Paced for children
Dean Gardens has two play areas, handy as a reward for small children between sets of pictures.
Family Photographer in West Ealing
Family photography in West Ealing for newborns, toddlers and multi-generation groups, captured with genuine warmth.
★★★★★ Rated 4.8 from 580+ reviews
Studio in Northwood HA6 · free consultation
Serving West Ealing
Every generation, captured in West Ealing
- What is included: 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 it happens: In the natural-light Northwood studio, or outdoors at a park or place you love within about 20 miles.
- Getting to the studio: West Ealing is about 7 miles from the studio at 21 Joel St, Northwood HA6 1NU, measured in a straight line; the road distance is longer.
- Booking: Call 07956 505383, send a WhatsApp message to the same number, or use the enquiry form on this page.
A family session for a West Ealing household can run in Dean Gardens, Drayton Green, Lammas Park or Walpole Park, or in the warmth of the Northwood studio. Grandparents, parents and newborns all fit in, and the youngest child in the group sets the tempo of the session.
Outdoor settings suit older children with energy to spend; the studio suits babies, winter dates and families who want a plain background for a large print above the fireplace.
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Me and my family are coming to this studio since last year to have our Christmas picture taken. We've been this year and for sure we are gonna come next year!!!
We have known Kaushik Bathia for many years and he has photographed many weddings and events for the family. We also go to him for our family portraits and as the family grows, we keep returning to him not only because of his high quality work, but because of his great nature and light hearted approach that always makes the session so enjoyable. Highly recommended for all your photography needs!
…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 West Ealing
Newborn and baby sittings
Newborns to grandparents welcome, with the full group taken first while everyone is still patient.
Studio or outdoors
A warm studio at Northwood for babies and winter dates, with parking close by.
25+ years behind the lens
Experience that shows in West Ealing
Kaushik starts with the whole group while attention is fresh, then breaks into smaller combinations: parents together, siblings side by side, a grandparent with each grandchild. Posing is guided gently, and there is time for snacks, a nappy change or a few minutes in the play area between frames.
When the session is over, the family looks through an online gallery together and picks favourites at its own pace, with no pressure at all. Your chosen family pictures come as web-ready and print-ready files, with prints, frames, canvases and albums on offer for your own walls or for relatives further afield.
Recent work
Real families, real smiles
Around West Ealing: parks and open spaces for a family session
Families planning an outdoor shoot around West Ealing usually want a green space where children can run between pictures. These places in and around West Ealing are described from published sources, linked below.
- Drayton Green is a small green open space with a children's playground and play centre, entered from Drayton Bridge Road, Drayton Green and Manor Road. 1
- Walpole Park, at the edge of central Ealing, is a 28-acre Grade II park that was originally the grounds of Sir John Soane's Pitzhanger Manor and opened to the public on 1 May 1901. 2
- Lammas Park is a 25-acre formal park, named after medieval 'lammas' grazing land, with entrances on Culmington Road, Elers Road, Northfields Avenue and Clovelly Road, and bowling greens, tennis courts and a nature area. 3
- Dean Gardens, formerly Ealing Dean Common, was allotments until 1909, when West Ealing residents petitioned for it to become a park; its main entrance is on the Uxbridge Road and it has two play areas. 4
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Family Photographer in West Ealing, FAQs
Yes, and they should be. Parents are easily missing from a family album because they are the ones holding the phone. The session includes frames of the whole family together, the parents as a couple, and each parent with the children, with guided posing so nobody feels awkward in front of the lens.
Get in touch by phone or WhatsApp as soon as you know, and a new date can be discussed. For an outdoor session in a West Ealing park, weather is the likeliest reason to move, and switching to the Northwood studio is another option if you would rather keep the booking as it is.
Newborns are welcome, and for the first weeks the studio at Northwood is usually the better place: it is warm, quiet and suited to a baby who needs feeding and settling between frames. It is about 7 miles from West Ealing, with parking close by. Older babies can be photographed outdoors in a local park once the weather is mild.
Every age, from newborns to grandparents. Sessions are paced around the youngest person present, and seating is arranged for older relatives who should not stand for long. A family with teenagers and toddlers together can be photographed as one group first, then in smaller combinations that suit each age.
We do. Maternity portraits capture this stage calmly and flatteringly, at the Northwood studio or outside somewhere near West Ealing such as Dean Gardens. Booking maternity and newborn sittings together lets you keep the whole story, from bump to new baby, in one set of pictures.
Serving West Ealing
A family photographer near West Ealing
Our Northwood studio photographs families throughout Greater London, and that includes West Ealing. It sits close to Hanwell and Ealing, which we cover too. Reaching a West Ealing home or park for a family shoot is a straightforward journey from Northwood.
West Ealing's Broadway and the weekly farmers' market on Leeland Road are close to home for families booking a session from the area. With regeneration under way around the Elizabeth line station, a family portrait taken now shows West Ealing as your children knew it growing up. West Ealing station on the Elizabeth line. Dean Gardens, with its two play areas, gives children space to unwind between photographs.
More in West Ealing
More photography services in West Ealing
Once the family pictures are done, the Northwood studio also handles headshots, portraits, pet sittings and commercial work for West Ealing. Explore the rest: we also cover family photography across Greater London, including Wembley, Eastcote, Kentish Town, Muswell Hill, Roxeth and Northwood Hills.
Guides
Family guides for West Ealing
Articles from our journal to help you plan a family sitting from West Ealing.
At the studio
Family sittings in Northwood, about 7 miles from West Ealing
Indoor family sessions happen at our Northwood studio, The Broadway, 21 Joel St, HA6 1NU, which is about 7 miles from West Ealing. Alongside a family sitting, you can bring in prints to frame or old photographs and negatives to restore and scan, all handled in house. Passport and ID photos need no appointment. West Ealing families planning a visit will find us open 10:30 to 18:00 Monday to Saturday and 13:00 to 18:00 on Sunday.
Your family is photographed by Kaushik Bathia, fellow of the BIPP and the MPA and winner of five European Kodak Gold Awards, who has run the Northwood studio since 2001.
Popular sessions
Planning a particular occasion in West Ealing? There are dedicated pages for a maternity photoshoot near West Ealing, 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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