Photographer in South Oxhey
A photographer offering studio and on location work in South Oxhey, for pets, portraits, newborns and business headshots, with a studio close at hand whenever you need it.
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Studio in Northwood, just under 2 miles from South Oxhey · travel not charged · weddings from £750 · free consultation
In short
Visiting the studio from South Oxhey
Kaushik Bathia's studio is at The Broadway, 21 Joel St, Northwood HA6 1NU, about 2 miles from South Oxhey in a straight line (a little further by road). The studio is two minutes from Northwood Hills station on the Metropolitan line, with parking close by for anyone driving.
The studio opens Monday to Saturday from 10:30am to 6pm and on Sunday from 1pm to 6pm. To book a session, call 07956 505383, send a WhatsApp message or use the form on this page.
Portraits, families and newborns, headshots, pets and commercial work are photographed in the studio or on location within about 20 miles, and weddings further afield. Each has its own page for South Oxhey: portrait sessions, family and newborn sessions, headshots, pet portraits and commercial photography.
Looking for one service? Start with portraits, family sessions or headshots in South Oxhey; every service we offer here is listed just below.
Services in South Oxhey
Photography services in South Oxhey
- Photographer in Watford
- Wedding Photography near South Oxhey
- Asian Wedding Photography near South Oxhey
- Hindu Wedding Photography near South Oxhey
- Sikh Wedding Photography near South Oxhey
- Muslim Wedding Photography near South Oxhey
- Portrait Photographer in South Oxhey
- Headshot Photographer in South Oxhey
- Family Photographer in South Oxhey
- Newborn & Baby Photography
- Commercial Photographer in South Oxhey
- Pet Photographer in South Oxhey
Kaushik has created the perfect wedding albums for us to share with our loved ones forever, the family love them and we couldn't have asked for more. Beyond our expectations. A true professional, great communication and an understanding individual throughout the whole process. Thank you!!!
Beautiful family photos, everyone was made to feel comfortable and relaxed so we got lovely photos with everyone smiling and happy. Photographs are beautiful. Thank you!
I did a fabulous photoshoot with Kaushik and thoroughly enjoyed it! I was very nervous, but he made me feel at ease! I will hopefully return for another one at a later date!
What we photograph in South Oxhey
Weddings, families and headshots for South Oxhey
South Oxhey is a large post-war housing estate on the southern edge of Watford, bordered by ancient woodland. The studio in Northwood suits headshots and portraits, and for weddings and events we work at venues, churches and temples across Watford, Carpenders Park and Oxhey. Watford Register Office's ceremony room is closed for construction, so its ceremonies for up to 20 guests are being held at Cheslyn House, set in 3.5 acres of gardens and woodland, and we cover civil weddings like these as well as church weddings and celebrations at home over several days.
Graduations, big birthdays and family reunions deserve better than a phone snap, and for an outdoor portrait we could include Oxhey Chapel, the Grade II* listed chapel of 1612 that stands among the estate's 1940s housing. At a christening or naming day we stay close enough to record the ceremony and quiet enough never to interrupt it. Maternity and newborn sessions need patience and a calm, warm room, and we allow plenty of both for the bump, the first weeks and a family settling in.
LinkedIn headshots, acting portfolios and personal branding portraits are lit individually at the studio to suit the person and where the pictures will be used. For South Oxhey businesses we produce headshots for CVs and websites, acting and modelling portfolios, personal branding sets and product shoots, with clean lighting and files ready to use. At the studio we also restore treasured older pictures, enlarge and frame prints.
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Across South Oxhey
Around South Oxhey and throughout Hertfordshire
On location, a South Oxhey session could move from the sunken paths and chequers trees of the ancient woodland in Oxhey Woods to Prestwick Road Meadows, which is at its best in flower in summer. South Oxhey is a large post-war housing estate on the southern edge of Watford, bordered by ancient woodland, and we cover Garston and Leavesden from Northwood without any fuss. Local wedding venues near South Oxhey include The Grove, near Watford, Bushey Country Club, Bushey and Metropolitan Bushey, Bushey.
South Oxhey was built by the London County Council from the late 1940s to rehouse Londoners after the Second World War. It lies in the Three Rivers district of Hertfordshire, right on the boundary with Greater London. Carpenders Park station is on the London Overground Lioness line. For pre-wedding and couple portraits, Oxhey Woods Local Nature Reserve is one option, with All Saints' Church close by for a striking backdrop.
A calm studio portrait and a lively outdoor family session need different plans, so we agree yours first, down to a meeting point such as the South Oxhey Playing Fields car park off Green Lane. The planning is relaxed from the first conversation. You tell us your ideas, we suggest what might work, and between us we settle on the approach.
Why book us in South Oxhey
Twenty five years, one careful way of working
Years of full wedding days teach a photographer to stay composed, read the room and adapt when the light or the schedule changes, and that calm is part of every booking. Twenty five years across every kind of photography means the same careful eye goes into a christening, a product shot or a portrait.
