Our Northwood Hills studio sits a short way over the border from south-west Hertfordshire, so Oxhey, Bushey, Watford and Rickmansworth are all under four miles away. Kaushik photographs weddings anywhere in the county and comes to you for family, newborn, portrait, headshot, pet and business sessions.
The short answer
Yes. Kaushik Bathia photographs weddings in every part of Hertfordshire, from Watford and St Albans to Hertford, Stevenage and Royston, and travels to you for family, newborn, headshot, pet and commercial sessions. The studio is at 21 Joel Street, Northwood Hills, 1.8 miles from Oxhey and 3.8 miles from Watford. The northern towns are 22 to 35 miles away, and travel from Northwood is quoted up front and set out in writing before you book. Wedding photography starts from £750.
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The county next door
Hertfordshire wraps around the top of north-west London, and our studio on the Joel Street parade in Northwood Hills sits right against its south-western corner. Oxhey is 1.8 miles away, Carpenders Park 2.3, Bushey and Rickmansworth 3.6, Croxley Green 3.7 and Watford town centre 3.8. Mill End and Maple Cross, on the western fringe of Rickmansworth, are both under five miles. For families in Three Rivers, Watford and the Bushey side of Hertsmere, a session at home or at the studio is about as easy as it gets.
That closeness matters for more than convenience. A short drive means Kaushik can arrive early for a newborn session, return for a second look at a park before a family shoot, or hop between a ceremony and a reception without the day turning into a long haul. Chorleywood (6.0 miles), Sarratt (6.4), Borehamwood (6.9) and Radlett (7.0) sit just beyond that first ring, and still count as close by any sensible measure.
Three bands
It helps to think of Hertfordshire in three bands. The near band runs from Oxhey out to Kings Langley (7.9 miles) and Shenley (8.4), covering the Colne and Gade valleys, Watford, Three Rivers and southern Hertsmere. The middle band takes in London Colney (9.8), Hemel Hempstead (10.6), St Albans (10.9), Potters Bar (11.7), Berkhamsted (12.8), Hatfield (13.7) and Harpenden (14.9), along with Welwyn Garden City, Tring and Cheshunt between 16 and 18 miles.
The far band is the east and north. Hertford is 19.6 miles from the studio, Hoddesdon 20.4, Knebworth 20.7, Ware 21.8 and Stevenage 22.6. Beyond that come Hitchin (24.6), Letchworth Garden City (27.2), Baldock (28.4), Bishop's Stortford (30.7) and Royston (34.9). We cover every one of them for weddings and for sessions; the only difference is the journey, and travel from Northwood is set out in your written quote so nothing about it is left vague.
For a session in the far band, it can be worth weighing a home visit against a trip to the studio. Some families prefer Kaushik to come to them; others combine a visit to Northwood with a day out. Whichever you choose, the drive from Northwood to a far-band home is set out in your written quote before you book.
How it works
Weddings have no radius. Whether your ceremony is at one of Hertfordshire County Council's eight register offices or at one of the more than 100 approved venues the council lists across the county, Kaushik will be there from the preparations to the last dance. Wedding photography starts from £750, with bespoke packages built around your day.
Sessions work the other way round: Kaushik comes to you. That might mean your living room in Croxley Green, your garden in Harpenden, a park in St Albans or your office on Clarendon Road in Watford. If you would rather come to us, the studio at 21 Joel Street is two minutes from Northwood Hills station on the Metropolitan line, the same line that serves Rickmansworth and Chorleywood. For a Hertfordshire session, the price comes on request: ring or WhatsApp Kaushik on 07956 505383.
Backdrops
The county has more history packed into it than most people expect. In St Albans, the Clock Tower in the Market Place, completed by 1405, is the only surviving medieval town belfry in England, and Verulamium Park covers 175 acres over the Roman city whose walls can still be seen. Berkhamsted Castle on White Hill holds the remains of an 11th to 15th-century motte-and-bailey castle, and Hertford Castle's brick gatehouse dates from 1463.
