Paced for children
The Gladstone Park duck pond holds small children's attention between pictures.
Family Photographer in Dollis Hill
Family photography in Dollis Hill that feels like play, not posing, with real smiles from children and grandparents alike.
For Dollis Hill
Warm, relaxed family sessions in Dollis Hill
- What the session includes: About an hour in front of the camera, unhurried and patient with little ones, followed by an online gallery; favourites can become fine-art prints, framed pieces or an album.
- Where we photograph in Dollis Hill: Your home or garden, or a park or open space such as Gladstone Park, Gladstone Park walled garden and memorial or Roundwood Park. We travel from Northwood, about 8 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 Dollis Hill.
Kaushik starts with the full group while everyone is fresh, arranging people at different heights so every face is clear, then moves on to smaller combinations and some unscripted play. Guided posing keeps things easy for adults and children alike, and breaks are taken whenever they are needed.
After the session the family receives an online gallery and picks favourites whenever it is ready. Each image you choose is retouched naturally and comes web-ready and print-ready, with prints, frames, canvases and albums available to order as well.
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Great service and fantastic photos taken of myself and family. We were given a very warm welcome by Kaushik and I feel that was also reflected in the photos he took. So very pleased with the photos and would highly recommend Kaushik.
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!
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!
What we offer
Family photography in Dollis Hill
Extended family groups
Large family groups arranged at different heights so every face stays clear.
Grandparents included
Hilltop seating built on the walls of Dollis Hill House gives grandparents a place to rest.
Why choose us
Experience that shows in Dollis Hill
The aim is to show how your family really is together, rather than a stiff, formal version of it. Small children are unpredictable, so tears, wriggles and sudden naps are met with patience and a smile.
Your family gallery is carefully edited, and prints, frames, canvases or a hand-finished album can be ordered from it. Book one session, or a package following your baby's first year from newborn photographs to the cake smash.
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Family photography we love
Places for a family shoot in and around Dollis Hill
Around Dollis Hill, a relaxed family session needs room to move and easy access far more than a grand view. Here are some places in and around Dollis Hill, each summarised from a linked source. If your family session takes place at one of these Dollis Hill spots, travel from Northwood is shown in the written quote before you book. Travel from Northwood is set out in your written quote before you book.
- Gladstone Park (Parkside, NW2 6RW) sits on a hill with views across London and has meadows, tree-lined avenues, a walled garden, rose terraces, a duck pond and a café, and it has held the Green Flag Award. 1
- Gladstone Park walled garden and memorial. Gladstone Park's features include the walled garden, the rose terraces, a wildlife area and a heritage-listed prisoners of war memorial sculpture. 2
- Dollis Hill Underground station. Dollis Hill station is on the Jubilee line in fare zone 3. 3
- Wembley Stadium opened in 2007 on the site of the 1923 original, seats 90,000, making it the largest stadium in the UK, and has an arch that rises to 133 m. 4
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Family Photographer in Dollis Hill, FAQs
After choosing favourites from the online gallery, you can order prints, frames, canvases and albums, along with web-ready and print-ready files of each chosen image. A large canvas of a hilltop family picture in Gladstone Park suits a living room, while an album keeps the smaller, playful moments together.
Every age, from newborns to great grandparents. Each session is paced around the youngest person present.
Yes. Large groups are arranged at different heights, with some seated, some standing and the smallest in front, so every face is visible without making the line too wide. In Gladstone Park, a gentle slope or the hilltop seating helps with that, and smaller family groupings are photographed afterwards.
Kaushik Bathia FBIPP FMPA has worked from Northwood since 2001 and earned five European Kodak Gold Awards, and Google reviewers rate it 4.8 from 580+ reviews.
A cake smash is a cheerful way to mark a baby's first birthday. Your little one has a whole cake to themselves, and the pictures catch the wide eyes, the mess and the sheer delight. Of all our sessions, it is one of the most fun.
Serving Dollis Hill
A family photographer near Dollis Hill
Dollis Hill, the leafy residential streets around Gladstone Park in Brent, is part of the north-west London area covered for family photography. It sits close to Cricklewood and Brent, which we cover too.
Gladstone Park, formerly the Dollis Hill Estate and a public park since 1901, takes its name from William Gladstone, who used Dollis Hill House for weekends, and its meadows and duck pond suit a family session outdoors. Its hilltop position gives a family picture a backdrop that stretches across London. Relatives joining a Dollis Hill family session can arrive at Dollis Hill station on the Jubilee line. For relaxed outdoor photographs around Dollis Hill, Gladstone Park is one option.
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Explore the rest: we also cover family photography across Greater London, including Pinner, Kenton, South Ruislip, Finchley, Northwood and Eastcote.
Guides
Family guides for Dollis Hill
Family guides from our journal for parents in Dollis Hill.
A family session in Dollis Hill almost always points towards Gladstone Park, and it has the variety to keep a group busy for a whole session. There are meadows where children can run, tree-lined avenues for a walking shot of the whole family, a duck pond that holds the attention of small children, and a café for a mid-session snack. The walled garden and the rose terraces provide a more formal setting for a grouped portrait, and the hilltop seating area, built on the low walls of Dollis Hill House, gives grandparents somewhere to rest while still being part of the pictures. Larger families should plan for space: arranging people at different heights on steps or a slope keeps everyone visible without making the line too wide. Gentle slopes mean prams need a firm grip, and comfortable shoes are worth wearing. For a formal Victorian backdrop, Roundwood Park, also in Brent, offers listed gardens. Light on a hill can be strong at midday, so morning or late afternoon gives softer pictures. Sessions run at the children's pace, and nobody is hurried.
How it works
Dollis Hill sessions, on location
We are based in Northwood, about 8 miles from Dollis Hill, 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.
Popular sessions
Planning a particular occasion in Dollis Hill? There are dedicated pages for a maternity photoshoot near Dollis Hill, a cake smash for a first birthday, christening and naming day photography, birthday photoshoots for any age and Christmas family photoshoots.
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Book your Dollis Hill shoot
Tell us about your family in Dollis Hill and the kind of session you want, and we will reply with availability, ideas and pricing.