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Christmas Photoshoot in North West London

Christmas mini sessions at the Northwood Hills studio, a few streets from home for families in Northwood and Moor Park, plus family photographs by your own tree or on a winter walk in Pinner, Ruislip or Stanmore.

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The short answer

Where can I book a Christmas photoshoot in North West London?

Christmas photoshoots run as short mini sessions at the studio at 21 Joel Street, Northwood Hills, a walk from Northwood and a short drive from Pinner, Ruislip and Harrow. Families can also book a longer family session at home with the tree or outdoors in a local park. Studio mini session dates come out each season; ask for them on 07956 505383 by phone or WhatsApp. Prices are given on request, and travel for home sessions is set out in your written quote.

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What families say

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We had a fun one hour family portrait session recently.Kaushik was friendly and patient during the whole session,he made every effort to make us smile,giggle which came out in the photos.The photos are lovely and we placed an order for 3 big frames. Thank you !

Menka B., Google review, 2017

I booked the family portrait for my family and it was a wonderful experience. Kaushik is such a great photographer, able to coax a smile from any reluctant person. Making the decision of which pictures to chose is particularly difficult as they are all good.

Jay M., Google review, 2025

Highly professional and took very nice pictures of our family, most impressed. Will surely be coming back in the future. Thank you

Hitesh P., Google review, 2022

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The studio in December

Christmas mini sessions on the Joel Street parade

The simplest way to get a Christmas photograph is a mini session at the studio: a guided family sitting of around 20 to 30 minutes that gives you a small set of edited images, enough for a card, a framed present and a few to share. The studio is unaffected by rain and short winter afternoons, which matters when a card has a deadline. Families in Northwood, Northwood Hills and Moor Park can walk there, and Pinner, Eastcote and Ruislip are under two miles away.

Mini session dates are released for each season rather than fixed in advance, so the way to find them is to ask by phone or WhatsApp on 07956 505383 and tell us how many people are coming. Grandparents, cousins and the family dog are welcome if we know beforehand. More detail is on the Christmas photoshoot page, and the closest local pages are Christmas in Northwood and Christmas in Harrow.

Family of five in grey, black and red, studio group portrait

Card deadlines

Cards, calendars and the studio diary in the autumn

If a picture is going on your cards, ask about dates early in the autumn so the session is booked in time for the cards rather than squeezed into December. Families in Northwood, Northwood Hills and Moor Park can call in at the studio on Joel Street during opening hours to ask in person; from Harrow, Ruislip or Stanmore it is quicker by phone or WhatsApp on 07956 505383. If you have a fixed posting date, perhaps for relatives abroad, say so when you book and we will work back from it.

December dates are in demand, since the card deadline is the same for everyone. If the weeks before Christmas are already full, a session in the second half of November still gives a picture for a card, a calendar or a present. Diwali and Eid sittings follow the same short format in the studio, and a Diwali portrait can also be taken at home among your own diyas and rangoli; see Diwali photoshoots and Eid photoshoots for how those run.

At home with the tree

A family photograph by your own tree, from a Metro-land semi to a Wembley flat

Some families want the Christmas photograph in their own living room, with their own tree and the decorations the children made. For this one Kaushik comes to you, and the session works around the room as it is rather than rearranging it. North West London's homes give very different settings: Ruislip Manor's 'Manor Homes' were built between 1933 and 1939 on land bought from King's College, Cambridge, and about 1,700 'Tudorbethan' semis went up on the Sudbury Court Estate between 1928 and 1934.

Daylight is short in December, so an at-home session is best in the late morning or early afternoon, with the tree lights switched on for warmth. In a 1930s semi, putting the tree near the bay window gives the family group the best of the December light as well. Pinner is 1.5 miles from the studio and Wembley about six, and travel from Northwood is quoted up front and set out in writing before you book.

Three-generation family in black and red, studio group portrait

Winter walks

Frosty mornings in Ruislip Woods, Pinner Memorial Park and Canons Park

An outdoor Christmas session in coats and scarves suits families with children who will not sit still. Pinner Memorial Park has a pond with ducks and geese, woodland and an ornamental Peace Garden, and is home to the Heath Robinson Museum. Canons Park, a Grade II registered historic park, has ponds and the King George V Memorial Garden, a walled garden with a central square pool and a raised terrace. Ruislip Woods offers the largest block of ancient woodland in Greater London.

Hillingdon Council requires permission for professional photos in its parks and green spaces, even for a personal family shoot, so if you want Ruislip Woods or Manor Farm, allow time to apply through the Hillingdon Film Office before your date. Winter light is low and soft from mid-morning to early afternoon, which is when outdoor Christmas sessions are best scheduled.

