Outdoor sittings
Outdoor sittings in Bromley, planned around one strong frame rather than volume.
Portrait Photographer in Bromley
Portrait photography in Bromley, outdoors in places like Church House Gardens, with careful lighting and a calm pace.
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We come to you · Bromley portraits in Church House Gardens · free consultation
Serving Bromley
Portrait sittings in Bromley
- What the session includes: A short talk first about what the pictures are for, guided posing with time for outfit changes, a private online gallery to choose from, and a natural retouch on every portrait you pick, supplied as web and print files.
- Where we photograph in Bromley: Your home or garden, or outdoors at Church House Gardens, Crystal Palace Park or Kelsey Park. We travel from Northwood, about 23 miles away, by arrangement. The Northwood studio is there too, if you ever prefer it.
- 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 Bromley.
We photograph portraits across Bromley and carry the same session out to Beckenham, Orpington and Chislehurst, so the meeting point gets chosen for the picture rather than for the postcode. What usually matters is one frame you will genuinely use, not a folder of near-identical variations to sort through weeks later, so the sitting is planned backwards from where that frame is going to end up.
One piece of craft worth setting out first: bring a second top in a different tone. Green ground throws a green cast into pale fabric, and changing one layer partway through gives two portraits that look properly different rather than two versions of the same photograph.
Every session type and what each sitting includes are set out on our main portrait photography page.
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I had an amazing experience with Kaushik Bathia. They were professional, friendly, and made me feel completely comfortable during the shoot. The photos came out beautifully — natural, vibrant, and exactly what I hoped for. Highly recommend
An amazing experience from start to finish. The photographer was professional, friendly, and made us feel completely at ease. The photos perfectly captured genuine moments between us and turned out even better than we expected. Highly recommend for couples looking for high-quality photography.
Highly recommend!!! I came from Qatar and found this famous Photographer Kaushik Bathia who took my photographs! Absolutely incredible. He touched up on blemishes and really made the photo look so beautiful!
What we offer
Portrait photography in Bromley
Two tops, two looks
Bring two tops in different tones and leave with two portraits, not two versions of one.
Edited files delivered
Edited at full resolution and sized for screen, with your chosen frames retouched by hand.
One strong frame, planned backwards
Choosing a portrait photographer in Bromley
A portrait sitting runs about an hour, and the first ten minutes go on getting the stiffness out rather than getting the shot. We show you the back of the camera early, because most people correct their own posture faster from one look at a frame than from any amount of instruction.
You receive edited files at full resolution and a second set sized for screen, with your chosen frames retouched by hand rather than smoothed flat. Whatever the light is doing unhelpfully gets fixed at the camera, on the day.
Recent work
From our recent portrait sessions
Around Bromley: places a portrait session could use
If you would rather be photographed outdoors than in the Northwood studio, the places below in and around Bromley are worth a look. Each note links to its source. Travel from Northwood is set out in your written quote before you book.
- Crystal Palace Park, in the London Borough of Bromley, is a 200-acre Grade II* listed historic landscape whose Victorian dinosaur sculptures are Grade I listed, and Bromley Council is co-delivering its regeneration with Crystal Palace Park Trust. 1
- Bromley North, in fare zone 4, is the terminus of Southeastern's short branch line to Grove Park, and its 1925-26 station building by James Robb Scott is Grade II listed. 2
- Green Belt borough. Most of the borough is Metropolitan Green Belt, and about 30% of its land is farmland, the highest share of any London borough. 3
- H. G. Wells birthplace. H. G. Wells was born in Market Square, Bromley, on 21 September 1866, and a blue plaque marks his birthplace. 4
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Portrait Photographer in Bromley, FAQs
The turnaround is quick. After the sitting we edit the images and send a gallery for you to choose from. Prints, frames, canvases or albums follow soon after you order.
Yes, and they can be done in Bromley. A solo sitting is all about you, with gentle direction so you look relaxed and at your best. Whether it is for a profile, a gift or just for you, the hour is used well.
You receive a carefully edited gallery and pick the frames you like best. Then choose fine prints, framed pieces, canvases or hand-finished albums, or simply keep the digital files. Editing is light, so you still look like yourself on a good day.
Certainly. A few couple or group frames fit easily alongside individual portraits in the same booking. Tell us beforehand who is coming so the lighting and outfits can be planned for everyone.
Two options, and the choice is settled before the day. Outdoors in Bromley, Church House Gardens supplies the background and daylight supplies the light, so we book around the forecast and agree a fallback date in case it turns.
Serving Bromley
A portrait photographer near Bromley
It sits close to Lewisham and Croydon, which we cover too.
Down House at Downe, run by English Heritage, was Charles Darwin's family home for 40 years, and further out most of the borough is Metropolitan Green Belt. For a portrait with some history behind it, the 1925-26 station building at Bromley North, by James Robb Scott, is Grade II listed. For relaxed outdoor photographs, Church House Gardens off Bromley High Street is one option.
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How it works
Bromley sessions, on location
We travel to Bromley from Northwood, about 23 miles away, so we bring the shoot to you. Portrait sittings are shot on location, with our own lighting.
Portrait sittings are photographed by Kaushik Bathia, FBIPP and FMPA, who holds five European Kodak Gold Awards and has worked from Northwood since 2001.
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Other popular portrait sessions include a couples photoshoot near Bromley, graduation photos in gown and cap, a model portfolio photoshoot, and birthday portraits.
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