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HELEN BARTLETT / FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHY

Timeless images to cherish. London children’s photography to remember the moments that matter.

Family time together with a father and his daughter.

Images to treasure

Stunning children’s photography that tells your family story

I take natural, relaxed pictures of your children that capture their unique personalities and give everyone a lasting reminder of their childhood.

I look for and photograph the big moments: a child’s leap into their parent’s arms to be thrown up in the air, the pleasure at a goal scored, a kiss given and received.

And I also seek out the little moments: the questioning glance from child to parent as they explain the latest imaginative game, the concentration as they teach their doll to read, the tired snuggles before naptime and the hand that strokes their hair.

Together, we can create a beautiful photographic record of childhood.

I photograph on location rather than in a studio. By meeting you at your home or a place you enjoy going to as a family, we can do all the things your children love to do – and all the things you love to do with your children.

Reading in a favourite chair, playing a well-loved family game, bouncing on the bed, baking gingerbread: we can record all the small moments that form part of sharing a home together.

Outdoors, we can visit a park, woodland or beach to get some completely different shots within inspiring environments. The energy created from being outside shines through on these images.

Backyard olympics for children.
A girl jumps into water.
Child's portrait on the grass in black and white.
Parents carry their children through a park.
Two boys play in the grass.
A girl messes up her hair in a black and white portrait.
A father and child by children's photographer Helen Bartlett.
A child dresses up as a fireman and looks through an open cupboard.
A mother and child play hide and seek at home.
Two children high-five each other near a pond surrounded by trees.
Parents tumble their child in the air.
A child plays with a toy bus.
Two children lay on the floor for birds-eye portraits.
A racquet frames a child playing tennis.
A child silhouetted on a tree.
A child in a hoody smiles on the beach.
A boy and a man toboggan in the snow.
A mother cuddles her daughter, who is holding a flower.
A girl rides a merry-go-round horse.
A child plays with toys.
A boy feeds a sheep with trees in the background.
A child scatters food towards pigeons.
Children stick out their tongues and laugh.
A father helps his child to ride his bike.
Children play in the sea together.
A child throws toys into the air.
Children and their parents pose portraits on gate.
A white dog plays under the feet of children sitting on bar stools.
Two siblings run through water sprinklers in the summer.
A child swims through water.
A child peeks out through giant Lego.
Parents and their child play at the beach.
A child jumps in a bouncy castle.
A child hides in ferns.
A child finishes riding down a slide.
A boy in a tree looks into the distance.
A child laughs on a swing, against the sky.
A parent flicks water at their child.
A girl does gymnastics in an empty room.
A daughter sits on her father, resting on a felled log.
A child jumps on a sofa while their parents hug.
Children walk through a field.
A girl dances in an outdoor gazebo.
Two children bake together.
A girl kicks her legs on a swing.
Children play in a bubble bath.
A child sets up wooden train tracks.
A child sprays water against a dark background.
Children throw leaves in a London autumnal family portrait shoot.
A child pets dog in a family home.
Children ponder together in a garden.
A girl jumps on her bed surrounded by balloons.
Black and white portrait of a boy with trees in the background.
A dog licks a child's face.
A child swings through the air.
A black and white child's portrait with out of focus background.
Sisters walk through a field of wildflowers.
A father and won portrait at home in wing-backed chairs.
A birds-eye view of children lying on a tiled floor.
A child paddles on water on a board.
Children ride toys through a garden in the sunshine.
A brother and sister play in bubbles.
A child reaches for the ball with her tennis racquet.
A girl eats dessert from a cup outdoors.
A girl jumps into a pool with a sculpture in the background.
A boy sits in a tree.
Children ride their bikes through gardens.
A child holds a leaf with a tree branch overhanging.
A mother snuggles their child in the park.
Family time together with a father and his daughter.
Two boys roll out pastry together.
Black and white portrait of a child with a cheeky grin.
Two brothers sit in a window together.
A mother and child reflected in London architecture.
Wind blows a child's hair in a field.
A child pulls a surprised face when baking.
A child feeds ducks in the sunshine.
A mother and child play in flowers.
A solo child runs on a deserted beach.
A child looks out of a toy window.
Two children sit on a tree in the woods.
A child's black and white portrait in a park with bare trees.
Children play football in a grassy field.
A child looks out of the window.
Shadows of children on swings.
A child in sunglasses twirls an umbrella.
A child plays with toy cars on a stone floor.
Parents and their child walk through a grassy field.
A child jumps off their bed.
A child rides a bike over a small hill.
A child entertains their parents and sibling.
A boy looks around brick columns.
A girl holding a tennis racquet smiles after a game.
A father and child walk through trees.
A dramatic environmental family silhouette with three on the horizon.
Children

Picture your best day together

Whatever you love to do as a family can be used as a basis for your photoshoot. Shared passions ensure that everyone, children and adults, will have an amazing time.

We’ll start our portrait session after breakfast and play all morning. With few time constraints, the relaxed atmosphere will let your children’s true personalities radiate through into the pictures. Indoors, outdoors or a combination of the two, we’ll get a wide selection of timeless shots for you to choose from.

Plenty of different moods will appear in front of the lens: from boisterous games and giggling over-excitement to snuggling up calmly and cosily with mum and dad on the sofa with a book.

My aim is to capture all these moments that make up your days. Moments you’ll remember with fondness in years to come.

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Children play in a bubble bath.

