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Outdoor family sessions in Leavesden Country Park, with the sculpture trail as a game for children.
Family Photographer in Leavesden
Family photography for Leavesden households, in the Northwood studio or outdoors at a park close by, with prints, canvases and albums to follow.
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Studio in Northwood HA6 · free consultation
Leavesden and nearby
Relaxed family photography in Leavesden
- What is included: A relaxed session of usually about an hour, led by the children's mood, with a private online gallery afterwards and the option of prints, framed wall art or a hand-finished album.
- Studio or location: In the natural-light Northwood studio, or outdoors at a park or place you love within about 20 miles.
- Distance from the studio: Leavesden is about 6 miles from the studio at 21 Joel St, Northwood HA6 1NU, measured in a straight line; the road distance is longer.
- Booking: Call 07956 505383, send a WhatsApp message to the same number, or use the enquiry form on this page.
The group photograph comes first while attention is fresh, followed by smaller combinations: parents together, siblings, each child alone and a few with grandparents. Kaushik keeps the direction light and playful so the children forget the camera.
After the session you look through an online gallery at home and choose the pictures you love. Files come web-ready and print-ready, and wall prints, framed pieces, canvases and albums can be ordered from the same selection.
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I attended Northwood Hills Studio-Kaushik Bathia photography with my family and I had the most amazing time. My family was made to feel extremely relaxed and welcomed, and the result was some fabulous images He was organised and professional and kept everything stress free. A very enjoyable day out with fantastic photos as a result.
Kaushik is a fantastic photographer and has captured some superb family memories for us! Great service with high quality, professional images.
Very good experience. Did a family shoot at Kaushik Bathia's studio yesterday. He was amazing at getting all of us to give natural smiles.
What we offer
Family photography in Leavesden
Newborn and baby sittings
Newborn sessions and colder-month shoots happen indoors at the warm Northwood studio, about 6 miles from Leavesden.
Extended family groups
Every combination covered, from the whole group to each child on their own.
Local and experienced
How a family session runs
Outdoor family sessions use soft daylight and green space, such as the Edwardian garden at Leavesden Country Park or a park your children already love. Before the camera comes out there is time to chat and play, so parents and children from Leavesden feel relaxed.
Maternity, newborn, cake smash and milestone sessions are all on offer, alongside traditional portraits of grandparents, parents and children together. Every family gallery is carefully edited, and favourites can be ordered as a hand-finished album, prints, frames or canvases.
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Family-friendly settings near Leavesden
With children in tow, a park near Leavesden that has level paths and room to roam counts for more than a dramatic view. Here are some places in and around Leavesden, each summarised from a linked source.
- Cassiobury Park is Watford's principal public park, with splash pools, a miniature railway and cafés. 1
- Warner Bros. Studio Tour London - The Making of Harry Potter opened at Leavesden in 2012, showing original sets including the Great Hall and Diagon Alley. 2
- Leavesden Country Park on College Road (WD5 0NX) stands on the site of the Leavesden Asylum built in 1867, with an Edwardian garden, a heritage trail of nine sculptures and the restored East Lane Cemetery. 3
- Garston station. Garston (Hertfordshire) station on Garston Lane (WD25 9RT), in neighbouring Garston, is run by London Northwestern Railway and has step-free access but no car park. 4
- Rail and road links. The nearest main-line stations to Leavesden are Kings Langley and Watford Junction, the M1 and M25 are close by, and the Grand Union Canal passes to the west. 5
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Family Photographer in Leavesden, FAQs
Yes, and they should be. Parents often realise years later that they appear in almost none of the family pictures because they were always the one holding the camera. So the session covers everyone together, the two of you as a couple, each parent with the children, and the children on their own.
Probably not, and that is fine. Sessions are run at the child's pace, with play built in, so a toddler can wander, explore and come back. Outdoors in Leavesden Country Park the sculpture trail gives them something to chase, which produces far better expressions than asking them to sit. The group shot is taken early, while patience lasts.
A cake smash marks a first birthday with a cake for your baby to explore. We photograph the anticipation, the mess and the pure delight as it happens. It is huge fun, and one of the most joyful sessions we offer.
Yes. Maternity portraits can be taken in the studio, where lighting can be shaped gently around the bump and the room is warm, or outdoors when the weather is kind. A partner and older children are welcome to join. Many people choose a date in the later weeks of pregnancy, when the shape is clear but moving around is still comfortable.
After the session the images are prepared and shared in an online gallery, which you can look through at home with the whole family. You choose your favourites without any pressure, and the chosen pictures are delivered in web-ready and print-ready versions. Any of those chosen images can also be turned into prints, frames, canvases or an album.
Serving Leavesden
A family photographer near Leavesden
Leavesden, best known for the Harry Potter studio tour, lies about 6 miles from the Northwood family studio. It sits close to Garston and Abbots Langley, which we cover too. Leavesden families can be photographed at the studio or at an outdoor Hertfordshire spot picked with the children in mind.
Leavesden began around a wartime aircraft factory at Leavesden Aerodrome, whose site later became the film studios for GoldenEye and the Harry Potter series. Today it is a thriving residential community within Abbots Langley parish, right at Watford's northern edge. Families coming by train can use Garston station, which has step-free access for buggies, on the Abbey Line between Watford Junction and St Albans Abbey. For on-location sessions we can head to spots such as Leavesden Country Park, close to the well-known Warner Bros. Studio Tour London, which shows the original Harry Potter sets.
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More photography services in Leavesden
Whatever else your Leavesden household wants photographed, the services below share one studio and one photographer. Explore the rest: we also cover family photography across Hertfordshire, including Oxhey, Carpenders Park, Croxley Green, Mill End, Chorleywood and Rickmansworth.
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Family guides for Leavesden
Ideas from our journal for planning a family shoot from Leavesden.
A family session around Leavesden has an obvious home in Leavesden Country Park, where the heritage trail turns a walk into a hunt for nine sculptures. That matters more than it sounds. Young children who are told to stand and smile give you a few seconds; children who are racing to find the next sculpture give you twenty minutes of real expressions, and the photographs follow them rather than the other way round. The Edwardian garden then provides a calmer, tidier spot for the frame with everybody in it, best taken early while patience is still high. Cassiobury Park in Watford is the other local option, with splash pools, a miniature railway and cafés, which makes it a good choice for a family who wants the session to feel like a day out. Ground can be soft after rain, so wellies in the car and a change of trousers for the smallest are sensible. Coordinate clothing in two or three muted tones rather than matching outfits. For newborns, for winter dates, or for a grandparent who would prefer a chair to a walk, the studio in Northwood is the better choice, and it lies about 6 miles from Leavesden with parking a short walk away.
At the studio
Studio sessions for Leavesden
Families travelling from Leavesden will find the studio about 6 miles away at The Broadway, 21 Joel St, Northwood HA6 1NU. Family sessions there are arranged in advance, and the counter also takes passport and ID photos without booking, with printing, framing, restoration and scanning done on the premises. You can visit Monday to Saturday between half past ten and six, or Sunday between one and six in the afternoon.
Kaushik Bathia FBIPP FMPA takes every family session himself, holds five European Kodak Gold Awards and has worked from his Northwood studio since 2001.
Popular sessions
Families in Leavesden often book around a milestone: a maternity photoshoot before the birth, a cake smash photoshoot near Leavesden at one, christening photography on the day, a birthday photoshoot later on, and a Christmas photoshoot for the cards each December.
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