Paced for children
Short sittings at Postman's Park are built around its benches and the attention span of a small child.
Family Photographer in the City of London
Relaxed family photography in the City of London, in a quiet garden near St Paul's, for every generation.
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We come to you · family sessions in City gardens by arrangement · free consultation
For the City of London
Weekend family mornings in the Square Mile
- 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 The City of London: Your home or garden, or a park or open space such as Postman's Park, Leadenhall Market or Finsbury Circus Gardens. We travel from Northwood, about 15 miles away. Newborn sessions can be photographed at your home, or at the Northwood studio if you prefer.
- To book: Ring or WhatsApp 07956 505383, or leave your details in the form below.
The youngest person present decides the running order. Anything needing everyone to look one way happens in the first fifteen minutes, while it is still possible, and the loose frames come afterwards, where a failure costs nothing.
Edited files follow at two sizes, screen and print, with the full group frames delivered first. For a baby, or a bad forecast, the Northwood room in HA6 is the better booking. You choose the frames yourself from a proof set, and nothing is deleted before you have seen it.
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Kaushik is an amazing guy, and took lovely family photos when requested. I would definitely recommend him!
I love his services, he was very very patient even though we got there late he still took his time capturing a very good family pictures. He also gave us time to satisfy our 6months old one in order to capture her great smile despite the fact that it was passed his closing hours. I would definitely recommend him as you won't be disappointed, you will love him.
Very pleased with the quality of photographs. Kaushik is very patient and accommodating with requests, and full of enthusiasm and energy. His friendly demeanour immediately put us at ease, resulting in some wonderful family pictures. Would recommend him to family and friends.
What we offer
Family photography in the City of London
Local and experienced
Family sessions in the City of London at every stage
For a big family we would aim for an early start, before any meal and while the youngest still have energy, which in the City also means quieter weekend streets. Much of a family session is spent kneeling, because photographing a toddler at their own height is what makes the pictures feel like them.
Family retouching is kept light. We will remove dribble or a grazed knee if you ask, but otherwise children look exactly their age. Outdoor sessions take place in the City's gardens, where the family can relax between frames.
Recent work
Family portraits from our portfolio
City of London gardens and squares for family photographs
Below are brief notes on gardens, open spaces and landmarks in and around the City of London that might work for a family session. Some City gardens need a permit for organised shoots, so check access and permissions for each place beforehand. Travel from Northwood is set out in your written quote before you book.
- Finsbury Circus Gardens, near Moorgate and Liverpool Street, is a Grade II listed garden surviving from Moor Fields, London's first public park of 1607, laid out in 1815 to a design by George Dance the Younger, with the City's only Japanese pagoda tree. 1
- Leadenhall Market's Grade II listed wrought-iron and glass building was designed by Horace Jones in 1881, is owned by the City of London Corporation, and appeared as the approach to the Leaky Cauldron in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. 2
- The Monument to the Great Fire of London, designed by Robert Hooke under Christopher Wren and built between 1671 and 1677, is a 61.6-metre Grade I listed column standing 202 feet from the spot in Pudding Lane where the fire began. 3
- Postman's Park, near St Paul's station (Exit 1 for Aldersgate Street), is a City garden named after workers from the old General Post Office and is home to G. F. Watts's 1900 memorial to heroic self-sacrifice. 4
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Family Photographer in the City of London, FAQs
Yes, though rarely in the City of London itself. Order matters more here than place: the older child is photographed first, while they still find it interesting, then the baby, then the two of them together in whatever minutes are left. The session is booked loosely, never to a timetable.
Yes. Postman's Park is the one spot in the City of London we would suggest for it, and the benches are the reason. Late in a pregnancy the useful thing is somewhere to sit between frames rather than a long walk back to a car. Shade from the surrounding buildings and trees keeps hard sun off the top of the head. Standing frames are kept to a couple of minutes each.
Completely normal, and nothing to worry about. Tears, squirming and sudden sleepiness are expected, so we just stop, help settle your little one and pick up where we left off. In a quiet garden a short break costs nothing, and the final set rarely shows it.
Yes, but not on a City pavement. Postman's Park handles a small group comfortably, though beyond roughly eight people you want ground you can arrange rows on, and for that a Northwood booking is more reliable. Give us the number and the ages when booking, since a group with three toddlers in it runs on its own clock.
We certainly do. A milestone session can follow a baby from sitting unaided to first wobbly steps and a first birthday, each one photographed at the pace of the child. Several sittings across a year, in a City garden, build a record of each stage as it passes.
Serving the City of London
A family photographer near the City of London
The City of London is the historic financial heart of the capital, covering just 1.12 square miles. It sits close to Camden and Islington, which we cover too.
Home to 8,583 residents at the 2021 census, the Square Mile is the UK's smallest city by area, so family sessions here are planned around its gardens. Arriving by Tube, families can use St Paul's station, Exit 1 for Aldersgate Street, to reach Postman's Park.
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The same photographer, experience and personal care apply to every service we offer in the City of London. Explore the rest: we also cover family photography across London, including Hackney, Redbridge, Westminster, Islington, Brent and Camden.
The Square Mile is not an obvious place for a family session, and it is more useful to say why than to write around it. This is a district of offices. What it does offer is containment, which is not nothing. Postman's Park has benches, paths and railings, so a small child can be set down without a hand on their collar for the whole session. Benches change the arrangement more than people expect. Grandparents sit, children are brought to them, and the oldest and youngest end up in one picture without anybody standing about waiting for it. Seated groups also solve the height problem that ruins most mixed age photographs, where an adult's face and a toddler's face are two feet apart and only one of them can be sharp. Timing is the honest constraint. A financial district belongs to the working week, and streets that are shoulder to shoulder at half past eight are a different place on a Saturday morning, which is the version of this place a family session can actually use.
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How it works
Family sessions in the Square Mile, or in Northwood
We are based in Northwood, about 15 miles from the City of London, 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.
Every family session is photographed by Kaushik Bathia FBIPP FMPA himself, from Northwood, where he set up in 2001, with five European Kodak Gold Awards to his name.
Not in City of London? See family photography across Central London, where Kaushik comes to you. For every other service, see photography across Central London.
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