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Family sessions in Pinner Memorial Park, on level ground within easy reach of the way you came in.
Family Photographer in Pinner
Family photography in Pinner, from maternity and newborn sessions to grandparents and cousins together in Pinner Memorial Park or the studio.
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Studio in Northwood HA6 · free consultation
Pinner and nearby
Relaxed family photography in Pinner
- 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.
- Studio or location: In the natural-light Northwood studio, or outdoors at a park or place you love within about 20 miles.
- Getting to the studio: Pinner is about 2 miles from the studio at 21 Joel St, Northwood HA6 1NU, measured in a straight line; the road distance is longer.
- How to book: Use the form at the end of this page, or call or WhatsApp 07956 505383; sessions are booked in advance so the studio is ready when you arrive.
Tell us the headcount and the ages when you book and we will plan the running order around the smallest attention span present. Newborns and anyone very new to all this are photographed at your address instead, where the heating is yours to control.
Everyone in the group receives the same gallery, so pictures do not have to be begged for afterwards, and the grouped frames come wide enough to crop for a card or a frame without losing anybody at the edge.
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We had a family shoot at the studio, Kaushik took some wonderful photos. He was excellent with the kids and was very good at making them smile naturally, the end results were brilliant. We purchased a canvas and 2 further large framed photos. All completed on time and to perfection. Very pleased.
I took my elderly parents to have photos path the grandchildren. The whole experience from photo shoot to choosing and picking up the photos was amazing. Kaushik was polite helpful and friendly and made all the kids and my elderly parents feel comfortable. They all enjoyed the experience and the photos were amazing. He even delivered them home on Christmas Eve!
I was nervous about how my 2 year old would react, but we had a great photo session! Kaushik had plenty of props to keep my son entertained, laughing, and happily posing.Afterward, he was incredibly patient as we went through every single photo to pick our favorites, even though we kept changing our minds. I highly recommend his service and will definitely be back once my second baby is born!
What we offer
Family photography in Pinner
Extended family groups
Extended groups welcome, with the eldest seated and the group frame taken first while everybody is willing.
Newborn and baby sittings
Newborn and baby sessions at your own address, and a warm studio at Northwood through the winter.
Why choose us
Patient and relaxed with children
Newborn sessions take place at your home in Pinner or in the warm Northwood studio, at a slow pace that keeps the baby settled and safe. Maternity portraits are calm and unhurried, and can be taken at home, in the studio or beside the pond in Pinner Memorial Park.
A cake smash is a cheerful way to mark a first birthday, and the studio is the easiest place for one, since the mess stays contained. We plan each session around who is coming, from a single sleepy newborn to three generations meeting at the park gates.
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Pinner parks, playgrounds and landmarks for a family session
With young children, a plan in Pinner would start from a park with a playground or a pond to hold their attention, and a coffee shop or bench close by for a break. Pinner has two Green Flag parks close together, and the places below, from those parks to Pinner station, are described from the sources linked beside each one.
- Pinner Recreation Ground on West End Lane has a children's playground, with footpath access from Starling Close and Hazeldene Drive. 1
- The Crofts Playing Fields, between Eastcote and Pinner off Cannonbury Avenue, has a children's play area and football pitches and is home to Harrow Boxing Club. 2
- Little Common on Elm Park Road, at the top of Pinner High Street, is a small common with a children's playground and a practice basketball hoop, about 10 minutes' walk from Pinner station. 3
- Metro-land garden estates. Pinner expanded rapidly between 1923 and 1939 as garden estates, including the Pinnerwood estate conservation area, were built around the historic core with encouragement from the Metropolitan Railway. 4
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Family Photographer in Pinner, FAQs
Yes, and the frame is worth building around them. Three generations do not line up flat, so we use depth: the eldest seated, everybody else close behind rather than alongside. Pinner Memorial Park is twelve acres, so a relative who cannot manage distance still reaches the pond and returns without a route march. If standing is the difficulty, the Northwood studio removes it altogether.
Choose a colour range rather than matching outfits. Two or three tones that sit together, and no print loud enough to pull the eye off faces. From spring to autumn Pinner Memorial Park reads green and brown, so a family entirely in olive and beige merges into it; putting one lighter tone across the group separates everyone at once. Bring a spare layer for the children.
Your baby is given a birthday cake of their own and left free to explore it. We photograph the first cautious prod, the mess and the delight that follows.
Of course. The family dog is part of the family too, and we are glad to include a well-behaved pet in your session. Just let us know in advance so we can plan the shots and keep everyone, on two legs or four, relaxed.
Allow about an hour in Pinner Memorial Park, though we never cut a session short if your family needs longer. Breaks for a feed, a nap or a cuddle are built in for babies and toddlers. If a child needs time out, the park's coffee shop makes a handy place to pause.
Serving Pinner
A family photographer near Pinner
From Pinner the Northwood studio is only about a mile and a half away. It sits close to Eastcote, which we cover too. Sessions in Pinner carry no travel charge, and we photograph families across Greater London as well.
Relatives joining by Tube can use Pinner station, which has had step-free lifts since 2008 and sits in fare zone 5 on the Metropolitan line. Sessions on location near Pinner can use Pinner Memorial Park, with West House and the Heath Robinson Museum close at hand.
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More photography services in Pinner
The same studio, experience and personal care apply to every service we offer in Pinner. Explore the rest: we also cover family photography across Greater London, including Hatch End, Park Royal, Ickenham, North Wembley, Ruislip Manor and South Harrow.
Twelve acres is the number that matters for a family in Pinner Memorial Park, and it matters because it is small. Nothing in the park is far from the way you came in, which means no part of the session commits you to a long walk back with a child who has run out of goodwill. West House and the Heath Robinson Museum sit inside the grounds too, so the park has a building at its heart rather than open ground throughout, and that gives a family arriving in two or three cars something to name and gather at. The pond and the fountain do the same job. Small children hand over their best attention early and it does not come back because you asked. So the frame every family actually wants, everyone in it and everyone looking, is made at the start rather than saved for the end. What follows is looser and better for being unposed, and by then it does not matter who is misbehaving. Three generations never line up flat. The fix is depth instead of width: the eldest seated, the middle standing close behind rather than alongside, the youngest in front, a shallow triangle that keeps every face roughly the same distance from the light and stops the tallest adult casting across anyone. Whatever the ground is doing underfoot after rain, the walk is short. When it is January, or a baby needs warmth, the studio at Northwood is the better call, and it lies on the same line, so the journey does not change in kind.
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Studio sessions for Pinner
Our address is The Broadway, 21 Joel St, Northwood HA6 1NU, a short walk from Northwood Hills station. It is a warm place for an indoor family session in winter, and you can bring old prints, frames or negatives to be restored and reframed. Passport and ID photos need no appointment. Opening times are 10:30 to 18:00 Monday to Saturday and 13:00 to 18:00 on Sundays.
Kaushik Bathia, who opened the Northwood studio in 2001, photographs every family session himself; he is a Fellow of the BIPP and the MPA with five European Kodak Gold Awards.
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Popular sessions
Families in Pinner often book around a milestone: a maternity photoshoot before the birth, a cake smash photoshoot near Pinner 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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