Outdoor family sessions
Family portraits by the lake and woodland of Grovelands Park in Southgate.
Family Photographer in Southgate
Multi-generation family photography in Southgate, bringing grandparents, parents and children together in one relaxed session.
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Family photography in Southgate, from Northwood HA6
Serving Southgate
Family and children's photography in Southgate
- 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 Southgate: Your home or garden, or a park or open space such as Grovelands Park, Arnos Park or Southgate Green conservation area. We travel from Northwood, about 12 miles away. Newborn sessions can be photographed at your home, or at the Northwood studio if you prefer.
- Booking: Use the form at the end of this page, or call or WhatsApp 07956 505383, and we will arrange a date and place in Southgate.
Family sessions for Southgate can be held in Grovelands Park, around the Georgian houses of Southgate Green or by the Arnos Park viaduct. Families of every size and generation are welcome, from newborns to grandparents.
Sessions move at the children's pace, with time for snacks, breaks and a run around, and nobody is expected to stay perfectly still. Pack a spare top for anyone likely to end up muddy.
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We had a great experience with our family photoshoot. The photographer made everyone feel relaxed and comfortable, which really shows in the final photos. The images are natural, well-captured, and beautifully edited. We’re all really happy with the results and would highly recommend.
Fantastic service, Kaushik captured some amazing shots of our family. He is patient, professional, friendly and creative which really helps when trying to get pictures with young children. You never feel rushed and the final product will be something we cherish for years to come. This was our second time with Kaushik and we will be going back again. We have no hesitation in recommending him. Thank you Kaushik!
Brilliant photography session with the whole family! Great service and would definitely recommend to anyone looking to take outstanding photos.
What we offer
Family photography in Southgate
Extended family groups
Extended family sessions with grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins, planned in advance.
Local and experienced
Warm, calm and patient in Southgate
We take the full family photograph first, while everyone is fresh and tidy, then move to smaller groupings: siblings, parents with each child, grandparents with grandchildren. The relaxed, playful frames come last, when the children have warmed up and the real personalities show.
Choose favourite family pictures from an online gallery whenever you like, without pressure. Your chosen photographs receive gentle retouching and come ready for screen and print, with framed prints, canvases and albums to order for home or as gifts for relatives.
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Recent family sessions
Southgate outdoors: settings for family photographs
Below are some parks, green spaces and landmarks around Southgate, such as Grovelands Park and Arnos Park, that might work for a family session. Please confirm access and any permission needed with each place before the day. A Southgate family session comes with a written quote showing travel from Northwood before you book. Travel from Northwood is set out in your written quote before you book.
- Grovelands House. Grovelands, the Grade I listed house on the west side of Grovelands Park, was built in 1797 to 1798 to designs by John Nash for the brewer Walker Gray, with grounds landscaped by Humphry Repton. 1
- Arnos Park, just south-west of Southgate in Arnos Grove, covers 44 acres along the Pymmes Brook, and a brick viaduct of 34 arches carries the Piccadilly line through its western end. 2
- The Southgate Green conservation area keeps a group of Grade II listed Georgian buildings round the old village green, among them Arnoside House, Essex House and the Valentine Poole houses. 3
- Grovelands Park covers 92 acres, including the seven-acre former boating lake and adjoining woodland of the Grade I listed Grovelands House. 4
- Southgate House on the High Street is a yellow-brick house of about 1780, and a plaque records that John Lawrence lived there from 1861 until he became Governor-General of India in 1864. 5
- Southgate station building. Southgate station is a circular Art Deco building by Charles Holden with a flat projecting roof and a lit finial on top, and it has been listed at Grade II* since 2009. 6
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Family Photographer in Southgate, FAQs
Yes. Southgate is about 12 miles from Northwood, well inside the roughly 20 mile range for location sessions. Grovelands Park is a lovely setting for families, with woodland, lawns and a lake, and the Georgian houses of Southgate Green suit a more formal look.
That is much kinder to a very young baby than an outdoor location. Everything follows the baby's rhythm, with pauses for feeding and settling, and you can park close by.
Yes. Ask when you get in touch and we will talk through timing, and prices are given on request by phone or WhatsApp.
Usually about an hour, though rushing is never our style. With little babies and toddlers we leave plenty of room for feeding, sleeping and comforting, so no one becomes upset. It is your children who lead the timing here, not a stopwatch.
Contact us during pregnancy with your due date. As sessions are booked ahead, an early chat makes it simpler to find a slot that fits once your baby is born.
Serving Southgate
A family photographer near Southgate
Family sessions run across Greater London from our Northwood base, Southgate and its surrounding districts included. It sits close to Winchmore Hill and Palmers Green, which we cover too. From Northwood it is about 12 miles to Southgate, a journey covered in the written quote you receive before booking.
Southgate is shaped by its round Art Deco Underground station, a Grade II* listed Charles Holden building from the 1933 Piccadilly line extension, and is a pleasant suburb for a family session close to home. Grovelands Park, designed by Humphry Repton, is a short distance away for family photos outdoors. Southgate Underground station on the Piccadilly line. With its former boating lake and woodland, Grovelands Park is one outdoor spot for a family session, not far from Southgate's listed Charles Holden station.
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Guides
Family guides for Southgate
Journal pieces for Southgate parents planning a family shoot.
How it works
Southgate sessions, on location
For Southgate, about 12 miles from Northwood, we work on location. Family sessions are photographed on location, with lighting brought in as needed.
Southgate families are photographed by Kaushik Bathia, holder of FBIPP and FMPA and five European Kodak Gold Awards, who has been in Northwood since 2001.
Popular sessions
Planning a particular occasion in Southgate? There are dedicated pages for a maternity photoshoot near Southgate, 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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