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Newborn & Baby Photographer in London & Northwood

Gentle, patient newborn, baby and maternity sessions documenting the very first chapters, in a warm, calm London studio.

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The first chapter

Tender newborn and baby photography

Those first weeks pass in a blur, and they never come back. Newborn and baby photography preserves the tiny details you will ache to remember, the curl of a hand, the milk-drunk smile, how impossibly small they were.

Our studio is kept warm, calm and unhurried, and the session moves entirely at your baby's pace. We are gentle, experienced and patient, with plenty of time for feeds and cuddles. Parents and siblings are warmly welcome in the frame too.

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Newborn and baby photography in London

What's included

Your baby session

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Calm, Warm Studio

A cosy, heated studio set up for newborn comfort, with no rushing and time for everything baby needs.

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Maternity to Newborn

Capture the journey with a maternity session before baby arrives and a newborn session in those first weeks.

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Safe and Patient

Gentle, experienced handling throughout, led entirely by your baby's mood and feeding times.

Why parents choose us

Gentle hands, twenty-five years of calm

Newborn photography is as much about patience as it is about the picture. We never rush a baby session, and our calm, experienced approach helps nervous first-time parents relax just as much as the baby.

As a local London studio, we are easy to reach with a new baby in tow, and we can often arrange newborn sessions within the precious first couple of weeks.

Newborn photography session in London

Local to you

Available across London & the UK

Many parents follow a newborn session with family portraits as their little one grows. See all our portrait sessions. We serve Pinner, Ruislip, Rickmansworth, Harrow, Watford and Moor Park, see all areas.

The full story

Newborn, baby and maternity photography in London

Kaushik Bathia Photography is an award-winning newborn and baby photographer working from a warm, natural-light studio on The Broadway in Northwood, and on location across London, Hertfordshire and the wider UK. If you are searching for a newborn photographer near you, a maternity and newborn package, a baby photoshoot or a cake smash for a first birthday, this is one calm, unhurried studio that carries you through every stage of that first year.

With more than twenty-five years behind the camera and over 1,200 celebrations photographed, we know that a session with a tiny baby cannot be rushed. The studio is kept genuinely warm, feeds and cuddles are built into the time, and the whole session is led by your baby rather than by a clock. That patience is why nervous first-time parents relax so quickly, and why so many families return for maternity, newborn, sitter milestones and the messy joy of a first birthday cake smash.

We are easy to reach with a newborn in tow. Parents travel to us from across North West London and Hertfordshire, and many pair a baby session with wider family portraits as their little one grows. If you would like a session closer to home, we also photograph families as a family photographer in Northwood, Harrow, Pinner, Ruislip, Rickmansworth, Watford, Stanmore and Uxbridge. For the bigger picture of how newborn work sits alongside our other sessions, see the family photography and portrait hubs.

Plan by stage

Which baby session, and when

Every stage of that first year photographs differently. This guide shows the best timing for each session, what to bring, and what you take home, so you can plan the whole year in advance. For a deeper look, read our guides on maternity photography, when to book a newborn session and cake smash ideas.

Baby photography by stage: best timing, what to bring and deliverables.
Session Best timing What to bring Key deliverables
Maternity / bump 28 to 34 weeks, before you feel too tired A fitted outfit and a flowing one, your partner if you wish Soft bump portraits, black-and-white edits, wall art
Newborn First 5 to 14 days, when babies sleep and curl naturally Feeds, spare babygrows, a dummy if used, a favourite wrap Curled posed images, macro details of hands and feet, family shots
Baby milestones / sitter Around 6 to 9 months, once baby sits unaided A favourite toy, milk or a snack, a spare outfit Bright sitter portraits, real expressions, supported standing shots
Cake smash / first birthday Around 11 to 13 months, close to the first birthday The cake, an outfit change, spare wipes and towels Messy cake smash set, a splash or bath finish, celebration portraits

How it works

From first enquiry to prints on your wall

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Book ahead

Get in touch during pregnancy, or as soon as baby arrives, and we pencil in a provisional date around your due date so a newborn slot is ready.

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Your session

Sessions run at your baby's pace in a warm studio, with time for feeds, changes and cuddles. Parents and siblings are always welcome in the frame.

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Gentle, safe posing

Every pose is led by your baby's mood. Nothing is forced, and comfort and safety come first at every moment of the shoot.

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Viewing your images

After careful editing you view your gallery and choose your favourites, with no pressure and plenty of time to decide.

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Prints, frames & albums

Choose fine-art prints, framed pieces or a handcrafted album, so these first weeks live on the wall rather than only on a phone.

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Come back as they grow

Many families return for sitter milestones and a first birthday cake smash, building a set that tells the story of the whole first year.

Good to know

Baby & Newborn Photography FAQs

Newborn sessions are loveliest in the first two to three weeks, when babies sleep deeply and curl up naturally. It helps to enquire before your due date so we can pencil you in.

Yes. The studio is kept warm and calm, the session is entirely led by your baby's needs, and everything is handled gently and patiently with time for feeds and cuddles.

Absolutely. Parents, siblings and grandparents are warmly welcome in the frame, these often become the most treasured images of all.

Allow two to three hours for a newborn session. Tiny babies set the pace, so we build in time for feeds, changes and settling. Milestone and cake smash sessions are usually shorter, around one to two hours.

Bring feeds, spare babygrows, a dummy if your baby uses one and any favourite wrap or toy. For a sitter session pack a snack, and for a cake smash bring the cake, an outfit change and plenty of wipes. We provide wraps, props and backdrops.

Yes. Many parents book a maternity session at 28 to 34 weeks and a newborn session in the first fortnight. Photographing both stages tells the fuller story, from bump to first cuddles, and can be combined into one package.

A cake smash celebrates a first birthday, with baby happily demolishing a cake for playful, messy portraits, often finished with a splash or bath set. Book it around 11 to 13 months, close to the birthday, once your little one can sit confidently.

Yes. Alongside your digital gallery you can order fine-art prints, framed wall pieces and handcrafted albums. We help you choose so these first weeks live on your wall, not only on a phone.

Book ahead

Expecting, or just welcomed a baby?

Get in touch to pencil in a maternity or newborn session around your due date.

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