Outdoor family sessions
Primrose Hill family sessions planned tightly around the one-hour Royal Parks permit.
Family Photographer in Belsize Park
Maternity, newborn and family photography in Belsize Park, gentle, unhurried and full of natural smiles.
Belsize Park and nearby
Relaxed family photography in Belsize Park
- What is included: Natural portraits and candid moments of everyone together, from newborns to grandparents, paced for the youngest, then a private online gallery to choose your favourites.
- Where we photograph in Belsize Park: Your home or garden, or a park or open space such as Primrose Hill or Hampstead Heath. We travel from Northwood, about 11 miles away. Newborn sessions can be photographed at your home, or at the Northwood studio if you prefer.
- How to book: Use the form at the end of this page, or call or WhatsApp 07956 505383, and we will arrange a date and place in Belsize Park.
We take the full family picture first, while small children are cooperative, then move to siblings, parents with each child and the grandparents. Guided posing keeps adults comfortable, and the children are given games rather than instructions. On Primrose Hill, with an hour on the permit, that order matters even more.
Back home, you view the online gallery and choose favourites at a calm pace. Retouching keeps everyone looking like themselves, and the images are supplied web-ready and print-ready, with albums, canvases and frames for anyone who would like something on the wall.
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Wonderful experienced photographer..clicked our crying 2 year old in minutes
Kaushik took a photograph of my grand-daughter. The final product was superb. My little 2 year old girl was kept so calm and at ease with Kaushik’s kindness. We will now always use Kaushik for our photography.
He was very professional, made us relaxed and got everyone to smile. The photos were beautiful especially the family portrait.
What we offer
Family photography in Belsize Park
Park sessions
Villa-lined streets and mews in Belsize Park for relaxed family walking pictures.
Local and experienced
Relaxed sessions children enjoy
Little ones get patience and play, so they soon forget the camera is there. At a cake smash the mess is part of the fun, and we photograph every gleeful moment.
Indoors we use warm, simple backdrops; outdoors we work with soft natural light. We select and edit the strongest images, then you see the gallery online before deciding on prints or an album.
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Every generation, in one gallery
Belsize Park outdoors: settings for family photographs
The notes below describe a few parks, open spaces and landmarks in and around Belsize Park that could suit a family session. Before planning a family session at any of them, check access and whether permission is needed. Families picking a Belsize Park location get a written quote showing travel from Northwood before anything is booked. Travel from Northwood is set out in your written quote before you book.
- Primrose Hill, a five-minute walk from England's Lane, is managed by The Royal Parks as part of The Regent's Park and Primrose Hill and is known for its view over London. 1
- The Old Town Hall in Belsize Park is a 140-year-old Grade II listed building that has been home to the arts charity Wac Arts since 2000, with halls, studios and meeting rooms for hire. 2
- Hampstead Heath, just north of Belsize Park, is a 320-hectare ancient heath run by the City of London Corporation, and the view over London from Parliament Hill in its south-east corner is protected by law. 3
- Isokon building. The Grade I listed Isokon building (Lawn Road Flats) on Lawn Road, designed by Wells Coates, opened on 9 July 1934 as an experiment in minimalist urban living. 4
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Family Photographer in Belsize Park, FAQs
Every age, from newborns to great-grandparents. The session always runs at the pace of the youngest person, so nobody is pushed beyond what they can manage.
Yes, and they should be. Parents often end up behind the camera in family life, so the session includes frames of each parent with the children as well as the full family. Guided posing helps adults who feel awkward, and those frames are taken early, while the children are still happy to stand close.
Yes. Grandparents are welcome, and the group is arranged in depth, with them seated and the family gathered close behind and around.
The length depends on the number of people and the ages involved, and it is agreed when you book. On Primrose Hill the Royal Parks permit runs for one hour, so the session is planned to fit inside that window.
Serving Belsize Park
A family photographer near Belsize Park
Belsize Park is in Greater London and well within the area family sessions travel to. It sits close to Camden and Hampstead, which we cover too.
Belsize Village keeps a community feel, and its pavement cafes and independent shops make an easy meeting point before a family session. Wide streets lined with Victorian villas and mansion blocks give family groups handsome frontages to stand before. Family members arriving by tube can use Belsize Park on the Northern line's Edgware branch. For on-location sessions we can head to spots such as Primrose Hill, close to the well-known the former Hampstead Town Hall on Haverstock Hill.
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Guides
Family guides for Belsize Park
Read up in the journal before your family session in Belsize Park.
For families in Belsize Park, the obvious outdoor settings lie at either end: Primrose Hill to the south, a five-minute walk from England's Lane, and Hampstead Heath just to the north. Both need planning. The Royal Parks issue lifestyle photography permits for Primrose Hill that cover up to ten people for one hour, which suits a small family but caps the headcount and the time. The Heath requires a City of London permit as well. Within the neighbourhood itself, wide streets lined with Victorian villas and quiet mews make charming backgrounds for a family walking hand in hand. A one-hour slot on Primrose Hill rewards preparation: decide the key group picture in advance, take it the moment everyone arrives, and use the rest of the time for children running down the slope with the city behind them. Dress in two or three soft tones, avoid big logos, and bring a jumper in case the hilltop feels cooler than the street. The children set the pace, and later you pick favourites in an online gallery with no obligation to buy.
How it works
Belsize Park sessions, on location
We are based in Northwood, about 11 miles from Belsize Park, so a family session there would normally be outdoors or at your home. Family sessions are photographed on location, with lighting brought in as needed.
Your photographer is Kaushik Bathia FBIPP FMPA: established 2001, with five European Kodak Gold Awards.
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