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Studio on the Joel Street parade, two minutes from Northwood Hills station, with parking close by.
Portrait Photographer in Northwood Hills
Solo, couple and group portraits for Northwood Hills, taken in the Joel Street studio or at an outdoor spot of your choosing.
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Studio in Northwood HA6 · free consultation
Northwood Hills and nearby
Portrait photography in Northwood Hills
- What the session includes: 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 it happens: In the natural-light studio in Northwood HA6, or on location within about 20 miles, for example a park or your home.
- How far: Measured in a straight line, the studio on The Broadway in Northwood is less than a mile from Northwood Hills, and the drive is a little further.
- How to book: Call 07956 505383, send a WhatsApp message to the same number, or use the enquiry form on this page.
Kaushik directs every pose as you go, from where your hands rest to the angle of your shoulders, so nothing is left to guesswork. A single sitter can bring a second outfit, and a couple can share part of the session, giving the gallery variety without any rushing.
Afterwards you look through an online gallery at home and pick your favourites without pressure. Retouching is kept light so your face stays your own, and the final selection comes as web and print files, with frames, canvases and albums on offer if you want something for the wall.
Every kind of sitting, from individual and couple portraits to graduation and milestone shoots, is on our portrait photography near Northwood Hills page.
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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!
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.
Really pleased with my photos. Kaushik is very professional and took lots of picture for us to choose from. Our shoot was comfortable and not too long. I would highly recommend him.
What we offer
What we offer: portrait photography in Northwood Hills
Clean backgrounds
Outdoor portraits in Ruislip Woods, where coppiced oak and hornbeam make a soft, layered background.
Relaxed, natural expressions
Guided posing, natural retouching and a relaxed online gallery to choose your favourite frames.
25+ years behind the lens
Why book us in Northwood Hills
Small, calm prompts steer you towards your most flattering angles, and the direction never tips into stiff or forced posing. Outfit changes and pauses fit easily into the sitting, which keeps a portrait session a few minutes from home relaxed and unhurried.
For couples, Kaushik offers light suggestions about closeness and posture, and the pictures come out looking like the two of you. Larger groups are placed and lit so every face reads clearly, and solo frames of each person can be added during the same visit.
Recent work
Studio and on-location portraits
Around Northwood Hills: places a portrait session could use
Prefer daylight to a backdrop? The spots listed below, in and around Northwood Hills, could suit an outdoor portrait instead of a studio sitting. Each note links to its source.
- Hog's Back Open Space on Northwood Way, Northwood Hills HA6 1RT, was part of Hundred Acre Farm until the mid 20th century, when it was sold to Hillingdon Council, and has picnic areas. 1
- Northwood Hills station. Northwood Hills Underground station on Joel Street, HA6 1NZ, is on the Metropolitan line in fare zone 6. 2
- Eastcote House Gardens walled garden. Eastcote House Gardens is mostly grassland with fine old ornamental trees, a walled garden of shrubs, herbaceous borders and herb beds, an old orchard of mulberry, fig, apple, walnut and medlar, and a 17th-century timber-framed stable block with a dovecote. 3
- Ruislip Woods National Nature Reserve. Hillingdon Council describes Ruislip Woods, entered from Reservoir Road, Ruislip HA4 7TY, as the largest block of ancient, semi-natural woodland in Greater London and one of the most extensive oak and hornbeam coppice woods in south-east England. 4
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Portrait Photographer in Northwood Hills, FAQs
Yes. A couple can book a session together, in the studio on Joel Street or outdoors somewhere such as Ruislip Woods or the walled garden at Eastcote House Gardens. Kaushik guides how you stand and lean so that the pictures feel close and natural rather than posed, and a mix of joint and individual frames gives you a more varied gallery.
Yes, and it is worth doing. Packing a second or third outfit, perhaps a tailored shirt and a soft knit, lets one sitting produce quite different looks. Plain colours and simple textures photograph best, and if you are coming from elsewhere in Northwood Hills you can easily carry the extras on hangers, with parking close to the studio.
