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Photographed by Natalia, our London photographer

Couple session · Westminster

One knee on the Embankment, the London Eye behind

No sun, no rain, just the flat grey light London is famous for, which is kinder to faces than any sunny day. Phone box, bridge, river wall, arch: the classic Westminster route, with the London Eye and Big Ben taking turns in the background. This is the route we describe in full on our Big Ben photoshoot page.

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Black and white close-up of a couple inside a telephone box
Couple leaning on a red telephone box with Big Ben behind on a grey day
Black and white photo of a woman by a phone box with Big Ben behind
Black and white photo of a couple walking on the Victoria Embankment, London Eye across the Thames
Surprise proposal on the Victoria Embankment, man on one knee, London Eye across the Thames
Couple kissing on the Victoria Embankment with the London Eye across the Thames
Couple sitting on the river wall on the Victoria Embankment with the London Eye across the Thames
Black and white photo of a couple dancing below Big Ben
Couple dancing at the foot of Big Ben, man kissing his partner's cheek
Couple walking on Westminster Bridge with Big Ben and red buses behind
Black and white photo of a woman leaping into her partner's arms under Westminster Bridge
Couple hugging by Westminster Bridge, Big Ben across the Thames
Black and white photo of a couple hugging by Westminster Bridge, Big Ben across the river
Couple kissing in the arched passage under Westminster Bridge, Big Ben in the distance
Couple looking across the Thames at the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben
Couple sitting on the river wall with the Houses of Parliament behind them
Couple kissing on the river wall with Parliament and Big Ben across the Thames

The classic Westminster route

This session followed the route we recommend most. The red phone box near Parliament Square first, including a few frames through the glass. Then down to the Victoria Embankment, where the river wall faces the London Eye across the Thames; that is where the moment on one knee happened.

After that we went back to the bridge for a walk with red buses behind, a dance at the foot of Big Ben, the stone arch under the bridge, and the river wall looking across at the Houses of Parliament.

Why grey light is our favourite

Sun gives contrast; grey gives skin. On an overcast afternoon there are no hard shadows under the eyes, nobody squints, and colours stay true. The red of the phone box and the stone of Parliament look richer against a white sky than against a bright one, and many frames work in black and white too.

February has one more advantage: the city is quiet. Westminster Bridge in the afternoon is busy but manageable, and the South Bank has room to walk.

Planning yours

If the forecast says grey, keep your date. If you want a proposal in your session, we plan it so the moment happens at the best spot on the route; see proposal photography in London. For everything else: couple photoshoots in London and the best time of day for photos in London.

Natalia, the London photographer behind A London Photographer

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Natalia

Natalia shoots the London sessions for A London Photographer. She works the Westminster, South Bank and Embankment routes week after week, and sets the route and the start time on the day, around the light and the crowds.

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