Your trusted photographer across Hemel Hempstead, for newborns, families, headshots and commercial projects, offering a relaxed session and beautifully finished results.
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In short
An award winning photographer with a studio in Northwood, Kaushik Bathia has spent more than twenty five years photographing weddings, families and businesses across Hertfordshire. Guiding without stiff posing is the heart of how we work; a small cue here and there is usually all it takes, and the honest expressions do the rest. Weddings, engagements, families, newborns, headshots, commercial shoots and pet portraits, plus framing and photo restoration, are all handled under one roof for Hemel Hempstead. Our work has been recognised with five European Gold awards, and a thousand-plus weddings sit behind it, but the day-to-day value is simply knowing the job will be done properly. With a studio in Northwood, hand finished albums and a quick, carefully edited gallery, everything you need is taken care of.
What we photograph in Hemel Hempstead
Hemel Hempstead is a busy Hertfordshire town that expanded as a post-war new town while keeping its historic Old Town, close to the Chiltern Hills. The studio in Northwood suits headshots and portraits, and for weddings and events we work at venues, churches and temples across Berkhamsted, Kings Langley and Boxmoor. Maternity and newborn work asks for patience and a calm room, and we give both, photographing the bump, the birth's first weeks and the family finding its feet.
Muslim and Asian ceremonies bring particular customs and a fast moving day, and years of covering them means we know when to be ready and where to stand. Multi day Asian weddings, intimate civil ceremonies and everything between them pass through our studio, and we prepare for each one as carefully as the last. Engagements and weddings, maternity and newborn sessions, christenings and cake smashes, our week moves through the milestones of the families who trust us with them.
On the business side we photograph professional headshots, corporate events, branding and product shots, and we also restore old photographs and take compliant passport and visa pictures at the studio. We photograph corporate events and conferences, produce branding and product images for small businesses, and turn out crisp professional headshots for CVs, websites and acting portfolios. Headshots for professionals and actors, branding and product photography for businesses, and coverage for corporate events keep our commercial diary full through the week.
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Services in Hemel Hempstead
Across Hemel Hempstead
We photograph clients in every corner of Hemel Hempstead. Hemel Hempstead is a busy Hertfordshire town that expanded as a post-war new town while keeping its historic Old Town, close to the Chiltern Hills, and Berkhamsted and Kings Langley are close neighbours we serve too. We are at home at Hemel Hempstead-area venues such as Shendish Manor, The Watermill and Cress Lakes.
Hemel Hempstead is a busy Hertfordshire town that expanded as a post-war new town while keeping its historic Old Town, sitting close to the Chiltern Hills. Manor and watermill venues in the surrounding valleys take most of the wedding work. Hemel Hempstead station at Boxmoor on the West Coast Main Line to London Euston, with the M1 and M25 meeting nearby When there is time for couple portraits, Gadebridge Park, with its walled garden and open riverside fields is a favourite, and St Mary's Church, one of the finest Norman parish churches in the country makes a memorable setting.
We believe good photographs start with feeling at ease, so we spend the first few minutes simply talking before we begin working properly. After a friendly chat about your ideas, we suggest a studio or outdoor setting, agree a comfortable pace and leave room for the unexpected moments.

Why Hemel Hempstead chooses us
Families come back to us across the years, from wedding to newborn to school-age portraits, and there is something we value in being the one photographer who has watched it all unfold. We bring redundant cameras and cards to every job because a thousand weddings taught us that the day cannot be repeated, and we would rather carry the weight than risk the moment.
We regularly travel to Hemel Hempstead and cover on location sessions right across Berkhamsted, Kings Langley and Boxmoor. We travel to Hemel Hempstead and the surrounding area for shoots, working across Hertfordshire whenever you need us.
A week or two after your shoot you receive a carefully edited online gallery of high resolution images, with fine-art albums, prints and framing all available from the studio. A couple of weeks after the session, you receive a curated gallery, choose the frames you love and let us handle the printing and framing.

Good to know
Turnaround varies with the type of shoot and the season. Portraits and headshots are usually ready within a couple of weeks, while weddings, with their larger galleries and careful editing, take a little longer. If you have a specific deadline, tell us when booking and we will do our best to work around it and keep you updated. We cover Hemel Hempstead and the surrounding areas, including Berkhamsted, Kings Langley and Boxmoor.
Yes, our Northwood studio is easy to reach whether you drive or use public transport, with parking close by. It is a straightforward journey from Hemel Hempstead and much of Hertfordshire, and we can send directions when you book. Do allow a few extra minutes so you arrive relaxed rather than rushed for your session.
Absolutely, and we encourage it. Multi generation sessions are some of the most meaningful we photograph, especially when it is rare for everyone to be together. Just let us know the numbers when you book so we can allow enough time and space. We will make sure every combination you want is covered. We know the Hemel Hempstead area well, including St Mary's Church, one of the finest Norman parish churches in the country.
We do, in our controlled studio setting where lighting and background stay consistent shot to shot. Product photography suits online shops, catalogues, and marketing, and we can shoot on clean white or styled to match your brand. Bring us the items and a sense of how you will use the images, and we will produce crisp, accurate results. Around Hemel Hempstead we have photographed at venues such as Shendish Manor and The Watermill.
Pricing depends on the type of shoot, how long we need, and whether you want prints or an album afterwards. A short portrait or headshot sitting starts modestly, while weddings and larger commercial jobs are quoted individually. We are happy to talk through options and give you a clear, itemised figure before you commit, with no pressure either way. Near Hemel Hempstead we have also photographed at Cress Lakes.
Choose outfits that feel comfortable and coordinate rather than match exactly. Soft, solid colours tend to photograph well, while very bright logos or busy patterns can pull attention away from your faces. Think in tones that sit nicely together, and dress for the season if we are shooting outdoors. We are happy to advise beforehand. Outdoors in Hemel Hempstead we like Gadebridge Park, with its walled garden and open riverside fields.
We do, and they pair beautifully with a newborn session later. The best time is usually around thirty to thirty four weeks, when your bump is nicely rounded but you are still comfortable. Parents from Hemel Hempstead and across Hertfordshire come to the studio, where we provide gowns and guide you through flattering, relaxed poses.
Nearby
From our Northwood studio we photograph clients right across the area. Browse all the areas we serve, or see our wedding, portrait and headshot photography. From our Northwood studio we also cover Bushey Heath, St Albans, Radlett, Garston, Leavesden, South Oxhey.
How it works
Hemel Hempstead is outside easy reach of our Northwood studio, so we bring the shoot to you. Weddings, events, team headshots, branding and product work are all photographed on location, with lighting brought in as needed. If you would rather use the studio you are very welcome.
Weddings · Portraits · Family · Headshots · Commercial · Pet
Tell us what you have in mind, a wedding, a family session, a headshot or something for your business, and we will send availability, ideas and pricing.
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