Paced for small children
Towpath or meadow, decided by the age of your smallest, and confirmed the night before.

Family photography in Kings Langley for newborns, toddlers and grandparents alike, at home, in our Northwood studio or beside the Grand Union Canal.
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Studio in Northwood HA6 · free consultation
Serving Kings Langley
Family sessions in Kings Langley run on one of two grounds, and the deciding factor is the age of your smallest attendee. The canal towpath is made up and level, which suits prams and anybody reluctant to be walked across a field. The Gade valley meadows suit children with energy to burn.
Newborns and small babies happen at your own house instead, in a room that is warm already, with nobody obliged to load a car seat to reach us. From November our Northwood room takes over, because neither outdoor option is worth the bother. Chipperfield, Hunton Bridge and Apsley book identically.
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…I felt the session was flexible and took into account the limited attention span of a 5 year old child! We had numerous photos taken of us, separately and together in three different outfits. We were very happy with the results and found it difficult to shortlist our favourites from soo many amazing photos. I would highly recommend them.
I would HIGHLY recommend Northwood Hills Studios to anyone who wants to do family photos or special occasion photos.
Kaushik Bathia has photographed our family on many occasions and done a fantastic job. His work is displayed all over our family homes and he has captured moments which will be cherished forever. He also managed to get great pictures of my two children (both under 5), a near enough impossible task in itself. We highly recommend!
What we offer
Towpath or meadow, decided by the age of your smallest, and confirmed the night before.
Newborns at your house; our Northwood room once Hertfordshire weather has given up entirely.
Prams, grandparents and three generations managed on level ground, not across a soaked field.
Why choose us
Nothing runs to a timetable. All of you in one frame comes early, while your smallest is still interested in a stranger carrying a camera, and then it breaks down into pairs.
Then the children get released and we photograph whatever follows. Should it collapse entirely, we stop and spend the remainder another day rather than grind on. You are sent an edited gallery, print files and a lighter set for the group chat, and the outtakes stay in, because those get looked at most.

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The notes below describe a few parks, open spaces and landmarks in and around Kings Langley that could suit a family session. Before a family session at any of these spots, we would check opening times, buggy access and whether permission is needed.
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Coordinate rather than match. A family in matching shirts photographs as a team kit. Two or three colours spread across the group is enough. The practical end matters more than palette here: meadow grass beside the Gade holds damp long after rain has passed, so bring boots you can walk in and leave something clean in the car. Pack a change of top for the smallest.
We do, and at your own house rather than outdoors. During the first weeks neither the towpath nor the meadows are the slightest use to you, and the point of a newborn sitting is that nobody gets dressed and driven anywhere. So we arrive in Kings Langley, fit around feeds, and let it take the time it takes. Should you prefer we did not come to the house, the Northwood room does that job equally well.
Yes. Late pregnancy and uneven ground are a poor combination, so these get booked onto the canal towpath in Kings Langley rather than into the meadows. It is level, it is surfaced, and you can stop the moment you want to without a walk back over a field first. Keep it short by design. Around seven months is the usual window, and the winter equivalent is our Northwood room.
It happens, and it truly does not worry us. Tears, wriggles and unexpected naps are part of any baby session, so we simply pause, soothe your baby and continue.
Most family sessions take about an hour, whether at home or on a walk along the Grand Union Canal, and we will not cut one short to keep to it. With a newborn or toddler we allow extra time for feeds and naps, so nobody is rushed.
Serving Kings Langley
Kings Langley's WD4 postcode is well within the area we cover from Northwood. It sits close to Abbots Langley and Chalfont St Peter, which we cover too. Choose the studio, your own home or the towpath in Kings Langley; the village is within our near area, so we do not charge for travel.
For an outdoor session we would suggest the Common, which the Parish Council describes as a large green area with countryside walks, or the Village Garden at the corner of Watford Road and Church Lane, beside the churchyard. Relatives travelling in can use Kings Langley station on Station Road, which has 209 parking spaces, 7 of them accessible, and trains to London Euston. When a session suits an outdoor setting, The Grand Union Canal towpath and the surrounding Gade valley meadows near Kings Langley is one option.
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Guides
A few journal pieces worth reading before a family session by the canal or at home in Kings Langley.
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At the studio
The Northwood studio at The Broadway, 21 Joel St, HA6 1NU, is about 8 miles from Kings Langley, and Northwood Hills on the Metropolitan line is its nearest station. Family sittings there are booked ahead, and prints, frames, restoration and scanning are all handled on site. Family sittings at the studio run Monday to Saturday from 10:30 to 18:00 and Sunday from 13:00 to 18:00, and we would suggest a slot that steers clear of your youngest's nap.
Kaushik Bathia, FBIPP and FMPA, is the one behind the camera at every family session, as he has been since opening in Northwood in 2001, and his work has earned five European Kodak Gold Awards.
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