Outdoor family sessions
Family sessions in Victoria Park or among the gardens of Stephens House on East End Road.
Family Photographer in Finchley
Family and children's photography in Finchley, in a local park such as Victoria Park, with albums and wall art to keep.
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Family photography for Finchley
- What the session includes: 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 Finchley: Your home or garden, or a park or open space such as Stephens House & Gardens, Stephens House gardens or Dollis Valley Greenwalk. We travel from Northwood, about 9 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.
The group frame is taken first while everyone is fresh, then smaller groupings follow: siblings together, each parent with the children, the new baby on its own. Older siblings are given a job, such as holding the baby's hand, which helps them feel included. Guided posing keeps it simple for adults and playful for children.
Afterwards you look through an online gallery together and choose your favourites, with no pressure to buy. Retouching stays subtle so each of you looks recognisable, and the files arrive ready for screen and print; albums, canvases and framed prints can be ordered too.
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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.
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.
What we offer
Family photography in Finchley
Local and experienced
Patience with little ones in Finchley
Smiles are never bribed or forced, since the real ones look better and stay lovely in an album for years. Maternity portraits are photographed gently and flatteringly, with calm, natural images of this stage of life.
Milestone sessions mark the moments that matter, from sitting up and first steps to a first birthday.
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Recent family portraits
Finchley parks and gardens for a family session
Children relax where there is space to wander and the way in is easy, which counts for more than a grand view. Here are some places in and around Finchley, each summarised from a linked source. If you choose Victoria Park, Stephens House or somewhere else in Finchley, the quote you get first accounts for the trip from Northwood. Travel from Northwood is set out in your written quote before you book.
- Victoria Park off Ballards Lane covers about seven hectares between Finchley Central and North Finchley; proposed in 1887 for Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee, it opened in 1902 as Finchley's first public park. 1
- Stephens House gardens. The gardens at Stephens House were laid out in Robert Marnock's gardenesque style and include an arboretum, a rockery, a former bog garden with a swamp cypress, a cascade and pond, and the castellated Bothy walls of 1878 to 1882. 2
- Stephens House & Gardens at 17 East End Road, N3 3QE, is a Grade II listed house with 10 acres of landscaped gardens, left for public enjoyment by Henry 'Inky' Stephens of the Stephens' Ink Company. 3
- Stephens House filming and photography. Stephens House & Gardens takes location bookings for film and photography, offering period rooms, the gardens and ancillary rooms for make-up and wardrobe. 4
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Family Photographer in Finchley, FAQs
Because the session is planned around Finchley's own settings and around your family. All of it rests on Kaushik Bathia's FBIPP and FMPA fellowships, five European Kodak Gold Awards and a 4.8 rating from 580+ Google reviews.
Get in touch during pregnancy so a provisional date can be held around your due date, then confirm once the baby has arrived.
Yes, and lots of Finchley families do. It begins with newborn photographs, comes back when your baby sits up and again around first steps, and closes with a first-birthday cake smash. Together the sessions show how quickly a baby changes in twelve months.
After the session an online gallery is prepared for you to view, and you choose favourites at your own pace, with no pressure. The timing is confirmed when you book. Once your selection is made, the chosen images are retouched naturally and delivered as web and print files, with any ordered prints following.
Yes. Order matters: everyone together first, then the older children with the baby, then the baby alone once siblings have drifted off to play.
Serving Finchley
A family photographer near Finchley
Families come to us from across Greater London, and Finchley is one of the places we serve. It sits close to Barnet and North Finchley, which we cover too.
Family life is at the centre of Finchley, a well-connected Barnet suburb whose community is close-knit and includes a notable Jewish population. Victoria Park, Finchley's first public park, opened in 1902 off Ballards Lane, and the ten-acre grounds of Stephens House offer an arboretum, a rockery and a pond for family pictures. Relatives can reach Finchley Central on the High Barnet branch of the Northern line. When a session suits an outdoor setting, Victoria Park near Finchley is one option, close to Stephens House & Gardens (the former Avenue House) on East End Road.
More in Finchley
More photography services in Finchley
Explore the rest: we also cover family photography across Greater London, including Edmonton, Uxbridge, Hillingdon, Golders Green, Ealing Broadway and Southgate.
Victoria Park is Finchley's first public park, opened in 1902 off Ballards Lane, and its seven or so hectares give a family session room to spread out between Finchley Central and North Finchley. Open lawns suit running games and lifting small children into the air, and on a bright day the session looks for open shade so faces stay evenly lit and nobody squints. For a more decorative setting, Stephens House & Gardens on East End Road has an arboretum, a rockery and a cascade with a pond, all within ten acres laid out by Robert Marnock. Because the house takes location bookings for photography, a family session there would be arranged with the house in advance. The Dollis Valley Greenwalk, following Dollis Brook along Finchley's western boundary, is lovely for older children who enjoy a walk beside a stream. Plan family clothing in two or three complementary colours and avoid busy logos. Get in touch during pregnancy so a newborn date can be pencilled in, and remember that a baby's first year changes fast, so several sessions across it make a lovely record.
Guides
Family guides for Finchley
For Finchley families, a short reading list from our journal before the session.
How it works
Finchley sessions, on location
We are based in Northwood, about 9 miles from Finchley, 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 Finchley? There are dedicated pages for a maternity photoshoot near Finchley, 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 Finchley shoot
From a newborn to the grandparents, tell us about the Finchley family session you are planning and we will suggest dates and send pricing.