Three generations together
Three generations in one session at the Aquadrome, on level paths that suit prams and slower walkers.

Family photography for Mill End, with grandparents, parents and children photographed together by the lakes at the Aquadrome or at the Northwood studio.
★★★★★ Rated 4.8 from 580+ reviews
Studio in Northwood HA6 · free consultation
Serving Mill End
Family sessions run across Mill End, Rickmansworth, Batchworth and West Hyde, and three generations are as welcome as two, with grandparents travelling in to make the day worth organising. Outdoors is the default, with the Northwood studio kept back for a day that refuses to cooperate, which in this valley is a fair share of the winter.
The useful preparation is clothing. Pick two or three tones that sit near each other and let everybody choose within that range, because six matching navy tops photograph as one lump and six unrelated colours photograph as an argument. Texture does more work than pattern, and nobody needs anything new.
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Amazing experience with Kaushik photography. Pictures came out very high quality. The studio is also very nice and family friendly. The photographer there took his time to capture very memorable detail and that meant a lot to my family and I. I’ll definitely recommend Kaushik Bathia
Me and my family are coming to this studio since last year to have our Christmas picture taken. We've been this year and for sure we are gonna come next year!!!
We had a fun and relaxing family photoshoot. Kaushik managed to make us all at ease and smile, especially our 1 yr old son. He was very efficient, professional and friendly. We viewed the beautiful images promptly, without any pressurised selling. Can't wait to receive the photos. Thanks for the great photoshoot!
What we offer
Three generations in one session at the Aquadrome, on level paths that suit prams and slower walkers.
Short spells with breaks, so small children are photographed while they are still interested.
Everyone in the group receives the same gallery, so nobody is left chasing pictures afterwards.
A family studio since 2001
We meet at the William Penn Leisure Centre or at the Aquadrome, whichever is easier for you, and walk to the ground from there. We start moving as soon as everyone is out of the cars, because a family stood waiting quickly stops looking like one.
Sessions are broken up rather than run straight through, so no small child is asked to perform for an hour without a rest. Everyone in the group receives the same gallery afterwards, which saves one person forwarding pictures to everybody else for a fortnight.

Recent work
With children in tow, a Mill End family session works best where there are level paths for a pram, room for toddlers to run and somewhere close to park. Each place below is summarised from the council, wildlife trust or other page linked beside it, so parking and access can be checked before the day.
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Good to know
Yes. Late pregnancy portraits are easier to plan in Mill End than in most places, because the Aquadrome paths are flat and made up and there is no trek to reach a spot. We can work within sight of where the car is left, keep the session short, and avoid standing about between frames. Most people book in the final couple of months, or earlier if there is more than one on the way.
Yes, please. Parents belong in the frame, not behind the photographer holding the coats. We start with everyone together, then parents with each child, then the children on their own, so every pairing you want is covered.
Yes. It is a first-birthday session at the studio in which your baby is given a cake of their own to explore. We capture the build-up, the glorious mess and the sheer delight as it unfolds.
Yes, and for family work that is the normal way round. Sessions happen in Mill End itself, at the Aquadrome or at your own house, and Rickmansworth, Batchworth and West Hyde all fall in the same round. Tell us which meeting point suits, or we will name one at the William Penn Leisure Centre, which everybody locally can find. The Northwood studio stays available for a wet day.
Yes. Milestone sittings follow your baby from sitting up to first steps and a first birthday, at the studio or at home in Mill End. Spread two or three through the year and the prints sit side by side as a record of how quickly that first year goes.
Serving Mill End
From our Northwood studio it is about four miles to Mill End, a suburb on the western side of Rickmansworth that borders the London Borough of Hillingdon to the south. It sits close to Croxley Green and Maple Cross, which we cover too. Family sessions take place at the studio or outdoors in Mill End, and we do not charge for travel to Mill End.
Mill End's King George V Recreation Ground on Shepherds Lane has a circular walk, a skate area and football pitches, which gives older children room to run about between pictures. For a gentler setting, Rickmansworth Aquadrome has level, accessible paths around Batchworth Lake and Bury Lake, free parking and a dog-free picnic area, which suits prams and grandparents.
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The same studio, experience and personal care apply to every service we offer in Mill End. Explore the rest: we also cover family photography across Hertfordshire, including Hemel Hempstead, Croxley Green, Chorleywood, Radlett, Maple Cross and Oxhey.
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At the studio
The studio at 21 Joel St, Northwood HA6 1NU is about 4 miles from Mill End, and Northwood Hills is the nearest station if you come by the Metropolitan line. Family sittings there are booked ahead. The studio opens Monday to Saturday from 10:30 to 18:00 and on Sundays from 13:00 to 18:00, handy for a weekend family visit.
Kaushik Bathia, who opened the Northwood studio in 2001, takes every family session himself; he is a Fellow of the BIPP and the MPA and holds five European Kodak Gold Awards.
Not in Mill End? See family photography across Hertfordshire, where Kaushik comes to you. For every other service, see photography across Hertfordshire.
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Planning a particular occasion in Mill End? There are dedicated pages for a maternity photoshoot near Mill End, a cake smash for a first birthday, christening and naming day photography, birthday photoshoots for any age and Christmas family photoshoots.
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