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Waterlow Park's terraced hillside for portraits with the City skyline in the distance.
Portrait Photographer in Highgate
Serving Highgate
Individual and couple portraits in Highgate
- What is included: 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 Highgate: Your home or garden, or outdoors at Waterlow Park, Queen's Wood or Highgate Wood. We travel from Northwood, about 11 miles away. A sitting at the Northwood studio is also possible if you would rather.
- 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 Highgate.
Muswell Hill, Archway and Crouch End are covered in the same way.
Height is Highgate's gift to a portrait: the upper slopes of Waterlow Park can place the City behind you.
See recent work and how a sitting runs, from booking to prints, on our portrait sessions near Highgate page.
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Kaushik did a great job in taking both formal and informal portrait photos. He is an enthusiastic professional photographer who made me feel at ease. The photographs were excellent and have been greatly admired.
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
Kaushik has been absolutely fantastic!! I called him to book for a photoshoot session for my parents anniversary, last minute with just one day in advance. he was super responsive and was able to accommodate. He was also understanding when they were running late. Even more impressive is that he put my parents at ease and was able to get great shots, its their first photoshoot and it turned out great!
What we offer
Portrait photography in Highgate
Parkland portraits
Pond Square and the Georgian High Street for portraits rooted in Highgate village.
Woodland and streets
Queen's Wood in spring, when wood anemones and bluebells colour the woodland floor.
25+ years behind the lens
Why book a portrait session in Highgate
Posing is guided throughout, so you are never left to improvise. The session moves through a handful of looks and locations, from close, quiet frames in shade to wider portraits with the setting visible, and the pace slows down whenever you need a moment.
Afterwards an online gallery lets you choose favourites at leisure, without pressure. Each portrait you pick receives gentle retouching that keeps you looking like yourself, and comes in files sized for both screens and printing, with prints, frames, canvases and albums on offer. A framed print of a hilltop portrait makes a fine gift for family.
Recent work
On-location portraits
Settings for a portrait session around Highgate
Out in Highgate, the first step of a portrait session is deciding where to stand. These places in and around Highgate are summarised from published sources, linked for checking. Travel from Northwood is set out in your written quote before you book.
- Kenwood (bordering Highgate). On Hampstead Lane at the edge of Hampstead Heath, English Heritage's Kenwood is a Robert Adam neoclassical house in 112 acres of Humphry Repton parkland, with paintings by Rembrandt and Vermeer, and it hosts wedding ceremonies and receptions. 1
- Waterlow Park is a 26-acre (11 ha) hillside park in the London Borough of Camden, given to the public in 1889 by Sir Sydney Waterlow as 'a garden for the gardenless', with three spring-fed ponds and views across the City. 2
- Highgate Cemetery on Swain's Lane covers 15 hectares either side of the lane, with the West side opened in 1839 and the East in 1860, and is Grade I on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. 3
- Queen's Wood (N6 6UU) is an ancient oak and hornbeam woodland dating back at least to 1600, a Local Nature Reserve since 1990, with a café and wood anemones and bluebells in spring. 4
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Portrait Photographer in Highgate, FAQs
Pick clothes you are comfortable in, in solid colours or soft textures rather than bold prints. Bring two options and flat shoes for the slopes of Waterlow Park.
Yes, lightly. Blemishes, stray hairs and uneven colour are tidied, but your features, expression lines and natural character are kept, so the portrait still looks like you on your best day. If you want something specific softened or left untouched, say so when you choose your favourites from the gallery.
Yes. The village is roughly 11 miles from Northwood, comfortably within the distance covered for location portraits. The terraced gardens of Waterlow Park, Pond Square and the High Street, and Queen's Wood in spring all make good settings. Highgate Cemetery requires permission through the photography line of the Friends of Highgate Cemetery Trust, so it needs arranging well ahead.
Yes. A personal-branding session creates a set of images for your website and social media: headshots, working shots and relaxed portraits in places that reflect your work.
Yes. Children's portraits move at the child's pace, with play and short bursts of attention rather than long poses.
Serving Highgate
A portrait photographer near Highgate
Portrait sessions travel out from Northwood to Highgate and its neighbouring areas in Greater London. It sits close to East Finchley and Crouch End, which we cover too. Highgate is about 11 miles from Northwood, and your written quote lists the portrait travel before you confirm.
Highgate's High Street of Georgian frontages, old pubs and independent shops gives a portrait a refined village backdrop. Its literary and cultural past suits writers and creatives wanting a portrait with a sense of place. From Highgate station the Northern line goes straight into the City and West End. When a session suits an outdoor setting, Waterlow Park and its terraced gardens near Highgate is one option, close to Highgate Cemetery.
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Explore the rest: we also cover portrait photography across Greater London, including Hanwell, Perivale, Burnt Oak, Ruislip Manor, Roxeth and Stanmore.
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Portrait guides for Highgate
Portrait advice from our journal for those planning a Highgate sitting.
How it works
On-location photography in Highgate
We travel to Highgate from Northwood (about 11 miles) rather than asking you to travel to us. Portraits are photographed on location, with lighting brought in as needed.
Highgate portrait sitters work with Kaushik Bathia directly, an FBIPP and FMPA honoured five times with European Kodak Gold, based in Northwood since 2001.
Popular sessions
Other popular portrait sessions include a couples photoshoot near Highgate, graduation photos in gown and cap, a model portfolio photoshoot, and birthday portraits.
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