Travel to South Oxhey is not charged, as the estate is less than two miles from the studio, and Carpenders Park station on the Lioness line has a subway exit straight into South Oxhey for anyone meeting us by train. Getting to South Oxhey from the studio is quick, and we cover on location shoots right across Watford, Carpenders Park and Oxhey.
Photographs deserve to be looked at, so as well as the online gallery we offer albums, framed prints and wall art finished to a high standard. Handover is simple: browse the gallery online, mark the ones you love, and leave the prints, frames and albums to us.
South Oxhey at a glance
These notes sketch South Oxhey from published sources, from the 1612 Oxhey Chapel to Oxhey Woods and Prestwick Road Meadows, with a link beside each so you can check details before choosing a place for photographs.
- A post-war London County Council estate. South Oxhey was built after the Second World War by the London County Council on land that had been part of the Oxhey Hall Estate, to relieve London's housing shortage after the Blitz, with prisoners of war helping to build some of it. 1
- Three Rivers District Council. South Oxhey is an estate in the Watford Rural parish of Three Rivers district, in the south-western corner of Hertfordshire close to the Greater London boundary. 2
- Former Bakerloo line link. Carpenders Park was part of the London Underground network on the Bakerloo line until 1982, and trains now run between Watford Junction and London Euston. 3
- Prestwick Road Meadows Local Nature Reserve is a surviving patch of old farm meadow in South Oxhey with ancient hedgerows and a seasonal pond, and is at its best in flower in summer. 4
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Good to know
Photography in South Oxhey, frequently asked questions
You receive high resolution files with a print release, free to be printed wherever you choose. We are glad to produce prints, frames and albums at the studio, where colour and quality can be checked by eye, but it is entirely up to you.
Newborns photograph best in their first fortnight, when they sleep deeply and curl up naturally into the classic poses. Older babies are just as welcome; we simply shape the session around what they can do. Pencil in a provisional date while you are expecting and firm it up once your baby has arrived.
Yes, and for South Oxhey families there are good outdoor options close to home as well as the studio. A family session can take place at the studio or outdoors close to home, and for South Oxhey we would suggest Oxhey Woods, where a one-kilometre firm-surfaced sculpture trail starts from the car park at Prestwick Road and Oxhey Drive. What we are after is warm, honest portraits of your family exactly as it is this year.
Yes, and for South Oxhey families we build the coverage around your own customs and running order. Each ceremony has its own order and meaning, so we agree in advance which rituals, relatives and moments matter most and photograph respectfully throughout. Whether it is one event or a full weekend, we work out the timings together before the day. The dedicated Asian, Hindu, Sikh and Muslim wedding pages explain the coverage in more detail.
Tell us what you are planning, whether it is a family walk in Oxhey Woods or a headshot for a new job, and we will price it to fit. Ring 07956 505383 or send a message through the website with the kind of shoot, where in South Oxhey or beyond it would be, your date, and any extras such as an album or prints. You will get a clear, itemised price back, and we are happy to answer questions before you commit.
Yes, from conferences and award nights to milestone parties, whether the event is in South Oxhey itself or further into Hertfordshire. We work quietly in the background, catching speeches, details and guests talking naturally without stopping proceedings. Need a handful of images quickly for a newsletter, the press or social media? Say so and we will edit those first.
We do. Framing and enlargement are done at the studio, so a favourite picture, ours or one from your own albums, can become a proper piece for the wall. We will help you pick a size, finish and frame that suits both the picture and the room it is going in. It is a good way to get pictures off a phone and into the room where you actually see them.
Nearby
Photography near South Oxhey
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 Garston, Leavesden, St Albans, Bushey Heath, Radlett, Hemel Hempstead, and South Oxhey sits within Watford.
At the studio
Studio sessions for South Oxhey
The studio is a few minutes from South Oxhey, at The Broadway, 21 Joel St, Northwood HA6 1NU. Come in for a booked portrait, family or headshot session, or drop off prints, frames, old photographs and negatives for work in house. Passport and ID photos need no appointment. The studio, just under two miles from South Oxhey, opens 10:30 to 18:00 Monday to Saturday and 13:00 to 18:00 on Sunday.
Wedding venues near South Oxhey
Guides to what each venue publishes on capacity, catering, ceremony rules and parking — and what it does not say.
Kaushik Bathia, a Fellow of both the BIPP and the MPA and winner of five European Kodak Gold Awards, has run the Northwood studio since 2001 and photographs each South Oxhey booking himself, whether a newborn at home or a small ceremony at Cheslyn House.
Popular sessions
Popular sessions for South Oxhey right now include Christmas photoshoots, maternity photoshoots, couples photoshoots, cake smash sessions and corporate headshots.
Weddings · Portraits · Family · Headshots · Commercial · Pet
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