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Family Photographer in Rickmansworth

Family photography for Rickmansworth, at the studio or outdoors, taken at a pace that suits small children.

★★★★★ Rated 4.8 from 580+ reviews

Studio in Northwood HA6 · free consultation

Serving Rickmansworth

Unhurried family photography for Rickmansworth households

  • What is included: About an hour in front of the camera, unhurried and patient with little ones, followed by an online gallery; favourites can become fine-art prints, framed pieces or an album.
  • Studio or location: In the natural-light Northwood studio, or outdoors at a park or place you love within about 20 miles.
  • Getting to the studio: Measured in a straight line, the studio on The Broadway in Northwood is about 4 miles from Rickmansworth, and the drive is a little further.
  • To book: Call 07956 505383, send a WhatsApp message to the same number, or use the enquiry form on this page.

Family sessions run at the Aquadrome, across the grassland and the woodland walks between Batchworth and Bury Lakes, and Batchworth, Maple Cross and Mill End are reached just as easily. Sessions suit a couple with small children, and a grandparent is welcome to come along for the walk as well.

We build the afternoon around whichever child runs out of patience first, rather than around a list of set pieces we have decided on in advance. The picture needing everybody gets taken early, then the session loosens off, because the second half is where the frames families keep tend to appear.

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Three-generation family in saris and suits, studio group portrait

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What families say

4.8 from 580+ Google reviews

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!!!

Georgiana C., Google review, 2015

Highly professional and took very nice pictures of our family, most impressed. Will surely be coming back in the future. Thank you

Hitesh P., Google review, 2022

Kaushik was great when he took photos of our wedding, and was equally great when doing a family studio session, involving entertaining 8 children (ages 0 up to 11).

Sean C., Google review, 2017

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What we offer

Family photography in Rickmansworth

01

Paced for children

Outdoor family sessions at the Aquadrome, planned around the youngest child rather than a shot list.

02

A dry studio for wet days

Indoor sessions in the Northwood room for babies, hard weather, and anyone who cannot walk far.

03

Extended family groups

One gallery shared with the whole family, so grandparents get the pictures without asking for them.

A family photographer since 2001

Patient and relaxed with children

We meet at whichever gate you choose, hold the walking to a minimum, and photograph the group while it is occupied rather than while it is holding still. Nobody is asked to perform on command, and no child is bribed into it.

A session lasts about an hour, which is roughly the point at which a four year old stops cooperating. Everybody present gets the same gallery afterwards, so the pictures reach relatives without one person having to forward them all round.

Couple seated on the studio floor, she in an orange gown

Recent work

Every generation, in one gallery

Family-friendly spots in and around Rickmansworth

Below are published notes on a few Rickmansworth places, from its canal-side history to its station, to help when picking a spot where children have room to roam. Opening times, parking and any rules on photography can change, so we would confirm each spot before a family session is booked there.

  • The Rickmansworth Aquadrome is a 41-hectare Local Nature Reserve around Batchworth and Bury Lakes, flooded gravel pits whose gravel is said to have been used to build the original Wembley Stadium, and has held a Green Flag every year since 2009. 1
  • Watersmeet Theatre on the High Street (WD3 1EH) is an entertainment venue in the heart of Rickmansworth, with films, live music, comedy and an annual pantomime. 2
  • Batchworth Lock (Lock 81) on the Grand Union Canal is home to the Rickmansworth Waterways Trust canal centre and its heritage working boat Roger, with boat trips between Batchworth and Stockers Locks. 3
  • The Ebury play area by Riverside Drive at the Aquadrome was refurbished by Three Rivers District Council with a hilltop tower, climbing wall, riverbank hut, crawling tunnels, zip wire, inclusive swings and a sand pit. 4

Sources

  1. Rickmansworth Aquadrome Local Nature Reserve | ParksHerts
  2. Watersmeet Theatre | Three Rivers District Council
  3. Rickmansworth Waterways Trust
  4. Play areas in Rickmansworth, Moor Park and Eastbury | Three Rivers District Council

Good to know

Family Photographer in Rickmansworth, FAQs

Mostly. One arranged picture including the whole group is worth having and we take it early. After that the session is a walk between Batchworth and Bury Lakes with a camera alongside, and a nature reserve hands children something to look at that is not us. A child watching something real has an unguarded face, and that is where the keepers come from.

Yes. At The Broadway, 21 Joel St, Northwood HA6 the floor gets cleared before you arrive, so there is room to crawl about, and there is somewhere to feed and change a baby. It is the better option when the wind is up, because open grassland gives a small child nothing to stand behind. Toddlers give about twenty minutes of genuine interest indoors, so we work at that speed.

You can indeed. One option follows baby through the first twelve months: newborn photographs, then sitting up, first steps and a cake smash at one. Seen together, the set shows just how fast that first year goes.

Yes, and normally in your own home in Rickmansworth instead of at the studio. Newborn sessions follow feeding and sleeping rather than a clock, so a long window gets set aside and a single warm room does all of it. There is nothing to carry anywhere. The Aquadrome becomes worth the trip later in the year, once the baby holds its own head up.

It is a fun way to mark a first birthday. Baby is given a small cake of their own, and we photograph the first curious poke, the mess and the giggles. It is easily among the most fun sessions we offer.

Serving Rickmansworth

A family photographer near Rickmansworth

For an outdoor family session we would suggest the Rickmansworth Aquadrome, with its lakes, a dog-free picnic area and free parking off Frogmoor Lane, or the ancient woodland of Bishop's Wood. It sits close to Chorleywood and Croxley Green, which we cover too. For a session at home or outdoors in Rickmansworth, we come to you from Northwood, about 4 miles away, and there is no travel charge.

Rickmansworth sits inside the M25 in south-west Hertfordshire, mostly north of the Grand Union Canal, and the meeting of the Chess and Gade with the Colne here gave Three Rivers District its name. Rickmansworth station and Northwood Hills, the studio's nearest station, are both on the Metropolitan line. For relaxed outdoor photographs around Rickmansworth, the Rickmansworth Aquadrome is one option.

At the studio

Getting to the studio from WD3

The studio at The Broadway, 21 Joel St, Northwood HA6 1NU, is roughly 4 miles from the centre of Rickmansworth, with Northwood Hills the nearest station. Family sittings are booked ahead at the studio, and prints, frames, restoration and digitising are all handled on site. Families from Rickmansworth are welcome to visit the Northwood studio to talk a session through, Monday to Saturday 10:30 to 18:00 and Sunday 13:00 to 18:00.

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Kaushik Bathia photographs each family session himself; he opened the Northwood studio in 2001, is FBIPP and FMPA, and holds five European Kodak Gold Awards.

Not in Rickmansworth? See family photography across Hertfordshire, where Kaushik comes to you. For every other service, see photography across Hertfordshire.

Popular sessions

Families in Rickmansworth often book around a milestone: a maternity photoshoot before the birth, a cake smash photoshoot near Rickmansworth 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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