Outdoor sittings
Outdoor portraits among the lakes and specimen trees of Oakmere Park, or in the Parkfield meadow across the road.
Portrait Photographer in Potters Bar
Portraits for Potters Bar people, taken by the lake in Oakmere Park, somewhere else that matters to you, with albums and prints available afterwards.
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Portraits in Potters Bar
Potters Bar and nearby
Portrait photography in Potters Bar
- Included in the session: Guidance on pose and expression throughout, more than one set-up, a private online gallery after the shoot, and natural retouching on each chosen portrait, delivered for screen and for print.
- Where we photograph in Potters Bar: Your home or garden, or outdoors at Oakmere Park or Parkfield. We travel from Northwood, about 12 miles away. The Northwood studio is there too, if you ever prefer it.
- Booking: Call 07956 505383, send a WhatsApp message to the same number, or use the enquiry form on this page.
Book in advance and say what the portrait is for: a personal milestone, a gift, a profile picture or simply a record of you as you are now. That shapes the location, the outfits and how formal the session feels. Outdoor sittings are timed for softer light where possible.
Your portraits then go into an online gallery, where you pick favourites at your own speed with no sales push. Retouching is natural, so skin keeps its texture. Every chosen portrait comes as a web-ready file and a print-ready file, and you can add prints, frames, canvases or an album for a wall at home in Potters Bar.
See recent work and how a sitting runs, from booking to prints, on our portrait sessions near Potters Bar page.
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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!
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!
I required some portrait shots to be taken. Mr Bhatia, did an amazing job, Very friendly and extremely professional and knowledgeable.I would highly recommend.
What we offer
What we offer: portrait photography in Potters Bar
25+ years behind the lens
A safe pair of hands in Potters Bar
For actor and model portfolios, we build a varied set of looks and lighting styles, so your portfolio has real range. Partway through, Kaushik turns the camera round to share a handful of shots, which tends to help a nervous sitter relax once they see the results working.
Graduation portraits can include the gown alone, the gown with family, and one frame without it, because the person underneath the robes is worth photographing too. Retouching clears passing blemishes, stray hairs and shine on the forehead. Your lines, freckles, scars and the shape of your nose are left just as they are.
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Faces, on location
Settings for a portrait session around Potters Bar
Picking the backdrop is the first decision for any portrait taken outside the studio around Potters Bar. The green spaces and landmarks listed here, from Parkfield to Oakmere House, are described from public sources, each with its link. Travel from Northwood is set out in your written quote before you book.
- Parkfield, opposite Oakmere Park across the High Street, is a more natural open space with a traditional hay meadow and a formal Japanese garden centred on a Japanese maple, and a Roman kiln was found there in the 1950s. 1
- Oakmere Park, once the private grounds of Oakmere House, keeps its classic 19th-century layout of lakes and specimen trees, and together with Parkfield across the High Street covers 17 hectares acquired by the urban district council in the 1930s. 2
- Potters Bar Museum, provided by the council and run by volunteers from the Potters Bar and District Historical Society, is in the Wyllyotts Centre on Darkes Lane. 3
- Oakmere House, built in 1840 and now a Harvester pub-restaurant, is a grade II listed building whose rear faces onto Oakmere Park. 4
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Portrait Photographer in Potters Bar, FAQs
Bring a few options in colours you feel good in, and avoid busy patterns or large logos that draw the eye. Plain, well-fitting clothes usually photograph best. We are happy to advise on wardrobe beforehand, and there is time within the session to change looks.
Certainly. Bringing a partner or friend for a few shared frames alongside your solo portraits fits easily within the booked time. Let us know beforehand who is joining you, and the lighting and outfits can be planned so each person is shown at their best.
Yes, we do. Each personal-branding sitting starts from the impression you want to give, whether warm and approachable, inventive or quietly authoritative, for professionals in Potters Bar and further afield.
Yes. A graduation is a genuine achievement, and we photograph it with warmth for clients across Potters Bar, in gown and cap if you like. Sessions can be just you or shared with proud family, and prints, frames and albums let the moment last far beyond the day.
Because putting people at ease comes first. Above all, your session will feel comfortable and enjoyable.
Serving Potters Bar
A portrait photographer near Potters Bar
Potters Bar, where green belt meets the London boundary, lies about 12 miles from Northwood. It sits close to Cockfosters and Whetstone, which we cover too. Portraits in Potters Bar and elsewhere in Hertfordshire can be taken out on location, and the written quote states any travel from Northwood ahead of booking.
For a portrait outdoors, Potters Bar has a lot to offer: it is a leafy town on the London and Hertfordshire boundary with green belt countryside on most sides. Getting to a portrait location is simple, with Great Northern trains from Potters Bar station to King's Cross and Junction 24 of the M25 close to town. Sessions on location near Potters Bar can use Oakmere Park, with Oakmere House close at hand.
More in Potters Bar
More photography services in Potters Bar
Beyond portraits, Potters Bar households and firms can book headshots, family, pet and commercial sessions with the same photographer. Explore the rest: we also cover portrait photography across Hertfordshire, including Bushey, Bushey Heath, Garston, Carpenders Park, Oxhey and St Albans.
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Family Photography in Potters Bar
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Hindu, Sikh, Gujarati, Muslim & Tamil
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Guides
Portrait guides for Potters Bar
Short reads from our journal to help you prepare for a portrait sitting in Potters Bar.
Potters Bar has an unusual pairing for portraits: two parks facing each other across the High Street, each with a different character. Oakmere Park keeps the layout of a nineteenth-century private garden, with lakes and specimen trees planted to be looked at, and that formality suits a considered, still portrait where the setting is part of the story. Parkfield, on the opposite side of the road, is looser and wilder, with a traditional hay meadow and a Japanese garden built around a single Japanese maple. In late spring the meadow grass gives soft colour behind a seated figure, and in autumn the maple turns into a backdrop that needs no help at all. A portrait session that uses both parks gets two moods from one short walk. Water changes the light, so a sitter placed with the lake behind them, rather than in front, gets a bright rim instead of squinting into reflected glare. Open shade under the big trees is kinder to skin than midday sun on the lawns. Bring two outfits that differ in tone rather than style, and a jacket you are happy to be photographed in, because the park sits high and can feel cooler than town.
Home or Outdoor Portraits
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Personal Branding Photography
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What to Wear for Your Sitting
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Wedding Photography in Potters Bar
documentary, warm & unhurried
Hindu Wedding Photography in Potters Bar
mandap, pheras & saptapadi
Muslim Wedding Photography in Potters Bar
the nikah, mehndi & walima
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How it works
On-location photography in Potters Bar
We travel to Potters Bar from Northwood (about 12 miles) rather than asking you to travel to us. Portraits are photographed on location, with lighting brought in as needed.
Your photographer is Kaushik Bathia FBIPP FMPA: established 2001, with five European Kodak Gold Awards.
Beyond Potters Bar, see portraits across Hertfordshire. For every other service, see photography across Hertfordshire.
Popular sessions
Other popular portrait sessions include a couples photoshoot near Potters Bar, graduation photos in gown and cap, a model portfolio photoshoot, and birthday portraits.
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Let us know the kind of portrait you have in mind for Potters Bar; a reply follows with open dates, a few ideas and the price.