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Open grass at Montrose Playing Fields with room for the largest family groups.
Family Photographer in Colindale
Multi-generation family photography in Colindale, bringing grandparents, parents and children together in one relaxed session.
★★★★★ Rated 4.8 from 580+ reviews
Studio in Northwood HA6 · free consultation
Colindale and nearby
Photographing families in Colindale
- 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 it happens: Studio sittings in Northwood, or a relaxed shoot outdoors within about 20 miles.
- How far: Colindale is about 7 miles from the studio at 21 Joel St, Northwood HA6 1NU, measured in a straight line; the road distance is longer.
- Booking: Ring or WhatsApp 07956 505383 during opening hours (Monday to Saturday 10:30 to 18:00, Sunday 13:00 to 18:00), or leave your details in the form below.
The session runs at the children's pace. The full group comes first, while everyone is fresh, then the session moves through smaller combinations and quieter moments, with breaks for snacks and feeds. Guided posing helps relatives who are not used to being photographed.
Your Colindale family later looks through the online gallery together and picks favourites without any sales push. Files are delivered web-ready and print-ready, so they can be shared with relatives abroad, and albums, frames and canvases can be ordered too.
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I attended Northwood Hills Studio-Kaushik Bathia photography with my family and I had the most amazing time. My family was made to feel extremely relaxed and welcomed, and the result was some fabulous images He was organised and professional and kept everything stress free. A very enjoyable day out with fantastic photos as a result.
Having had Mr Bathia to do our family studio photos with our first child, we again went for him second time round with our second child 5 years later. He is extremely good in getting our girls attention to capture lovely photos. He is a great photographer and would definitely recommend him.
Took brilliant pictures this year for me and my family! and even before hand 16 years ago took very professional pictures hence why we came back!
What we offer
Family photography in Colindale
Newborn and baby sittings
Newborns to grandparents welcome, with the whole group photographed first.
Hand finished albums
Files ready to share with relatives overseas, plus prints and albums to order.
Why choose us
Relaxed sessions children enjoy
Small details matter too: a baby's fingers, a toddler's first shoes, a grandparent's hand holding a little one's. In the studio we work with simple, clean backdrops that keep the focus firmly on your family.
The family gallery comes fully edited, ready for prints, framed pieces, canvases or a hand-finished album. Images are turned round promptly, so prints, canvases and albums for your Colindale home can be ordered while the day is still fresh.
Recent work
A look at our family work
Around Colindale: parks and open spaces for a family session
Outdoor family photos around Colindale work best somewhere the children can roam freely between shots. These places in and around Colindale are described from published sources, linked below.
- Colindale parks and the Silk Stream. The Silk Stream, a tributary of the River Brent, runs through Colindale, whose green spaces include Montrose Playing Fields, Silkstream Park, Heybourne Park, with its pond, and Colindale Park. 1
- The RAF Museum London on Grahame Park Way (NW9 5LL) occupies the site of the London Aerodrome and has six hangars of aircraft and exhibitions on RAF history since 1918; entry is free. 2
- Colindale station on Colindale Avenue (NW9 5HR) is in Zone 4 on the Edgware branch of the Northern line. 3
- Stonegrove Park on Stonegrove and Park Grove, Edgware (HA8 7SH), is a 2.97-hectare Barnet Council park opened in May 1934, with tennis courts, playgrounds and basketball facilities. 4
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Family Photographer in Colindale, FAQs
The studio was set up in 2001 by Kaushik Bathia FBIPP FMPA, whose work has earned five European Kodak Gold Awards. On Google it holds a 4.8 rating from 580+ reviews. Family sessions welcome everyone from newborns to grandparents and run at the children's pace, and the studio is about 7 miles from Colindale.
Yes. A maternity sitting marks this stage of pregnancy with gentle, flattering portraits, taken at the studio or outside. Plenty of parents book maternity and newborn sessions as a pair, so the pictures follow the whole story from bump to baby.
All of them. Family sessions welcome newborns through to grandparents, and the session is planned around the youngest and the oldest present. A baby needs warmth and feeding breaks, a toddler needs space to move, and an older relative may want a chair; the studio can provide all three.
Yes. Birthdays, anniversaries, a new arrival or a visit from family overseas are all good reasons for a session. For a Colindale family marking a move into a new home, a session nearby or at the studio can record everyone at that point in time. Mention the occasion when booking.
Yes, and they are often the most treasured part of the gallery. A seat is easy to arrange in the studio, and grandparents can be photographed with each grandchild as well as in the full group. If relatives are visiting Colindale only briefly, book early so the session fits their stay.
Serving Colindale
A family photographer near Colindale
The Northwood studio is well within reach for families in Colindale. It sits close to Burnt Oak and Mill Hill, which we cover too. Family sessions for Colindale and wider Greater London happen at the studio or at a place of your choosing.
Many Colindale families have settled into new homes around Grahame Park and Colindale Gardens, and a family portrait marks that chapter in the London Borough of Barnet. Families from many cultures live in Colindale, and grandparents, aunts and cousins are all welcome in a group sitting. Colindale station on the Edgware branch of the Northern line is in Zone 4, and for a family that drives, the studio has parking close by. When a session suits an outdoor setting, Montrose Park near Colindale is one option, close to the RAF Museum London on Grahame Park Way.
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More photography services in Colindale
The other Colindale services listed share the studio, photographer and personal care that go into your family session. Explore the rest: we also cover family photography across Greater London, including Winchmore Hill, Temple Fortune, West Harrow, Northwood Hills, Hampstead and Edmonton.
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Family guides for Colindale
Family photography reading from our journal for Colindale parents.
Colindale is home to a mixed, international community, and a family session there is often about bringing relatives together who do not get to share a room very often. Grandparents visiting from abroad, a new baby, cousins over for a weekend: these are the moments when a proper set of pictures matters most. Outdoors, Montrose Playing Fields and Colindale Park give open grass for a large group, and the pond at Heybourne Park makes a gentle backdrop for a smaller family. The Silk Stream running through the area adds some green shelter along its banks. Big groups need planning. Send a list of who will be there and the combinations you want, such as each grandparent with the grandchildren, so nobody is forgotten in the excitement. Photograph the full group first, while everybody is tidy and paying attention, then let the children play while smaller frames are taken. Coordinate colours across the family rather than matching them, and keep heavy patterns to one person at most. For newborns, elderly relatives or a winter date, the studio in Northwood Hills is the comfortable option, with seating, warmth and parking close by. From Colindale it is around 7 miles, and families can visit 10:30 to 18:00 Monday to Saturday or 13:00 to 18:00 on Sundays.
At the studio
The studio, about 7 miles from Colindale
The family studio is about 7 miles from Colindale, at The Broadway, 21 Joel St, Northwood HA6 1NU, in the middle of the Northwood Hills parade. Family, portrait and headshot shoots there are booked in advance, and you can also hand in old family photographs, negatives and frames for restoration and scanning in house. Passport and ID photos need no appointment. Opening times are 10:30 until 18:00 from Monday to Saturday and 13:00 until 18:00 on Sunday.
Kaushik Bathia, a Fellow of the BIPP and the MPA, photographs every family in person and has been based in Northwood since 2001, with five European Kodak Gold Awards.
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