Lights on the parade

Festive lights, local high streets and a picture to remember the season

Some of the area's high streets dress up for Christmas. In Hatch End, local traders have funded festive street lighting and switch-on events on the Broadway, and a family portrait taken nearby on a winter afternoon can include a little of that glow. Hatch End is about 1.7 miles from the studio.

Whatever the setting, the session is guided from start to finish: who stands where, what to do with your hands, and how to keep a toddler interested for one more frame. For family sessions at other times of year, see family photography in North West London, and for the wider area see the North West London photographer page.

Three-generation family in saris and suits, studio group portrait

Planning

Planning around North West London

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Season dates on request

Christmas mini session dates are released for each season, so call or WhatsApp 07956 505383 to hear which days are open at the studio.

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Ask in early autumn

If the picture is for your cards, ask about dates early in the autumn so the session is booked in time for the cards, not squeezed into December.

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The tree at home

A family session in your living room puts your own tree and the decorations the children made in the picture.

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Hillingdon parks need a permit

Outdoor sessions in Ruislip Woods or at Manor Farm need Hillingdon Film Office permission first, so plan an outdoor Christmas session early.

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Grandparents and the dog

Tell us who is coming when you book, so the space and the posing suit three generations and any four-legged guests.

Winter settings in North West London

These are the parks and gardens in North West London that suit an outdoor winter session, each with its source.

  • Roxeth Recreation Ground: Roxeth Recreation Ground in South Harrow is a Green Flag Award park with cricket, football, tennis, a playground and the Roxeth Bowling Club green, entered from Eastcote Road and Wood End Avenue. 1
  • Harrow Recreation Ground: Harrow Recreation Ground is a Green Flag park reached from Harrow-on-the-Hill station, with entrances on Pinner Road, Hindes Road and Roxborough Road. 2
  • Horsenden Hill: Horsenden Hill in the London Borough of Ealing lies between Perivale, Sudbury and Greenford, rises to 85 m, has a 2,500-year-old Iron Age settlement and has views to Harrow on the Hill and Wembley Stadium. 3
  • Stanmore Country Park: Stanmore Country Park is a 30.7-hectare (76-acre) Local Nature Reserve of woodland and meadow, part of it ancient woodland, laid out on the grounds of the 18th-century Warren House and entered from Dennis Lane and Kerry Avenue. 4
  • Yeading Brook Meadows: Yeading Brook Meadows on The Greenway (UB4 9HL) is a large open space divided in two by the Yeading Brook, a Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation with a cricket pitch, children's playground, ponds and a bridleway. 5

Sources, facts checked October 2026

  1. Roxeth Recreation Ground, London Borough of Harrow
  2. Harrow Recreation Ground | London Borough of Harrow
  3. Horsenden Hill - Wikipedia
  4. Stanmore Country Park, London - Wikipedia
  5. Yeading Brook Meadows - Hillingdon parks and green spaces | Hillingdon Council

Town by town

Christmas sessions across North West London

Below are North West London's towns with their distance from the Joel Street studio, which shows how far you would travel for a studio mini session.

Good to know

Christmas photoshoots in North West London: questions answered

Dates are released for each season rather than published a year ahead. Call or WhatsApp 07956 505383 and we will tell you which days are open and hold one for your family. Families from Northwood and Moor Park can walk to the studio, and Pinner, Ruislip and Harrow are a short drive.

Ask about dates early in the autumn, so the session is booked in time for the cards rather than in the December rush. Families in Northwood and Moor Park can call in at the studio on Joel Street to ask; from Harrow, Ruislip or Stanmore it is quickest by phone or WhatsApp on 07956 505383, and the Christmas photoshoot page has the card timings in full.

Yes. Kaushik comes to your home for a family session and works around your tree and decorations. Harrow is about 3.5 miles from the studio and Pinner 1.5, and the travel from Northwood is shown as its own line in your written quote.

Yes, once Hillingdon Council has given permission. It requires professional photos in its green spaces, including family shoots, to be approved through the Hillingdon Film Office first. Wrap up warmly and plan for the middle of the day, when winter light is at its kindest.

A mini session at the studio is a family portrait sitting of around 20 to 30 minutes, giving you a small set of edited images: enough for a card, a framed present and a few to share with relatives.

Yes. Dogs are welcome in Christmas sessions at the studio, at home or outdoors; just tell us when you book so we can plan the posing and allow a few extra minutes. Bring a favourite treat or toy to hold their attention.

Christmas session prices are given on request by phone or WhatsApp on 07956 505383, because they depend on whether you choose a studio mini session or a family session at home or outdoors, and on how many images you would like.

Your photographer is Kaushik Bathia, a fellow of both the BIPP and the MPA with five European Kodak Gold Awards, working from the studio he opened in Northwood in 2001.

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Tell us who will be in the picture and whether you would like the studio, your home or a winter walk, and we will tell you which dates are open this season.

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