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Portrait sittings at the wooded edge of Harrow Weald Common, or on a plain background at the Northwood studio.
Portrait Photographer in Harrow Weald
Individual, couple and group portraits for Harrow Weald, taken on the edge of Harrow Weald Common, at Old Redding or in the Northwood studio.
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Harrow Weald and nearby
Portraits on the common or in the studio
- 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.
- Studio or on location: Either the studio on The Broadway in Northwood or a location within about 20 miles, whichever suits the pictures.
- How far: Harrow Weald is about 3 miles from the Northwood studio as the crow flies, and the studio is two minutes' walk from Northwood Hills station on the Metropolitan line.
- To book: Ring or WhatsApp 07956 505383 during opening hours (Monday to Saturday 10:30 to 18:00, Sunday 13:00 to 18:00), or leave your details in the form below.
A sitting runs about ninety minutes and opens with a walk rather than a pose, because uneven footing takes your attention off the camera without anyone having to be told to relax. We photograph in short working stretches, turn the screen round as we go, and stop while it is still going well.
You receive an edited set in a private gallery, supplied at web resolution and at full print resolution, with your chosen frames retouched by hand. The one thing done differently: wardrobe is discussed beforehand against the actual colours of the common, not in the abstract.
Every kind of sitting, from individual and couple portraits to graduation and milestone shoots, is on our portrait photography near Harrow Weald page.
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What we offer
Portrait photography in Harrow Weald
Several backgrounds
Wardrobe agreed beforehand against the browns and greys of the common, so nobody disappears into the background.
Edited files delivered
Short working stretches, frames reviewed with you as we go, and an edited gallery you choose from afterwards.
Portrait sittings for Harrow Weald
A portrait setting between woodland and London views
Children and older sitters set the pace, and on the common we would keep an older sitter to the flatter ground near the edge of the wood. Window light does much of the flattering on its own, wrapping softly around one side of the face, and the studio lighting comes out only when a crisper, more graphic look is wanted.
In a group everyone is placed and lit properly, and individual frames can be added on the day. A sitting can be as short as one strong frame for a profile, or long enough for several outfits and a large wall portrait.
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Harrow Weald viewpoints, gardens and woods for a portrait
On the high ground at Harrow Weald the light shifts between open views and tree cover, so a location portrait here is planned around the time of day as much as the spot. The notes that follow draw on published sources, linked for each place.
- Old Redding Nature Reserve on the Harrow Weald Ridge includes the ancient Levels Wood and Weald Wood, giant redwoods from W. S. Gilbert's former gardens and Lady Gilbert's Orchard of rare apple varieties. 1
- Bentley Priory open space, north of the Uxbridge Road, is a Site of Special Scientific Interest with woodland, two ponds and meadows grazed by cattle in summer, next to a private deer park with about 24 fallow deer. 2
- Old Redding viewpoint. Along the southern edge of the Harrow Weald high ground runs the road Old Redding, where a car park gives views over parts of London. 3
- Harrow Weald Common is an 18-hectare area of woodland, heath and pasture, a remnant of the Forest of Middlesex, whose sale was successfully opposed in the 1880s with the support of W. S. Gilbert. 4
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Usually within a short time, as we keep editing quick. After the sitting we edit the frames and send a gallery for you to choose from. Any prints, frames, canvases or albums you order follow soon after.
Yes, and the ground in Harrow Weald does more of that work than anything we could say. A sitting on the common opens as a walk on uneven, rooty paths, so your attention goes to your feet instead of to being looked at. We photograph while you are moving and talking, keep each working stretch short, and turn the screen round early so you stop imagining the worst.
Yes. We travel to Harrow Weald for portraits out of the Northwood studio, and cover Stanmore, Belmont and Pinner too. A sitting runs either at the wooded edge of Harrow Weald Common or indoors at The Broadway, 21 Joel St, Northwood HA6. Say which you would prefer when you book, because that choice changes what is worth wearing and which part of the day we pick.
For a sitting on the common at Harrow Weald, avoid tan, khaki and olive. The background there is bracken, leaf litter and bare trunks, and those colours take your outline with them. Deep blue, charcoal, burgundy and cream all separate cleanly. Bring a second option in a different weight, cover the arms rather than going sleeveless, and wear shoes you can stand about in on wet ground.
That depends on the sitting and on what you want afterwards, whether digital files alone or prints, frames, canvases and albums. Let us know what the portrait is for, a personal-branding set or a graduation picture on the common, and we will send a clear quote.
Serving Harrow Weald
A portrait photographer near Harrow Weald
We photograph portrait sessions right across Greater London, and Harrow Weald (HA3) is well within our regular patch. It sits close to Harrow and Wealdstone, which we cover too. Portraits can equally be made indoors at the Northwood studio, on a plain background.
Harrow Weald takes its name from the Old English weald, meaning woodland, first recorded in 1553, and the ancient woodland of Harrow Weald Common still marks its northern edge. Along the southern edge of the high ground, the road Old Redding has a car park with views over parts of London, a different backdrop from the trees. Sessions on location near Harrow Weald can use Harrow Weald Common and the adjacent Bentley Priory Nature Reserve, with Grim's Dyke close at hand.
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The same studio, experience and personal care apply to every service we offer in Harrow Weald. Explore the rest: we also cover portrait photography across Greater London, including Pinner, Rayners Lane, Heathrow, Ickenham, Ruislip Manor and Wembley.
Harrow Weald runs north until the houses stop and the wooded green belt at Harrow Weald Common takes over, and that boundary, rather than the wood itself, is where a sitting is worth arranging. Common land is not landscaped. Nobody mows it, nobody thins the canopy, and the light reaching head height inside the trees arrives in hard bright patches with deep shade between them. A face lit that way carries a bright spot on one cheek and nothing on the temple, which is a problem of where somebody stands rather than something correction repairs. Put a sitter at the boundary, where the canopy gives out and the sky opens, and there is one broad soft source from the open side with the wood behind as a dark, quiet backdrop. Season decides how far into the trees we can usefully go. From late autumn, with the leaves gone, the canopy stops holding light out and the interior of the wood photographs evenly enough to work in properly. By high summer the same ground is closed over and the boundary is the only dependable place to stand. Clothing follows the colour of the ground rather than fashion. Bracken, leaf litter and bare trunks give a background that is almost entirely brown, rust and grey-green, so anyone in tan, khaki or olive sinks into it and loses their outline. Deep blue, charcoal, burgundy and off-white all keep their shape against that. Texture counts as much as colour here: knitwear and heavier weaves read as substance under soft light, where flat cotton flattens further and reads as an area of tone.
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Visiting the studio from Harrow Weald
The studio at The Broadway, 21 Joel St, Northwood HA6 1NU is about 3 miles from Harrow Weald, so an indoor sitting is an easy alternative if the weather turns. It hosts booked sittings and passport and ID photos, with in-house printing, framing, restoration and digitising. Portrait sittings at the studio run within our opening hours, 10:30 to 18:00 from Monday to Saturday and 13:00 to 18:00 on Sunday.
Kaushik Bathia FBIPP FMPA takes every portrait himself, as he has since opening the Northwood studio in 2001, and his work has earned five European Kodak Gold Awards.
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