Stella and Thomas’s story

When I first met Stella back in 2012 for a photo shoot to celebrate her turning 3 months old, I couldn’t have believed what adventures awaited us. Twelve years and 23 photo shoots later Stella, and her brother Thomas, are two of my favourite people in the world. Every year we get together to spend a day having fun and taking pictures and it’s always such a joy.

Regular photo shoots show their value as time goes on and, as you’ll see when looking through this selection of images, watching a child’s journey is a joy.

From favourite games and quirky expressions to family pictures that show the love everyone has for each other, this beautiful record is more than the sum of its parts.

Each session we’ve produced a beautiful album ,with copies for the children too, that they’ll be able to take into their own adult lives and one day show their children and grandchildren. What a legacy and what a privilege for me to create it for them.

West London family portrait posed in a tree.
A father carries his baby on his shoulders through a park.
A baby sits in a white cot in a bright nursery.
Parents and their baby in formal gardens.
A father and his baby daughter near a fountain.
A father and mother laugh with their daughter near a row of trees.
A baby looks at fish in an aquarium.
A baby in a white cot points at the camera.
A smiling girl wearing ladybug gloves leans on a fence.
A baby looks through a peephole.
Parents and their daughter go down a slide together.
A girl swings on a rope swing.
Parents kiss in a playground, framed by wooden playground equipment.
A smiling girl rides a merry-go-round car.
A girl and her family celebrate her birthday.
Parents and a big sister welcome their newborn baby.
Parents hold their newborn baby.
A father and daughter play games while holding a tea party.
A girl grins.
A family of four plays on a bed together.
A girl plays on a bed.
Girl kisses baby on the bed with their mother.
A baby smiles on a bed.
A mother and father kiss in an orchard, while holding hands with their children.
A girl chases away a duck.
A parent holds a baby in the air with tree branches in the background.
A mother holds her baby under trees.
A baby grins in a black and white portrait.
A parent and their baby giggle on the grass.
A baby laughs at fish in an aquarium.
A barefoot girl in jeans giggles on grass.
A baby and his family pose for a black and white portrait.
Parents lift their two children into the air.
A child hangs onto a tree branch in a black and white portrait.
Girl on wooden seat giggles in the sunshine.
A girl eats chocolate cake.
A father carries his daughter through a park.
A family feeds ducks in London.
Girl giggles at geese in a London park.
A child smiles and points at the camera in a family shoot.
Parents swing their child in gardens.
A brother and sister pose for portraits in a formal rose garden.
An archway frames a family silhouette.
A brother and sister run down a garden path together.
A child looks out of windows of their home.
A child dances near square columns.
A smiling child leans on a tree branch.
Siblings play near a tree branch.
Family in front of an architectural background.
A girl runs through gardens as part of a family portrait session.
A child leans against equipment in a playground.
Father hugs his son with trees in the background.
Portrait of parents and their two children.
A child looks through a toy.
A girl wears a daisy crown.
A child smiles and points at a camera.
A family slides down a slipper slide together.
A child rides a scooter along a path through a London park.
A child's face peers out of a bubble bath.
A child after a bath, wrapped in a robe.
A smiling child crouches in a tree.
A girl hides in ferns.
A father and his child play on the edge of a pond.
A mother walks her son along a tree branch in woodland.
A sister kisses her brother on the cheek with a lake in the background.
A family sitting on a fallen tree laugh together as part of a portrait sitting by London photographer Helen Bartlett.
A family walks through a clearing in trees, silhouetting them against the sky.
A boy crawls along a log.
A father hugs his daughter in the shade of a tree.
A girl plays near columns in Greenwich, London.
A family portrait near columns in Greenwich, London.
Children play with sprinklers in a garden.
A child sprays a sprinkler against a dark background.
A father lifts his child up to decorate their Christmas tree.
Black and white portrait of a smiling child in a checked shirt.
A mother and daughter hug each other.
A child curls up inside a cardboard box.
A black and white portrait of a girl laughing in a park.
Child wears goggles in a bubble bath.
A child walks across a rope bridge.
A boy walks across a rope bridge.
A family of four sits on a pile of logs in woodland.
Children look at a book together.
A family balances in a tree for a family portrait.
A couple and their two children run through autumn leaves in the park.
A chid skips down a park path.
A family walks through the woods with the children walking along a fallen log.
Children sit together in a patch of light.
Children play with Lego.
Children play with a giant balloon in a field.
A boy creates a giant bubble in a field.
A child is thrown into the air to land in the pool.
A mother and daughter laugh together.
Siblings run through their home.
Children on scooters race along a gravel path while their parents run alongside.
Siblings laugh together in black and white portrait.
A family of four laugh together on a bed.
A girl winks at the camera.
A boy plays with a tree branch.
Family hugs in the woods.
A family portrait of four framed by a stone archway.
A girl floats on pool noodles.
A boy runs through gardens.
Children in a sculpture park, silhouetted against the sky.
Girl does down slide at speed.
A child rests his head on a bench armrest.
Sibling portrait in black and white.
Growing Up Gallery – Stella and Thomas

Helen really gets children. She is 100% genuine and I think kids can really pick up on that. She goes the extra mile, getting dirty in the mud to get the shot and doesn’t complain when there’s yet another interruption. If you want a fabulous child photographer, look no further.

– Katherine

Ready to get in touch?

I’d love to chat about planning your family photography shoot and telling your story. Give me a call or send me a message, I’d be delighted to hear from you. I can’t wait to get to know your family and create beautiful photographs for you and your family to enjoy.

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