Afterwards an online gallery arrives for you to browse at home, and you pick the portraits you love without being pushed to order extra. Each favourite gets a light, natural retouch that leaves your face recognisably yours, then comes back as web-ready and print-ready files. Should you want something to hold or hang, prints, frames, canvases and albums are available to order too.
You will find us at The Broadway, 21 Joel St, Northwood HA6 1NU, right in the centre of the Joel Street parade that serves Northwood Hills. Northwood Hills station on the Metropolitan line is roughly a two-minute walk away, and drivers have parking close by. For most people living in Northwood Hills, it is only a few minutes from home.
Portraits here are lit with professional studio lights against your choice of backdrop, whether bright white, neutral grey or a darker, moodier tone. The lighting is set to suit your features and changed as the sitting progresses, so the gallery holds crisp portraits alongside softer, atmospheric ones.
Serving Northwood Hills
A portrait photographer near Northwood Hills
Portrait sittings are offered throughout Greater London, and Northwood Hills, home to the studio's own shopping parade, is right inside that area. It sits close to Northwood and Pinner Green, which we cover too. Anyone in Northwood Hills can just as easily come to the Joel Street studio for their portrait.
Northwood Hills took shape after its station opened in 1933, and the portrait studio stands on the Joel Street shopping parade right beside it. Sitting in the north-west corner of Hillingdon near the Hertfordshire border, it is a convenient base for portrait clients from Northwood, Pinner and Eastcote too. Northwood Hills station on the Metropolitan line. For a woodland backdrop, Ruislip Woods National Nature Reserve near Northwood Hills offers ancient oak and hornbeam, the largest such block of woodland in Greater London.
More in Northwood Hills
More photography services in Northwood Hills
Whichever Northwood Hills service you pick, it comes from the same Joel Street studio, one experienced photographer and an attentive, personal approach. Explore the rest: we also cover portrait photography across Greater London, including Edmonton, Edgware, Harrow, Southgate, Kenton and Uxbridge.
Guides
Portrait guides for Northwood Hills
These journal articles can help you prepare for a portrait sitting in Northwood Hills.
For anyone living in Northwood Hills the studio is hardly a journey at all. It sits in the middle of the Joel Street parade, two minutes on foot from the Metropolitan line platforms, with parking close by if you are carrying a change of clothes on hangers. That closeness changes how a portrait sitting can be planned. You can walk down after work on a weekday, or take a Sunday afternoon slot, and arrive without the flush of a rushed trip showing in your face. Outdoors, Ruislip Woods offers something no backdrop can: layers of oak and hornbeam coppice behind you, so the background melts into soft green and brown. Woodland light is cooler and dimmer than most people expect, which favours brighter days and a slightly slower pace while your eyes adjust to the shade. Choose a jacket that separates you from the foliage, such as cream, rust or a clear blue, rather than olive or khaki, which disappear against leaves. If you would rather have structure than wildness, the walled garden at Eastcote House Gardens, with herbaceous borders and an old orchard, frames a figure neatly. When the sky is grey or the forecast is wet, the studio is the better choice and nothing needs to be cancelled.
At the studio
Northwood Hills, at the studio
You will find the studio at The Broadway, 21 Joel St, Northwood HA6 1NU, two minutes on foot from Northwood Hills station. Passport and ID photos are taken over the counter without booking and printed on the spot, while prints, frames, restorations and scans are all produced on the premises. Doors open 10:30 to 18:00 from Monday to Saturday, and 13:00 to 18:00 on Sundays.
Each portrait is taken by Kaushik Bathia FBIPP FMPA, winner of five European Kodak Gold Awards, who founded the Northwood studio in 2001.
Popular sessions
Other popular portrait sessions include a couples photoshoot near Northwood Hills, graduation photos in gown and cap, a model portfolio photoshoot, and birthday portraits.
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