Outdoor family sessions
Outdoor sessions by the bandstand, orchard and historic ponds of Broomfield Park.
Family Photographer in Palmers Green
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Family sessions in Palmers Green or Northwood HA6 · plan yours with a call or WhatsApp message
Serving Palmers Green
Capturing your family in Palmers Green
- 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 Palmers Green: Your home or garden, or a park or open space such as Broomfield Park, Broomfield Park lakes and conservatory or Grovelands Park. We travel from Northwood, about 13 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.
Newborns, children, parents and grandparents are all welcome, and the plan follows the energy of the youngest person present rather than a fixed running order.
Broomfield Park's bandstand, orchard and old ponds give several distinct settings in one visit, which means plenty of variety in the gallery without anyone being walked too far.
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…The gentleman took my family and I last minute for a photoshoot. Although we were running extremely late as we had a newborn, he waited patiently for us. He initially said he could only do 30 minutes because we were late but he ended up spending the entire hour and some minutes making sure we had the best photos.
We had our family portraits done many years ago with Kaushik Bathia and we loved them so we have now returned again this time with new additions to the family. On all the occasions we went Kaushik Bathia has taken care of everyone and made everyone laugh and smile especially the children in order to get the best photos.
…With 5 children aged between 2 and 7, the youngest of whom had just been woken up when we arrived and subsequently mainly wanted Mummy cuddles, it was very lucky for us that he was also very personable, and good at getting the little ones (and adults!) to smile/laugh naturally while looking at the camera!
What we offer
Family photography in Palmers Green
25+ years behind the lens
A family photographer for every stage
The full family picture is taken first, while everyone is fresh, then the session moves into smaller groups and freer moments. Kaushik directs with games and gentle prompts, so children laugh for real and adults forget to feel self-conscious.
You then view an online gallery at home and choose favourites together, with no pressure. Chosen family photographs are retouched lightly and supplied as files, or made into prints, frames, canvases and albums for relatives near and far.
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Places for a family shoot in and around Palmers Green
What makes a family shoot easy is room to move and a place everyone can reach, more than a dramatic view. Here are some places in and around Palmers Green, each summarised from a linked source. Your written quote includes travel from Northwood to a Palmers Green park, so the cost is clear before you book. Travel from Northwood is set out in your written quote before you book.
- Broomfield Park is a 21-hectare park in Palmers Green, registered by English Heritage on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens, which was bought by Southgate Urban District Council in 1902 and opened to the public in 1903. 1
- Broomfield Park lakes and conservatory. Broomfield Park has ponds, three of which date from the eighteenth century, along with a conservatory, a bandstand, a garden of remembrance, a community orchard and magnificent oak trees, and it is entered from Aldermans Hill, Powys Lane, Broomfield Lane and Broomfield Avenue. 2
- Grovelands Park, north of Palmers Green between Southgate and Winchmore Hill, is Grade II* listed on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens, with grounds landscaped by Humphry Repton around a Grade I listed John Nash mansion of 1797-98 and a boating lake. 3
- Broomfield House, a 16th-century Grade II* listed house in Broomfield Park, was damaged by fires in 1984, 1993, 1994 and 2019 and remains enclosed by scaffolding while its restoration is discussed. 4
- Southgate Town Hall. The former Southgate Town Hall on Green Lanes, completed in 1893 in the Queen Anne style, was the seat of the Municipal Borough of Southgate until 1965, has since been converted to flats as Prytaneum Court, and stands in for Cowley police station in the drama Endeavour. 5
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Family Photographer in Palmers Green, FAQs
Yes. The session can pause for a feed or a change whenever needed, and it follows the children's pace rather than a strict schedule.
Of course, and they are often the heart of the best pictures. Three generations are arranged in depth, with grandparents seated and younger relatives close around them, so everyone is comfortable.
Once you have chosen your favourite family pictures in the online gallery, prints, frames, canvases and albums can all be ordered. A large family group often suits a canvas over the sofa, while smaller prints make good gifts for grandparents. Web-ready and print-ready files are supplied as well, so you can share pictures easily.
Rather than matching outfits, choose a small palette of two or three colours that work together. Soft blues, creams and muted greens work well against the greenery and water of Broomfield Park. Avoid large logos and very bright neon. Comfortable shoes matter outdoors, and a spare top for each child is wise.
Yes, please be. Many parents spend years behind the camera and end up in very few family pictures themselves. The session includes the whole family together, each parent with the children and, if you like, a few frames of the two of you on your own.
Serving Palmers Green
A family photographer near Palmers Green
It sits close to Winchmore Hill and Southgate, which we cover too.
A family session can start with a stroll along Green Lanes, the area's busy shopping street of Greek Cypriot and Turkish businesses, before heading into the park. Broomfield Park's 21 hectares, with lakes, a bandstand and a community orchard around the historic Broomfield House, give children space to explore between pictures. Grandparents and cousins coming by rail arrive on Aldermans Hill, where the Great Northern Hertford Loop stop shares a road with one of the park's entrances. For an outdoor family session, Broomfield Park's eighteenth-century ponds and big oak trees are a natural choice, and Grovelands Park lies just to the north.
More in Palmers Green
More photography services in Palmers Green
Your Palmers Green family can turn to the same Northwood team for any other photography, with no change in care. Explore the rest: we also cover family photography across Greater London, including Finchley, Stanmore, Pinner, South Ruislip, Wealdstone and Cricklewood.
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How it works
On-location photography in Palmers Green
We travel to Palmers Green from Northwood (about 13 miles) rather than asking you to travel to us. 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.
Popular sessions
Families in Palmers Green often book around a milestone: a maternity photoshoot before the birth, a cake smash photoshoot near Palmers Green 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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