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Family sessions at Lloyd Park, on level made-up ground whenever wheels or an unsteady walker are involved.
Family Photographer in Waltham Forest
Family, newborn and maternity photography across Waltham Forest, at home, in a park such as Lloyd Park.
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Family sessions in Walthamstow parks or at home · free consultation before you book
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Newborn and family photography in Waltham Forest
- What is included: 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 Waltham Forest: Your home or garden, or a park or open space such as Lloyd Park, Walthamstow Wetlands or Higham Hill Park. We travel from Northwood, about 17 miles away. Newborn sessions can be photographed at your home, or at the Northwood studio if you prefer.
- 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 Waltham Forest.
Sessions are short on purpose. The arranged picture gets made while the whole thing is still a novelty, then the family breaks into pairs, and the children go loose on the lawns once standing still has stopped being a realistic request.
Everybody in the party receives the finished pictures, not only whoever booked, which counts for a lot when relatives are scattered. Files arrive big enough to print and again small enough to send on, and we say plainly which frames we think are strongest.
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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!
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 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 Waltham Forest
At home or outdoors
Short outdoor sittings paced around a small child, with an indoor Northwood option for genuinely hostile weather.
Three generations together
Three generations photographed together, plus the pairs and single-child frames grandparents actually ask for afterwards.
Unhurried family sessions
Every generation, from newborn to grandparent
Everyone gets a turn in front of the camera, from grandparents to the newest baby, so nobody is missing from the set. We photograph the tiny details too, a newborn's fingers, a toddler's shoes, the way a grandparent holds a hand.
Sessions include maternity, newborn, cake smash and milestone shoots, along with portraits of three generations together. Each session is shaped around your family, whether that means a quiet newborn sitting at home or a lively afternoon on the lawns.
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Recent family portraits
Parks, gardens and history for a Waltham Forest family session
These notes pick out green space, a nature reserve, a historic hunting lodge and a slice of local history in and around Waltham Forest, with an eye to where children can run and grandparents can rest. Opening times and photography rules differ from place to place, so we would confirm both before fixing a family date. Travel from Northwood is set out in your written quote before you book.
- Leyton Jubilee Park, Waltham Forest's biggest park, was created in 2012 for the Diamond Jubilee and has a play area with a pirate ship, a woodland walk and a central avenue of London plane trees over 100 years old. 1
- Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge. Henry VIII commissioned the building now known as Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge, then called the Great Standing, to view the deer chase at Chingford; it was completed in 1543 and renovated for Elizabeth I in 1589. 2
- London Borough of Culture 2019. Waltham Forest was the first ever London Borough of Culture, in 2019. 3
- The William Morris Gallery is the only public gallery devoted to William Morris and is housed in the Grade II* listed building that was once his family home. 4
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Family Photographer in Waltham Forest, FAQs
Yes, and with a very new baby the Northwood room usually beats Lloyd Park: it is warm, it is private, and a feed or a nappy change does not finish the session. Brothers and sisters get photographed early, before their patience runs out, and the baby goes in once everybody else has taken their turn and settled down.
Every session is planned before the day arrives. In Waltham Forest that means Lloyd Park, a named gate to meet at, the formal gardens and their level paths when a pram or a walking stick is coming, and the open lawns when everyone has to fit one frame. Late afternoon for choice. Indoors in Northwood if the sky turns.
Yes, please do. Dogs are welcome in any Waltham Forest session, and for Lloyd Park the council publishes a dog map showing where they may be off the lead. Let us know when you book so we can plan the pet shots early and keep both children and dog settled.
Both. Outdoors in Waltham Forest, Lloyd Park works well, with lawns for the whole group and gardens for pairs and smaller children. Indoors means a lit room in Northwood, ready before you arrive. A very young baby, a genuinely bad forecast, or a child who hates being watched by strangers all push the decision towards the indoor version.
Yes, and they are worth building the session around instead of adding on at the end. Lloyd Park's gardens run along made-up paths, so walking stays short and level, and three generations can be photographed without anyone crossing soft turf. Say how many are joining when you book, and how far the walking can reasonably go.
Serving Waltham Forest
A family photographer near Waltham Forest
Waltham Forest, in north-east London, was the first ever London Borough of Culture, in 2019. It sits close to Redbridge and Haringey, which we cover too. From our Northwood base we travel to Waltham Forest, about 17 miles away, for family photography on location.
Lloyd Park on Forest Road, Walthamstow, is a Green Flag park with original terraced gardens and a moat with an island, and in Chingford, Ridgeway Park runs a summer miniature railway that Walt Disney visited in 1954. Grandparents coming by Tube can reach Walthamstow Central, the northern end of the Victoria line, which is also on the Overground's Weaver line. For an outdoor family session we would suggest Lloyd Park, whose grounds include the William Morris Gallery, the only public gallery devoted to William Morris.
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The same photographer, experience and personal care apply to every service we offer in Waltham Forest. Explore the rest: we also cover family photography across London, including Westminster, Richmond upon Thames, Hounslow and Kensington and Chelsea.
Lloyd Park splits a family session in a way worth understanding before anyone sets out, because its two halves suit two different sizes of group. The formal gardens are laid out in beds and paths, so a party of eight spreads along them and half of it disappears behind planting; the gardens are for pairs, for one child alone, and for grandparents seated where they can still watch. The open lawns are the reverse. Nothing interrupts them, so an entire family fits into a single frame with nobody hidden, and a child who has finished with standing still can run about instead, which is generally where the keepers come from. Ground surface decides the order we work in. Paths through the gardens are made up and even, which is what a pram, a walking stick or a tired three-year-old wants; grass takes days to firm up once it has been thoroughly wet, so while it is soft the wheels stay on the paths and lawn frames wait for another visit. Footwear deserves a thought for the same reason. Small children, not the forecast and not us, set how long a session lasts. Expect a decent stretch of real cooperation followed by a decline, and put the arranged frame near the start of that stretch rather than the end. When wind gets up or daylight goes early, working indoors in Northwood does the job instead, and nobody spends a morning getting cold in order to be photographed.
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How it works
Waltham Forest sessions, on location
For Waltham Forest, about 17 miles from Northwood, we work on location. Coming to you suits families well: a home in E17 or a park such as Lloyd Park keeps children on familiar ground, and we bring everything we need.
Kaushik Bathia, FBIPP and FMPA, photographs family sessions himself and has worked from Northwood since 2001, collecting five European Kodak Gold Awards along the way.
Not in Waltham Forest? See family photography across East London, where Kaushik comes to you. For every other service, see photography across East London.
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Planning a particular occasion in Waltham Forest? There are dedicated pages for a maternity photoshoot near Waltham Forest, 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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