Portrait Photographer in Barnet
Solo, couple and group portraits for people in Barnet, taken outdoors in the borough.
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Serving Barnet
Natural, flattering portraits in Barnet
- What the session includes: A conversation about the style you like before the camera comes out, unhurried direction during the sitting, then a private gallery and natural retouching on the portraits you choose; prints, frames and albums can be ordered afterwards.
- Where we photograph in Barnet: Your home or garden, or outdoors at Monken Hadley Common, Hampstead Heath Extension and Golders Hill Park or Dollis Valley Greenwalk. We travel from Northwood, about 9 miles away. If you would ever rather come to us, the Northwood studio is an option.
- How 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 Barnet.
Oak Hill Park in East Barnet would be a natural place to start, with open grass and the trees of Oak Hill Wood close together, so there is no need to pack up and drive somewhere else partway through the hour.
Worth settling in advance: pick mid or deep tones to wear. Green surroundings dominate across most seasons here, and anything pale competes with your face for attention in every single frame.
Every kind of sitting, from individual and couple portraits to graduation and milestone shoots, is on our portrait photography near Barnet page.
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Calm, relaxed portrait photography
Allow about an hour. Early on we are moving and in conversation rather than arranged, because everybody photographs stiffly to begin with and walking that off is quicker than trying to direct it away.
Back comes an edited gallery: colour alongside monochrome wherever both versions stand up. We also make one setup deliberately plain and closer in, so a single sitting leaves you with something you can use on a professional profile too. Ordering prints happens inside that same gallery.
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Historic stones, woods and gardens in and around Barnet for a portrait
An outdoor portrait in Barnet is shaped by three things: where the light falls, what stands behind you and whether we can reach it with the kit. Below, each place is described from a published source you can follow up. Travel from Northwood is set out in your written quote before you book.
- The Dollis Valley Greenwalk is a path of about 10 miles that mainly follows the Dollis Brook through Barnet from Moat Mount in Mill Hill to Hampstead Heath, mainly flat and partly surfaced south of Woodside Park. 1
- Oak Hill Park in East Barnet, laid out as a park in 1933, is crossed by Pymme's Brook and the Pymmes Brook Trail, and part of it has been the Oak Hill Wood Local Nature Reserve since 1997. 2
- The Welsh Harp, or Brent Reservoir, is a 68.6-hectare reservoir built in 1834-35 on the Barnet-Brent border, owned by the Canal & River Trust and a Site of Special Scientific Interest since 1985 for its breeding waterbirds. 3
- Moat Mount Open Space in Mill Hill is a 110-hectare hilly park and nature reserve with long views, Leg of Mutton Pond and several small woods, and the Dollis Brook rises on neighbouring Mote End Farm. 4
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Portrait Photographer in Barnet, FAQs
Turnaround is quick. After the sitting we edit the images and send the gallery for you to choose from. Any prints, canvases or albums you order follow soon after.
Plenty of people feel that way, and it is ordinary rather than an obstacle. The answer is to walk. Around Barnet that could mean the paths of Oak Hill Park, where the first ten minutes or so are movement, conversation and looking at anything but a lens. Nothing from that stretch is kept. It exists so the stiffness has somewhere to go. Instruction after that is specific and small, never the word 'relax'.
Yes, happily. A session around Barnet can combine individual portraits with a few couple or group frames, and that slots easily into the time. Tell us beforehand who is coming and we will plan the light and poses for everyone.
Your edited portraits arrive in a gallery for you to choose from. Prints, framed pieces, canvases and hand-finished albums can be ordered from it, or you can keep the digital files. Editing stays light, so you look like yourself on a good day.
Yes, portfolios are a speciality. Your portfolio gets a range of looks and lighting, from clean commercial frames to more characterful ones. We guide expressions and poses with casting in mind.
Serving Barnet
A portrait photographer near Barnet
It sits close to Enfield and Brent, which we cover too. Travel from Northwood is set out in your written quote before you book, so the cost of a Barnet sitting is clear at the start.
The Hadley Highstone, an 18-foot obelisk put up by Sir Jeremy Sambroke in 1740, marks the site of the Battle of Barnet, fought on 14 April 1471. Chipping Barnet received its market charter from King John on 23 August 1199, and Barnet Fair, a horse fair dating back to 1588, is still held each September. For an outdoor sitting we would suggest Oak Hill Park in East Barnet or the oak, hornbeam and beech woodland of Monken Hadley Common.
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Portrait guides for Barnet
These articles help you choose clothes and plan a portrait sitting, outdoors in Barnet.
How it works
Portrait sittings on location in Barnet
We travel to Barnet from Northwood, about 9 miles away, so we bring the shoot to you. Portraits around Barnet are photographed on location, with light brought along when the setting needs it.
Behind the camera is Kaushik Bathia, FBIPP and FMPA, who has worked from Northwood since 2001 and holds five European Kodak Gold Awards.
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Portrait sessions for Barnet come in many forms: couples and engagement photoshoots, graduation portraits near Barnet, model and actor portfolios, birthday photoshoots and Christmas portraits.
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