Spring family photography session on Hampstead Heath NW3
Spring light and amazing family photos on Hampstead Heath
I spent a glorious morning recently on Hampstead Heath photographing this lovely family in beautiful black and white.
We had the most amazing time exploring the heath and playing games, creating images while the little one played. This is, I find, the best way to take incredible photos as everyone has a brilliant time, and when people are enjoying themselves the opportunities for family photographs are endless.
Family portrait photographs in black and white
I’m often asked why I specialise in black and white photographs and the answer lies in the timeless nature of monochrome. I know that the images I take now will look good in twenty, fifty, even a hundred years’ time. Trends in colour change so quickly – from the clothes we wear to the colours our cameras produce. Black and white will always look good and I love knowing that this little girl will be able to look back at these images when she is an adult, and they will look just as good as they do now.
My own childhood photos were taken by my dad in black and white and they adorn my walls, looking fantastic and hanging interspersed with the images of my family I take now, they all look brilliant together.
Portraits and action shots
When I’m photographing families, I like to take a real mix of portrait pictures and action shots to show a wide variety of angles and activities. I took some of my favourite portraits of the year so far on this photo shoot, the family were so incredibly photogenic and their happy smiling and laughing faces make me smile every time I look at the images.
Games and fun for wonderful family photos
My favourite pictures are always taken as we are having fun and a game of hide and seek created so many lovely opportunities for family portrait photos. Hampstead heath is an amazing location for family photography as there are so many great places to play. The woodland offers so many options for adventure as well as a stunning backdrop for images.
Of course, children find their own games and tend to come up with ideas that are both more bizarre and more fun than any I could think of and we excavated a lot of stones on this photo shoot, I love seeing what little ones come up with when they play and I wonder if I witnessed the early years of a budding palaeontologist.
Book your 2025 family photo shoot now
We had an amazing time on this family photo shoot in Hampstead and I’m thrilled with the images. I hope you have liked what you have seen today and if you would like to book your own family photography session on Hampstead Heath or elsewhere in London then do get in touch. I’d love to hear from you and learn more about your family and then, together, we can plan the perfect family photography session for you and your children.