Further north and east the landmarks change character. The Digswell Viaduct carries the East Coast Main Line over the Mimram valley on forty arches. Welwyn Garden City has the white silos of the Grade II listed Shredded Wheat Factory and the near mile-long Parkway. Ware has Scott's Grotto, the most extensive shell grotto in the UK, and Royston has a carved chalk cave found beneath its central crossroads in 1742. These are places to plan a portrait walk around, not just names on a map.
Business
Watford is the county's office centre. Hertfordshire County Council designates it a major sub-regional centre, and the Watford Local Plan treats Clarendon Road as its Primary Office Location, with professional services the town's largest employment sector. Croxley Park between Rickmansworth and Watford offers about 700,000 sq ft of office space across 13 buildings, and Watford Business Park covers 30 hectares off Greenhill Crescent. All of them are under five miles from the studio.
Further out, Leavesden Park lets offices beside Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, Maylands Business Park is Hemel Hempstead's main industrial area, and St Albans has the STANTA Business Centre and a city-centre Business Improvement District. Kaushik brings lighting and a backdrop to your premises for team headshots, or your staff can come to Northwood for individual sittings. For product and premises photography, the shoot happens where the work is made.
Where next
Every major town in the county has its own page on this site, with local detail and the services available there. Start with Watford, St Albans, Rickmansworth, Bushey or Hemel Hempstead, or use the table below to find yours by distance. Couples planning a wedding should read the Hertfordshire wedding photography guide, and parents can go straight to family or newborn sessions in the county.
If Hertfordshire is only part of your plans, the neighbouring counties have their own guides too: Buckinghamshire lies just west of Rickmansworth and Chorleywood, and Bedfordshire sits beyond Hitchin and Letchworth. The full list of places we cover is on the areas page, which is the quickest way to check a village that does not appear in the Hertfordshire table below.
Every service
From a 20-guest ceremony at Cheslyn House in Watford to a 300-guest evening in a converted barn near Stevenage, Kaushik photographs the whole day, wherever in the county it falls. Coverage starts from £750, with packages built around your day and a second photographer, an engagement shoot or a hand-finished album as options. Read more on our wedding photography page or the Hertfordshire wedding guide.
Weddings in HertfordshireHindu, Sikh, Muslim, Gujarati, Tamil and Punjabi weddings in Hertfordshire can run over several days and several towns: a mehndi at home in Bushey, a ceremony near Potters Bar, a reception in Watford. Kaushik covers each event and plans the photographs around the rituals. See Asian wedding photography and our Hertfordshire Asian wedding guide.
Asian weddings in HertfordshireFamily sessions happen at your home, in your garden or in a local park such as Cassiobury in Watford, the Rickmansworth Aquadrome or Verulamium Park in St Albans. South-west Hertfordshire is a short drive from the studio, and the north of the county is quoted for travel in writing. More on family photography and family sessions in Hertfordshire.
Family photography in HertfordshireIn the first couple of weeks most parents would rather not travel, so Kaushik brings wraps, props and backdrops to your home, whether that is in Oxhey or Hitchin. If you prefer, the Northwood studio is warm, quiet and close to the Metropolitan line. Read about baby photography and newborn sessions in Hertfordshire.
Newborn photography in HertfordshireA maternity session works well at home, at the studio or outdoors in late spring, when the wisteria circle at Chorleywood House Estate flowers between April and June. Kaushik plans the session around how you feel on the day and keeps it unhurried. Families who book maternity can follow on with a newborn session. See our maternity photoshoot page.
Maternity photoshoots in HertfordshireAn engagement or pre-wedding shoot is a relaxed hour together before the big day, and Hertfordshire gives you plenty of choice: the canal at Batchworth Lock, the Roman walls in Verulamium Park, or the commons around Berkhamsted. It also helps you get used to the camera before the wedding. More on our couples photoshoot page.
Engagement and couples shoots in HertfordshireFor professionals in Watford, St Albans, Hemel Hempstead and beyond, Kaushik photographs headshots at your office with portable lighting or at the Northwood studio, which is 3.8 miles from Watford. Team days keep the lighting consistent from the first person to the last. See headshots, corporate headshots and our Watford headshot page.
