printed once it passes. If the whole family needs photos for the same trip, we can do everyone in one visit.
The rules
What the passport photo has to show
A UK passport photo is 35mm wide by 45mm tall, against a plain cream or light grey background with no shadows. The face must be clearly visible, with a neutral expression and the mouth closed, eyes open and uncovered, and no hat or head covering unless it is worn for religious or medical reasons.
The photo must also be recent, taken within the last month, which matters with a baby whose face changes week by week. We check each of these points before you leave, so the application is not held up by the picture.
Before you come
Tips for a calm visit
There is nothing to book and nothing to fill in first. A fed, rested baby is usually the calmest sitter, so many parents pop in after a feed or a nap. Plain clothes that contrast with a pale background work best.
The studio is two minutes' walk from Northwood Hills station on the Metropolitan line, with parking close by, which makes dropping in with a baby in a car seat straightforward.
Who it is for
Who it is for
Toddlers and children
Quick, patient sittings that keep a young child calm and the expression neutral.
Whole families
Photos for everyone travelling, taken together in one visit.
Take home
What you take home
Printed set
Passport photos printed while you wait, usually within minutes.
Digital code
The code for online UK applications, included with the prints.
Checked to HMPO rules
Size, background, expression and framing checked before anything is printed.
Practical details
Finding the studio
- Studio: The Broadway, 21 Joel St, Northwood HA6 1NU, in the middle of the Northwood Hills shopping parade. Get directions
- Opening hours: Monday to Saturday 10:30 to 18:00, Sunday 13:00 to 18:00
- By Tube: Northwood Hills station on the Metropolitan line, two minutes' walk from the door
- By car: parking close by; Pinner, Ruislip and Rickmansworth are a few minutes away, with Harrow and Watford a short drive
- No appointment: walk in during opening hours
- Prices: given on request by phone or WhatsApp
How to book
How a visit works
Walk in
Come in during opening hours with your baby; no appointment is needed.
The photo
We settle your baby and take the frame at a calm moment.
The check
Every point is checked against HMPO rules on screen.
Leave with it
Prints and the digital code, ready while you wait.
Good to know
Baby passport photos: questions answered
Yes. Newborns are laid on a plain sheet or a supportive backdrop so the background stays clean, and we take the photo at a calm moment rather than hurrying it.
No. It is a walk-in service, Monday to Saturday 10:30 to 18:00 and Sunday 13:00 to 18:00.
Yes. The digital code for online UK passport applications is included with the printed photos as standard.
Prices are given on request by phone or WhatsApp, or ask at the counter when you come in.
Yes. Babies and children are photographed for OCI, visa and ID applications too, each to its own size and background rules.
Usually within minutes, while you wait.
Your photographer is Kaushik Bathia, a fellow of both the BIPP and the MPA with five European Kodak Gold Awards, working from the studio he opened in Northwood in 2001.
Walk in today
A question before you come in?
Send it below and we will reply, or simply walk in during opening hours.