Portrait Photographer in Merton
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Portrait sittings on location across Merton · free consultation
Merton and nearby
Relaxed portrait sessions in Merton
- 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.
- Where we photograph in Merton: Your home or garden, or outdoors at Morden Hall Park, Cannizaro Park or Wimbledon Common. We travel from Northwood, about 16 miles away. If you would ever rather come to us, the Northwood studio is an option.
- To book: Call 07956 505383, send a WhatsApp message to the same number, or use the enquiry form on this page.
You get a start time, a place to meet and an agreed plan for what happens if the sky turns. Most of the hour goes on moving between two or three positions instead of standing in one, and we show you frames on the camera as we work, so anything you are unhappy about is dealt with there and then.
Afterwards you receive the edited pictures in colour, and in mono where a frame calls for it, supplied at print size and at web size. Retouching stays limited to whatever would not be there next week.
Every kind of sitting, from individual and couple portraits to graduation and milestone shoots, is on our portrait photography near Merton page.
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We were a little nervous as it was our first photo shoot but Kaushik was very friendly and quickly had our nerves calmed with his charming personality. A great all round experience and we have some fab professional photos that we are very happy with. Highly recommended, 5 Stars :)
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.
I did a fabulous photoshoot with Kaushik and thoroughly enjoyed it! I was very nervous, but he made me feel at ease! I will hopefully return for another one at a later date!
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Calm, relaxed portrait photography
We always start by getting one simple, dependable portrait. With that done, we can experiment with darker, low-key light or a closer crop. Children and older sitters are given all the time they need, and the pace follows them.
For actors and models we build a portfolio of varied looks, from clean commercial frames to more characterful ones.
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Portraits, on location
Merton landmarks and gardens for an outdoor portrait
For a portrait outdoors, we would look for soft light and a backdrop with depth, such as the ponds and flowering shrubs of Cannizaro Park or the open ground of Wimbledon Common. Each landmark note carries a link to where it was published. Travel from Northwood is set out in your written quote before you book.
- Holland Garden in West Wimbledon, with ornamental gardens and woodland, was given to the people of Merton by Lady Holland in 1928 in memory of her husband Sir Arthur Holland. 1
- Wimbledon Park, next to the All England Lawn Tennis Club, has a large lake with a watersports centre, an athletics track, play areas, a splash pad and adventure golf. 2
- Green Flag parks in Merton. Merton holds 10 Green Flag awards, including Cannizaro Park, John Innes Park, Holland Garden, Canons House and Grounds and Colliers Wood Recreation Ground. 3
- Merton Abbey Mills on the River Wandle, founded by Huguenot silk throwers in the early 18th century and run by Liberty & Co from 1904 to 1972, is now a crafts market with a Grade II listed waterwheel and colour house. 4
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Portrait Photographer in Merton, FAQs
Yes, and it is one of the easier things to do well in Merton. Two people need distance behind them rather than a pretty backdrop, and the open ground of Wimbledon Common lets us stand a long way back with a longer lens, which keeps both faces the same size and stops the nearer one dominating. Bring a change of top between you, since matching exactly rarely works.
Not much is needed. The one thing worth getting right is the hour, because an outdoor sitting is best booked for the last part of the afternoon and the light does not wait; twenty minutes late costs the best of it. Name the entrance you would use and that is where we will be waiting, rather than sending you hunting across open ground. Eat something first.
Certainly. A session can blend individual images with a few couple or group shots, and folding that into the time is easy. Just tell us in advance who will be coming along, so we can plan the lighting and looks to flatter everyone present.
Bring two options rather than deciding at home, since we can see on the camera which one is working and swap. Dress for standing still outdoors: open ground in Merton offers no shelter, and cold reaches the face within ten minutes of stopping. Skip logos and large prints, and wear shoes you are happy to walk on wet grass in. Comfort shows more than the outfit does.
Serving Merton
A portrait photographer near Merton
Merton is some 16 miles from Northwood, and travel from Northwood is set out in your written quote before you book. It sits close to Wandsworth and Sutton, which we cover too. Sittings can take place anywhere in the borough, from Cannizaro Park to Merton Abbey Mills.
Cannizaro Park, on the south-western edge of Wimbledon Common, is a Grade II* listed garden of ponds, sculpture and rhododendron, azalea and camellia plantings, and would give a portrait a more sheltered, planted backdrop than the open Common. Merton Abbey Mills on the River Wandle, founded by Huguenot silk throwers and run by Liberty & Co from 1904 to 1972, is now a crafts market with a Grade II listed waterwheel, which could suit a portrait with a more urban, historic feel. For on-location sessions, Wimbledon Common is one option, close to the All England Lawn Tennis Club at Wimbledon.
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The same photographer, experience and personal care apply to every service we offer in Merton. Explore the rest: we also cover portrait photography across London, including Lewisham, Brent, Kingston upon Thames, Islington and Enfield.
Wimbledon Common is where a Merton sitting should start, and what matters about open common ground is that the sky is doing all of the work. Nothing throws light back up under the brow, and nothing overhead filters it, so the hour you pick is the entire lighting plan. Sun directly above hollows the sockets and lays a hard edge under the nose and jaw. The same ground late in the afternoon takes the light sideways and warm, and that is what separates a face reading tired from a face reading awake. Flat cloud is not the problem people expect it to be. It treats skin kindly, though it also kills the ground to a single tone, which shifts the decision from whether to come out to what to put on. Clothing follows from whatever stands behind you. For most of the year that is green and dry brown, so mid greens, olive and soft browns drop you into the same tonal band as the ground and the portrait quietly loses its subject. Navy, charcoal, cream and a strong red all cut away from it. Pattern is the second trap, because fine checks and narrow stripes fizz at the size the picture will actually be looked at. Season inverts all of this. By deep winter the grass has gone pale and the sun stays low all day, so mid tones that failed in June sit well, while black flattens to a shape with no detail left in it.
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Portrait guides for Merton
A few guides worth reading before you choose clothes and a location for your portrait.
How it works
Portrait sessions on location in Merton
We travel to Merton from Northwood (about 16 miles) rather than asking you to travel to us. Outdoor portraits in Merton rely on daylight, and for indoor settings we bring whatever lighting the room needs.
Your photographer is Kaushik Bathia FBIPP FMPA: established 2001, with five European Kodak Gold Awards.
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Portrait sessions for Merton come in many forms: couples and engagement photoshoots, graduation portraits near Merton, model and actor portfolios, birthday photoshoots and Christmas portraits.
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