Headshots in HertfordshirePersonal portraits, graduation photographs and milestone birthdays can be shot at the studio, at home or somewhere that means something to you, such as the old centre of Bushey or the lime avenue in Rothamsted Park, Harpenden. Kaushik guides posing gently so the result looks like you. Read more on portrait photography or the St Albans portrait page.
Portraits in HertfordshireBirthday parties, anniversaries, christenings and company events across Hertfordshire are covered at the venue, from a church christening in Abbots Langley to an awards night in Watford. Kaushik works quietly around the running order and photographs the people as well as the programme. More on event photography and christening photography.
Event photography in HertfordshireDog sessions suit Hertfordshire's woods and commons: Whippendell Wood beside Cassiobury Park welcomes dogs, and Oxhey Woods has a free car park. Councils set their own rules, and Three Rivers limits one person to four dogs, so Kaushik plans around them. See pet photography and the Watford pet photographer page.
Pet photography in HertfordshireProduct, premises and brand photography for Hertfordshire businesses is shot on site, whether that is a unit on Watford Business Park, an office at Croxley Park or a shop in Hemel Hempstead. Smaller products can come to the Northwood studio instead. More on commercial photography and the Watford commercial page.
Commercial photography in HertfordshirePlanning
Oxhey, Carpenders Park, Bushey, Rickmansworth, Croxley Green and Watford are all within 3.8 miles of the studio, so short-notice sessions are realistic here.
St Albans, Hemel Hempstead, Hatfield and Harpenden sit between 10 and 15 miles out, close enough for a home session on a weekday evening in summer.
Stevenage, Hitchin, Letchworth, Ware, Bishop's Stortford and Royston are 22 to 35 miles away. Sessions still happen there, with travel set out in your quote first.
Wedding photography starts from £750. Session prices are given on request by phone or WhatsApp, so ask for the figure for your town.
A few Hertfordshire landmarks worth knowing about when you plan a shoot, each with the source for the detail.
Sources, facts checked October 2026
Town by town
These are the Hertfordshire towns we cover, listed by distance from the Northwood Hills studio. Each links to its own page with local detail.
Good to know
Our Hertfordshire-facing studio sits at 21 Joel Street, Northwood Hills, HA6 1NU. Oxhey is 1.8 miles away, Bushey and Rickmansworth 3.6, Watford 3.8 and St Albans 10.9. The furthest town we list in the county is Royston, at 34.9 miles.
Travel from Northwood is quoted up front and set out in writing before you book, so you see the figure alongside everything else. For the southern edge of the county the journey is short; for Stevenage, Hitchin or Royston it is longer, and the quote reflects that.
Yes. Family, newborn, maternity, portrait and pet sessions can all happen at your home or in your garden anywhere in Hertfordshire. Kaushik works around naps, feeds and school runs. A local park is another option.
Hertfordshire County Council runs eight register offices: Watford, St Albans, Hatfield, Hemel Hempstead, Hertford, Cheshunt, Stevenage and Bishop's Stortford. While Watford's ceremony room is closed for building work, its ceremonies for up to 20 guests take place at Cheslyn House.
Yes. Kaushik photographs individual and team headshots at offices across the county, including Watford's Clarendon Road, Croxley Park and Hemel Hempstead, or at the Northwood studio. Prices depend on numbers and location and are given on request.
Our wedding photography starts from £750, with bespoke packages for longer days or multi-day celebrations. Prices for family, newborn, headshot, pet and commercial sessions are given on request by phone or WhatsApp on 07956 505383, together with any travel from Northwood.
Kaushik Bathia Photography was established in 2001, so Kaushik has about 25 years of experience. His work has won five European Kodak Gold Awards, and the business is rated 4.8 from 580+ Google reviews.
Hertfordshire bookings
Send your town, the date you have in mind and what you would like photographed. Kaushik will reply with availability, the price and the travel from Northwood in writing. Calls and WhatsApp messages to 07956 505383 reach Kaushik directly too.