Studio or outdoors
Outdoor sittings at Hillingdon Court Park, worked late in the day when the western light comes in low.
Portrait Photographer in Hillingdon
Individual, couple and group portraits in Hillingdon, at the Northwood studio or outdoors in parks such as Hillingdon Court Park, with its formal gardens.
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Portrait photography in Hillingdon
- What is included: 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.
- Studio or location: In the natural-light studio in Northwood HA6, or on location within about 20 miles, for example a park or your home.
- Getting to the studio: Hillingdon is about 5 miles from the studio at 21 Joel St, Northwood HA6 1NU, measured in a straight line; the road distance is longer.
- How 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 opens with a walk and a conversation rather than a camera, so the two or three setups worth doing are agreed while you get used to being looked at.
Photography follows in short blocks with breaks, and frames are shown to you as we go. You choose from a private gallery afterwards, and chosen frames are retouched for skin texture, never reshaped. Files come at printing size and at web size. Nothing is deleted at the camera either, so a frame you liked and we did not is still there when the gallery opens.
For the full range of portrait photoshoots near Hillingdon, with the studio, what is included and a gallery of recent work, see the main portrait page.
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I had a photoshoot recently and it was such a great experience. Everyone was lovely and made us comfortable. The pictures looks great as well I am very pleased. I will definitely come back when the opportunity arises again,
My two sisters and I ‘ the golden girls’ had a great, hilarious photo session. Kaushik is very professional and took some amazing photos especially when we were laughing so much trying to get up from the floor. Can’t wait to see ‘air brushed’ version. Well at 75 you need a little help. Definitely recommend Kashuik. He enjoyed our craziness!
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 sittings for Hillingdon, in the studio or outdoors
Clean backgrounds
Studio portraits in Northwood on plain backgrounds, with the lighting set for your colouring rather than a preset.
Setups in one sitting
Two or three setups per sitting, agreed with you before the camera comes out of the bag.
Local and experienced
Flattering, natural results in Hillingdon
Choose the clothes you would happily wear on an ordinary good day, because that is how you will want to look in the frame. A borrowed suit tends to show in the picture, and the portraits people keep are the ones where they look like themselves. For a seated portrait, perch towards the front of the chair instead of sinking back, which lengthens the spine and keeps you looking alert.
Couples can be photographed together and apart in the same visit, giving one frame for home and one each for work. Take the digital files on their own, or add prints, wall art or an album.
Recent work
Portraits from the studio and on location
Landmarks, gardens and parkland around Hillingdon for portraits
An outdoor portrait in Hillingdon is planned around three things: where the late sun falls, what sits behind you, and whether the ground is easy to reach. Here are a few places in and around Hillingdon, described from published sources.
- Uxbridge Common on North Common Road (UB8 1PD) is a 5-acre council open space laid out like a traditional village common, with a pond, a ditch network and a border of trees. 1
- Uxbridge Market House. The Market House on Uxbridge High Street, a Grade II* listed neoclassical building completed in 1788, was built with a ground floor open for markets on around 50 Doric columns and has a clock by George Handy of Uxbridge dated 1789; it is now in commercial use. 2
- Little Britain Lake on Packet Boat Lane, Cowley (UB8 2JR), lies between the River Colne and the Frays River and takes its name from its outline, which resembles the British Isles. 3
- Stockley Country Park (UB11 1AA) has 11 lakes, around 200,000 trees and shrubs, and paths for walking and riding beside a golf course and canal. 4
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Portrait Photographer in Hillingdon, FAQs
Certainly. We plan a branding sitting around how you want to come across, whether warm, creative or authoritative. You leave with a set of confident images for your website, social profiles and professional presence, all under flattering light.
Yes, and a portrait of one person is often the most personal sitting of all. A solo sitting is built around you, with gentle direction so you look relaxed. It might be for a work profile, a gift for someone else or simply for you, and the sitting is planned around that purpose.
Allow a couple of hours for a portrait in Hillingdon, though only part of that is spent photographing. Outdoors at Hillingdon Court Park we walk and choose the ground first, which costs a few minutes and saves more later. At the Northwood studio the setup is already standing, so the same sitting runs shorter. Either way we stop when the frames stop improving.
Please do. Changing outfits once or twice adds variety, and the sitting allows time for it. Before the day we can advise on colours and styles that work well under the studio lights.
It is at The Broadway, 21 Joel St, Northwood HA6 1NU. Northwood falls inside the same borough as Hillingdon, so it is a local address rather than a journey across London, and it sits on the Metropolitan line that also serves Hillingdon (Swakeleys). Studio sittings suit plain backgrounds, controlled light, and people who dislike being watched while they are photographed. Outdoor sittings we run at Hillingdon Court Park instead.
Serving Hillingdon
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It sits close to Uxbridge and Hayes, which we cover too. For an outdoor or at-home sitting we come to you, and Hillingdon is near enough, at about 5 miles, that travel is not charged.
The Stables at Eastcote House Gardens sit in the gardens of a historic estate, another setting within the borough to consider for an outdoor portrait. Hillingdon station, on the Metropolitan and Piccadilly lines, was rebuilt in 1992 for the A40 widening and was named Underground Station of the Year in 1994. For relaxed outdoor photographs around Hillingdon, Hillingdon Court Park is one option, and The Battle of Britain Bunker at the former RAF Uxbridge is a well-known local backdrop.
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The same studio, experience and personal care apply to every service we offer in Hillingdon. Explore the rest: we also cover portrait photography across Greater London, including Wealdstone, North Harrow, Heathrow, Sudbury, Edgware and Greenford.
Hillingdon sits on the western edge of the capital, and for a portrait that single piece of geography matters more than anything else about the borough. Nothing tall stands between Hillingdon Court Park and the western horizon, so the last light of the day arrives low and unbroken instead of being cut off early by a wall of buildings. The practical effect is a longer run of usable evening light than an inner borough gives you, and it is the reason a sitting here is better booked for the end of the afternoon than fitted around lunch. Overhead sun does the opposite. It drops the eyes into shadow, hardens the line of the nose, and open parkland offers nothing to soften it with. Season decides how the park gets used rather than whether it gets used. With the trees bare, the ground beneath them is as bright as the open grass and a sitting can be worked almost anywhere across it. Once the canopy fills in, the same ground goes patchy, and leaf-broken light is far harder to correct than plain shade, so from May onward we keep to open ground and use the treeline as a backdrop rather than standing under it. Clothing follows from the background. Grass and a grey sky occupy a narrow band of tone, and anything sitting inside that band sinks into it. Solid mid-blue, deep red, cream and charcoal all separate cleanly. Small patterns break up at any distance, and olive or sage disappears into the park altogether.
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At the studio
Sitting at our Northwood studio
Coming from Hillingdon, it is about 5 miles to the studio at The Broadway, 21 Joel St, Northwood HA6 1NU. Portrait sittings are arranged in advance; passport and ID photos are also taken at the studio, and prints, frames, restorations and scans are all produced in the building. Portrait sittings at Northwood are booked within studio hours, Mon to Sat 10:30 to 18:00 and Sun 13:00 to 18:00, with outdoor Hillingdon sittings timed to the light.
Every portrait sitting is photographed by Kaushik Bathia, FBIPP and FMPA, who founded the Northwood studio in 2001 and holds five European Kodak Gold Awards.
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Portrait sessions for Hillingdon come in many forms: couples and engagement photoshoots, graduation portraits near Hillingdon, model and actor portfolios, birthday photoshoots and Christmas portraits.
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