Extended family groups
Short, flat-ground family sessions around Camden, planned for prams, grandparents and small attention spans.
Family Photographer in Camden
Camden and nearby
Family photography in Camden
- What is included: A relaxed session of usually about an hour, led by the children's mood, with a private online gallery afterwards and the option of prints, framed wall art or a hand-finished album.
- Where we photograph in Camden: Your home or garden, or a park or open space such as Primrose Hill, The Regent's Park or Regent's Canal. 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: Call 07956 505383, send a WhatsApp message to the same number, or use the enquiry form on this page.
We keep the walking short and the ground flat, which matters when a pram, a grandparent and a toddler are all on the same path. Grandparents get a seated option, so nobody has to stay upright to be included.
The session runs as a short block rather than an afternoon, because the honest limit is the youngest person's patience. You receive an edited set at web and print sizes, including the formal group frame and the unposed ones, which are usually the pictures that get printed.
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I went into the photoshoot with reservations, as I wasn’t sure how well my youngest child (3 years) would be in a photoshoot situation. As soon as walking into the shoot and seeing how Kaushik interacted with the little ones, I was immediately put at ease. He amazingly kept my child smiling and laughing for an hour, where I can’t seem to manage to do for 30 seconds!
Me and my family had a photo shoot here and I must say Kaushik did a fantastic job. We went to review the photos and they were really good. We will treasure these memories forever.
Beautiful family photos, everyone was made to feel comfortable and relaxed so we got lovely photos with everyone smiling and happy. Photographs are beautiful. Thank you!
What we offer
Family sessions we offer in Camden
Everyone in one frame
The group frame first, while everyone is fresh, then pairs while the children run about.
Your edited gallery
Edited set delivered at print and web sizes, formal frames and unposed ones together.
Photographing families from Northwood since 2001
Why book with us
Newborn sessions are unhurried by necessity. Two hours may produce forty minutes of actual photography, and they are planned that way from the outset. A maternity session can be outdoors in summer, perhaps among the roses of Queen Mary's Gardens in The Regent's Park, with calm, flattering portraits way.
Newborns are photographed slowly and gently, with time between shots for feeding, cuddling and settling. Book a newborn session while you are expecting, with an approximate date, and fix the day once the baby is here, since due dates rarely hold.
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Moments from our family sessions
Camden green spaces for family photographs
Room to move and an easy journey count for more than an impressive view when photographing a family. These spots in and around Camden are each described from a source linked alongside. Travel from Northwood is set out in your written quote before you book.
- The Regent's Canal runs between Paddington and Limehouse, passing through The Regent's Park beside London Zoo's aviary and then past the market stalls of Camden Town. 1
- Cantelowes Gardens on Camden Road is a 1.46-hectare green space with a children's playground for juniors and toddlers, a multi-use games area and a concrete skate bowl for skateboards, rollerblades and BMX bikes. 2
- Camden Town Hall building. Camden Town Hall on Judd Street, facing St Pancras station across Euston Road, was designed by Albert Thomas in a neoclassical style, opened in October 1937 and has been Grade II listed since 1996. 3
- The Regent's Park was designed by John Nash in the early 1800s, its east side opened to the public in 1835, and Queen Mary's Gardens hold about 8,000 roses. 4
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Family Photographer in Camden, FAQs
Yes. A first-year package can run from a newborn session through sitting up and first steps to a cake smash on the first birthday. Seen together, the sessions show just how fast a baby changes in twelve months.
Around an hour, and we never hurry it. Babies and toddlers get breaks for feeds, naps and comfort whenever they need them, so nobody ends up upset. The children set the pace, not the clock.
That is easier outdoors in Camden than in a room, so bring what the children actually use: the scooter, the ball, the snack that buys ten minutes. We would walk rather than line people up, perhaps on the lower slopes of Primrose Hill, where there is room to move. Put everyone in clothes they already wear. If someone tires quickly, tell us at the start and we will photograph them first.
That is completely normal, so please don't worry. Tears, wriggling and surprise naps are all planned for. We stop, soothe, then carry on, and an unsettled start rarely shows in the finished pictures.
They do not need to. We turn the session into a game and photograph what happens, rather than asking for a smile on cue. Children absorbed in their own games often give the best pictures of the day.
Serving Camden
A family photographer near Camden
It sits close to Islington and Westminster, which we cover too.
Camden Town lies about 2.5 miles north-north-west of Charing Cross, and the Regent's Canal passes through The Regent's Park beside London Zoo's aviary before it reaches the market. Primrose Hill is a Royal Park that rises to almost 63 metres, with one of London's six protected viewpoints at the summit, and Prince Albert Road and London Zoo separate it from The Regent's Park. For an outdoor session we would suggest the lower slopes of Primrose Hill; in The Regent's Park next door, photography beyond personal phone use needs a permit from The Royal Parks, which we would check in advance.
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The same photographer, experience and personal care apply to every service we offer in Camden. Explore the rest: we also cover family photography across London, including Tower Hamlets, Islington, Kensington and Chelsea and Brent.
If a Camden family session takes place on Primrose Hill, the first decision is how far up it you intend to go. The celebrated viewpoint is at the top, which means the top is also where everyone else is standing, and a group of six holding a position among strangers photographing the skyline is a poor use of the light and worse for the children's patience. The lower slopes carry the same open sky and the same grass and are usually emptier. Gradient is the other thing to plan for honestly. A pram has to be pushed up whatever you climb, and a grandparent who is comfortable on the level may not want a long ascent before the camera has come out, so we would start low and let the group drift upward only if everyone is still enjoying themselves. Small children spend a surprising share of their energy on the climb and have less of it left for the part that matters. There is no shelter, no canopy and nothing to break the wind, so a cold day is properly cold on that slope, and a baby who needs feeding and warming has nowhere to go. In winter, or with an infant, a controlled room at The Broadway, 21 Joel St, Northwood HA6 is the more sensible booking, and the pictures lose nothing by it.
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How it works
How we work in Camden
We are based in Northwood, about 11 miles from Camden, 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.
Not in Camden? See family photography across North London, where Kaushik comes to you. For every other service, see photography across North London.
Popular sessions
Families in Camden often book around a milestone: a maternity photoshoot before the birth, a cake smash photoshoot near Camden at one, christening photography on the day, a birthday photoshoot later on, and a Christmas photoshoot for the cards each December.
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