Extended families
Several households together on the one day of the year everyone is in the same place.
Eid Photoshoots for Families, at the Studio or at Home
Family portraits in your Eid clothes, from the youngest child to the grandparents, at the Northwood studio or in your own home on the day.
The short answer
Where can I book an Eid photoshoot near me?
Eid photoshoots are booked at the studio on The Broadway, 21 Joel St, Northwood HA6 1NU, two minutes' walk from Northwood Hills station on the Metropolitan line, or at your home in north west London, where we come to you. Harrow is about 3 miles away by Tube, and Pinner, Ruislip and Watford are a short drive. Eid al-Fitr 2027 is expected around 10 March, depending on the sighting of the moon, and Eid al-Adha follows about ten weeks later. Call or WhatsApp 07956 505383 to talk through the days that suit your family.
Close to home: Eid photoshoots in Northwood, at the studio itself, and Eid photoshoots in Harrow, about 3 miles away.
The session
How an Eid family session runs
An Eid session is a guided family portrait sitting. We begin with the full group while everyone is fresh, then work through smaller pictures: each household, parents with their children, the grandparents with all the grandchildren, and the cousins together.
Posing is directed but unhurried, and it follows your family's preferences on modesty and on who is pictured together. Tell us about those when you book, along with how many are coming, and the session is planned around them.
Outfits
Eid outfits, colour and detail
Eid clothes are chosen with care, often new for the day, and they deserve to be seen properly. Shalwar kameez, abayas, jalabiyas, thobes, kurtas and sherwanis all photograph well, as do embroidered dupattas, hijabs in coordinated tones and the fine detail of the mehndi many families apply the night before Eid.
Coordinate rather than match: two or three colours across the family, such as emerald, ivory and gold or navy and blush, keep a large group looking considered. A spare outfit for the smallest children is always worth packing.
Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha
Timing the session around the moon
Eid al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan, and its date depends on the sighting of the new moon, so the exact day is often confirmed only the evening before. For 2027 it is expected around 10 March. Eid al-Adha, which falls during the Hajj, is expected about ten weeks after that.
Because of that, many families book a session in the days after Eid, when the celebrations are still going and the outfits are still pressed. If you would like a time close to Eid itself, ask whether one can be held across the likely days.
Greetings
Pictures for Eid Mubarak greetings
If you want a family picture to send with your Eid Mubarak messages or print on a card, it has to be taken before Eid, which usually means during Ramadan. If you are fasting, a morning session tends to feel easier, and we keep it short and relaxed so nobody is worn out.
Tell us when you need the images and the edit is planned to meet that date, whether the picture is going on a printed card or straight onto WhatsApp.
Studio or home
In the studio or at your home
The studio offers even, flattering light and a quiet space away from the visitors, which suits formal portraits and pictures meant for frames. It is on the Joel Street parade in Northwood, with parking close by.
At home, we come to you, so the photographs show the day as it happens: relatives arriving, children with their Eid gifts, the table laid for guests. A home visit is booked in advance and can be timed for after Eid prayers.
Who it is for
Who an Eid session suits
Children and grandparents
Portraits of the youngest with the eldest, taken while the whole family is together.
Greeting senders
A family image ready for Eid Mubarak messages and cards.
Take home
What you take home
Edited images
A set of edited pictures from the session to choose between.
Files for sharing and print
High-resolution files for printed cards, frames and phone greetings.
Prints and albums
Prints, framed portraits and albums to order as gifts for relatives.
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
- Booking: sessions are booked in advance by phone or WhatsApp on 07956 505383, or with the form below
- Prices: given on request by phone or WhatsApp
How to book
How booking works
Talk through dates
Call or WhatsApp 07956 505383, or send the form below; because Eid follows the moon, we agree a plan for the likely days.
Plan the group
Tell us who is coming, your preferences on posing and whether you want the studio or home.
Your session
A guided sitting, kept short and relaxed, before Eid or during the celebrations.
Choose and order
Select favourites from the gallery and order files, prints or frames.
Good to know
Eid photoshoots: questions answered
Eid al-Fitr 2027 is expected around 10 March, depending on the sighting of the moon, and Eid al-Adha is expected about ten weeks later. The exact days are confirmed close to the time, so sessions are planned around the likely dates.
Yes. We come to you for home sessions, which can be timed for after Eid prayers or for later in the day when relatives arrive.
Yes. A session during Ramadan gives you images in time for Eid Mubarak messages and cards; a morning slot is often easier if you are fasting.
Your Eid clothes: shalwar kameez, abayas, thobes, kurtas or sherwanis, coordinated in two or three colours across the family rather than matched exactly.
Prices are given on request by phone or WhatsApp, so you hear the current figure for the studio or a home visit.
Yes. Sessions are available around both, in the studio or at home.
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.
Plan your Eid portrait
An Eid family portrait this year?
Tell us which Eid, how many of you there are and whether you want the studio or your home, and we will reply with the options.