Dog sessions
Dog sessions on Croxley Common Moor or quieter ground, planned around whatever the reserve permits that day.
Pet Photographer in Croxley Green
Pet photography in Croxley Green, from puppies to older dogs, on Croxley Common Moor, in Croxleyhall Woods or at the Northwood studio, finished as prints and canvases.
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Croxley Green and nearby
Relaxed pet sessions in Croxley Green
- What is included: Time for your pet to settle before the session starts, treats and familiar toys to catch the right expression, and a finished set of characterful portraits; prints and canvases are available afterwards.
- Where it happens: The Northwood studio suits composed pets, and energetic dogs can go to a park or a familiar walk 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 Croxley Green, and the drive is a little further.
- To book: Ring or WhatsApp 07956 505383 during opening hours (Monday to Saturday 10:30 to 18:00, Sunday 13:00 to 18:00), or leave your details in the form below.
Nothing about the session is hurried. The dog sets the tempo and we photograph what it does anyway, from low down, roughly level with its chest. Treats are the ones you brought, not novelties it has never smelled before.
Older or anxious dogs get a shorter session on ground they walk regularly, and we stop the moment the animal has plainly had enough of us. You receive the frames where the dog looks like itself, leads and lines cleaned out, ready for printing large if one earns it.
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Amazing experience with Kaushik Bathia photography. Professionalism and picture quality are top notch. My wife is extremely impressed with the pictures and we received them right on time for the holidays.
We have been to Kaushik’s studio over many years for photos for passport renewals. He is very professional and has always taken the best pictures. We booked a family session recently and he did an amazing job and put us at ease for the portrait shots. Beautiful and artistic photos. We are very pleased with them. We would highly recommend his services.
Not the first time we have used his services. Excellent with kids and achieves a perfect smile from them. Fantastic experience. Very pleased.
What we offer
Pet photography in Croxley Green
Long-lead running shots
Long lead work is standard, and the lead is cleaned out afterwards so the picture reads as free running.
Older and nervous pets
Low camera position, short sessions and treats you brought, so nervous animals are never cornered.
Local and experienced
Why book with us
At the studio the room is kept quiet so cats in particular can settle before we start.
We can photograph senior pets gently and calmly, giving families beautiful pictures of a much-loved older animal. Reactive or anxious dogs get a quiet slot, with the plan agreed with you beforehand rather than on arrival.
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Croxley Green woods, moor and parks for dog photographs
Most dogs relax once they have sniffed about somewhere open, so a walk they already know is a good starting point. Each place below is described from a linked source; please check lead rules, livestock and nature-reserve guidance for dogs before the session.
- Croxley Common Moor, about 100 yards from Croxley station, is 41.9 hectares of historic grassland on the River Gade flood plain, a Site of Special Scientific Interest and Local Nature Reserve with over 250 plant species and cattle grazing from around April. 1
- Three Rivers dog control order. Three Rivers District Council's dog control Public Space Protection Order, first made in April 2016 and extended in 2022 and 2025, keeps dogs out of children's play areas, courts, outdoor gyms, skate areas, fenced picnic areas and grazing land, and limits one person to four dogs. 2
- Whippendell Wood, about 160 acres of woodland next to Cassiobury Park on the edge of Watford, is listed as ancient woodland by Natural England, welcomes dogs and is known for bluebells in late April and early May. 3
- Rickmansworth Aquadrome off Frogmoor Lane (WD3 1NB) is a local nature reserve around Batchworth Lake and Bury Lake where dogs are welcome but must stay out of the water, play areas and fenced picnic area and be on leads around the café. 4
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Pet Photographer in Croxley Green, FAQs
An edited gallery of your animal looking exactly like itself. Prints, framed pictures and canvases can then be ordered straight from the gallery. The edit is quick, so you are not left waiting long.
Hardly anything. A long walk beforehand takes the edge off a bouncy dog, and a pet that has skipped a snack pays more attention to treats. Bring a favourite toy and let your pet behave as it normally would. The waiting and the timing are our job.
Of course. Nervous cats need time more than anything, and we give it. The room stays quiet while your cat explores at its own pace, and we only begin once curiosity has won.
Of course. Several pets from one household can be photographed together and separately. Cats and dogs from the same home can share a session, and we wait for the moment everyone faces the camera. One helper per animal makes the whole thing easier.
Absolutely. Owner-and-pet pictures make good framed prints, and a walk in Cassiobury Park, just east of Croxley Green, would give plenty of room for them. Step into the frame with your pet, or stand just behind us to keep its attention where we need it.
Serving Croxley Green
A pet photographer near Croxley Green
Pet sessions are offered throughout Hertfordshire, with Croxley Green (WD3) among the places we can come to. It sits close to Chorleywood and Mill End, which we cover too. Cats and small animals are often happier at the Northwood studio, about 4 miles away.
Cattle graze the Moor from around April, and the council's dog control order keeps dogs out of grazing land, so in spring and summer Croxleyhall Woods, reached from All Saints Lane or Harvey Road, may suit a dog session better. Croxley Common Moor, 41.9 hectares of grassland on the River Gade flood plain, is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and Local Nature Reserve about 100 yards from Croxley station. The Green is another open setting within the village.
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More photography services in Croxley Green
The same studio, experience and personal care apply to every service we offer in Croxley Green. Explore the rest: we also cover pet photography across Hertfordshire, including Hemel Hempstead, Oxhey, Watford, Chorleywood, Bushey and Abbots Langley.
Croxley Common Moor is the obvious ground for a dog session here, and also the one thing that has to be settled before the day, because it is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Local Nature Reserve rather than a park. Land carrying that designation is managed for what grows and lives on it, not for dogs running about across it, so what is permitted can differ between one part of the reserve and another, and can change with the season. We do not turn up assuming open running. Check what is posted, tell us what it says, and the session gets built around that answer: if it is leads only, we shoot walking pictures on a long line, keep the line outside the frame and clean it out afterwards. Footing decides as much as the rules do. A dog standing in tall vegetation loses its legs and its ground line, so we work low, at roughly the animal's chest height, and hunt out the shorter grazed patches where the whole shape of it reads. Dark coats want the camera angled slightly down onto ground rather than up into a bright sky, or the fur closes up into a silhouette. Water is worth deciding in advance. The River Gade and the Grand Union Canal are both close to the village, so water is rarely far from a walk, and a soaked coat goes dark and flat and loses everything that made it worth photographing. If your dog is going in, it goes in after we have finished.
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Studio sessions for Croxley Green
The studio at The Broadway, 21 Joel St, Northwood HA6 1NU is roughly 4 miles from Croxley Green, a short drive for a pet in a carrier, and travel to a session in the village is not charged. Pet and portrait sittings there are by appointment, passport and ID photos are also taken, and prints, frames, restoration and digitising are handled on site. Ring to arrange your pet's session while the studio is open: Mon to Sat 10:30 to 18:00, Sun 13:00 to 18:00.
Pet sessions are photographed by Kaushik Bathia, FBIPP and FMPA, holder of five European Kodak Gold Awards, from the Northwood studio he opened in 2001.
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Pets are welcome at a Christmas family photoshoot too, and the whole family can be photographed together in a family session.
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