Dog sessions
Meadow and lakeside dog portraits in Parkfield and Oakmere Park, right in the middle of Potters Bar.
Pet Photographer in Potters Bar
Pet portraits in Potters Bar for dogs, cats, puppies and small animals, taken patiently, with treats to hand and real affection for the animals.
Potters Bar and nearby
Pet and animal photography in Potters Bar
- What is included: A patient, treat-friendly session where your pet sets the pace, with or without you in the frame, and the chosen portraits finished as prints, framed pieces or canvases if you want them on the wall.
- Where we photograph in Potters Bar: Your home or garden, or a walk at Oakmere Park or Parkfield. We travel from Northwood, about 12 miles away. The Northwood studio is there too, if you ever prefer it.
- Booking: Call 07956 505383, send a WhatsApp message to the same number, or use the enquiry form on this page.
Outdoors, Kaushik works low to the ground for eye-level portraits, then moves to action frames once your dog has settled. The Parkfield meadow gives tall grass and texture; Oakmere gives water and mature trees.
Then you pick favourite shots of your pet from an online gallery, with no pressure. Fur and eyes are retouched lightly so your pet looks like your pet, and files come ready for printing or sharing. You can also order your pet's portrait as a canvas or framed print.
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Kaushik took a photograph of my grand-daughter. The final product was superb. My little 2 year old girl was kept so calm and at ease with Kaushik’s kindness. We will now always use Kaushik for our photography.
Wonderful experienced photographer..clicked our crying 2 year old in minutes
Kaushik is an amazing guy, and took lovely family photos when requested. I would definitely recommend him!
What we offer
Pet photography in Potters Bar
25+ years behind the lens
Patient with the pets of Potters Bar
Owners stay part of the session, using a familiar voice or hand to guide your pet's gaze where it needs to be.
Cats are photographed on their own furniture wherever possible, since a windowsill or a favourite chair produces a far more honest picture than any backdrop.
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From puppies to senior dogs
Parks and walks in and around Potters Bar for pet photographs
Dogs and other pets tend to relax where there is space to wander. The spots below, such as Oakmere Park and Parkfield, are described from linked sources; check their dog rules before your visit. Travel from Northwood is set out in your written quote before you book.
- Parkfield, opposite Oakmere Park across the High Street, is a more natural open space with a traditional hay meadow and a formal Japanese garden centred on a Japanese maple, and a Roman kiln was found there in the 1950s. 1
- Potters Bar Museum, provided by the council and run by volunteers from the Potters Bar and District Historical Society, is in the Wyllyotts Centre on Darkes Lane. 2
- Oakmere Park, once the private grounds of Oakmere House, keeps its classic 19th-century layout of lakes and specimen trees, and together with Parkfield across the High Street covers 17 hectares acquired by the urban district council in the 1930s. 3
- Oakmere House, built in 1840 and now a Harvester pub-restaurant, is a grade II listed building whose rear faces onto Oakmere Park. 4
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Pet Photographer in Potters Bar, FAQs
We do. For outdoor sessions we happily come to Hertfordshire, meeting you at a park or walking route your pet already knows well. Familiar ground tends to bring out an animal's calmest, most natural self, so we are glad to work wherever suits you best. This applies across Potters Bar and Little Heath, South Mimms and Brookmans Park.
Patience, above everything. We move unhurriedly, speak softly and let your pet decide the pace, relying on treats and play rather than force.
Yes, and they are lovely sessions. We include the whole household, four legs and two, in a warm family portrait outdoors. Your pet takes its place in the family picture and gets just as much attention as the people beside it.
Yes. Hertfordshire homes with a few animals can book them as a group and as individual portraits. Mixed groups of cats and dogs are welcome, and we take our time getting everyone looking the right way. A helper for each pet makes it easier.
Of course. Every session stays relaxed and shaped around your pet's own character.
Serving Potters Bar
A pet photographer near Potters Bar
Potters Bar, home to Oakmere Park and Parkfield, lies about 12 miles from Northwood. It sits close to Cockfosters and Whetstone, which we cover too. Pet sessions in Potters Bar and wider Hertfordshire run outdoors, and the written quote lists travel from Northwood before you book.
Open green belt land rings much of Potters Bar, which sits where London meets Hertfordshire, so there is space nearby for an outdoor pet session. Potters Bar has Great Northern trains to King's Cross from its station and Junction 24 of the M25 nearby, though for a pet session Kaushik comes to you. For a pet portrait outdoors, Oakmere Park beside Oakmere House offers a lake and formal gardens as a setting.
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More photography services in Potters Bar
Pet owners in Potters Bar can book the same photographer for family, portrait, headshot and commercial work too. Explore the rest: we also cover pet photography across Hertfordshire, including South Oxhey, St Albans, Garston, Bushey Heath, Mill End and Hemel Hempstead.
Potters Bar is a good place to own an animal, with green belt countryside around the edges of the town and two looked-after parks in the middle of it. For a pet session, Oakmere Park and Parkfield give two very different settings within a few minutes of each other. Oakmere's lakes and specimen trees make a stately backdrop for a calm older dog lying in the grass, while Parkfield's hay meadow has the texture and height to make a running spaniel look properly wild. Long meadow grass also hides leads and harnesses neatly, which helps if your dog needs to stay attached for the whole session. Water is a distraction for many dogs, so keep the lakeside frames for the end, after the energy has been spent. Get down low: a camera at eye level with the animal gives a far stronger portrait than one pointing down from a standing height. Bring the treat or toy that always gets a reaction, and a towel for wet paws. Sessions there or outdoors run at the animal's pace, with or without owners in the frame, and nobody hurries a nervous animal into a pose it does not want.
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How it works
How we work in Potters Bar
We travel to Potters Bar from Northwood, about 12 miles away, so we bring the shoot to you. Pet sessions are photographed on location, with lighting brought in as needed.
Each pet session is photographed by Kaushik Bathia, FBIPP and FMPA, who has worked from Northwood since 2001 and has won five European Kodak Gold Awards.
Beyond Potters Bar, see pet photography across Hertfordshire. For every other service, see photography across Hertfordshire.
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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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