Neil W. Shaw thinks he's mastered the secret to wedding photography. However, only curious engaged couples will be able to judge whether he's delivering on the mastery he so claims.
Interested now? Take a look and get in touch!
Interested now? Take a look and get in touch!
Follow us
Services
Neil W. Shaw Photography
Report
Your life is an adventure and your wedding is one of the key moments in your story. Wedding photography should be relaxed, and focus on capturing you being you. My friendly and natural wedding photography approach captures people in love enjoying a very special moment. You would be booking a Brighton wedding photographer who has been snapping weddings since 2010, who, aside from all of the weird and wonderful things that I've photographed in Brighton, e.g.For most of my life I've lived by the sea and by the countryside, thankfully Brighton has both of these plus a vibrant city to boot - plenty to take photos of here, so it's just great for wedding photography.
About
Report
These 'about me' sections are never a breeze to write, so I'll keep this short and sweet, with cheesy lines to a minimum! I absolutely love my job being a Sussex and Brighton wedding photographer, I hope that comes across from my website and blog. Every year in the wedding season, I get out and about in Brighton and the wider Sussex area and get to meet lots of really wonderful people enjoying the best day of their lives, it's honestly a real treat.My style of shooting is very natural and relaxed.
Weddings
Report
Sussex based wedding photographer covering East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire, Kent and Surrey. I travel the length and breadth of this county and its neighbours, camera in hand, as a Sussex based wedding photographer. When I'm not out on location throughout the South East of the UK, you'll find me in Brighton.
Pricing
Report
Photos
Reviews (20)
Rhys Jackson
Apr 25, 2020
Roselle Goacher
Mar 14, 2020
Awesome! We are so happy we chose Neil as our wedding photographer his photos are just beautiful. He captured moments without us even knowing which was so lovely to see when we got our photos back. If you want a reliable, friendly and talented photographer book Neil, you won't be disappointed. When you book ask him about the dog situation Neil became the hero of our wedding! Thank you Neil!
Lucianna Tomlin-Paul
Feb 10, 2020
Lucianna Tomlin-Paul
Aug 14, 2019
Roselle Goacher
Jul 30, 2019
Awesome! We are so happy we chose Neil as our wedding photographer his photos are just beautiful. He captured moments without us even knowing which was so lovely to see when we got our photos back. If you want a reliable, friendly and talented photographer book Neil, you won't be disappointed. When you book ask him about the dog situation Neil became the hero of our wedding!
Maxine Sweeney
Dec 08, 2018
Des and I made the perfect choice in choosing Neil to be our Wedding Photographer (we found him through a Google search and loved his portfolio!). We asked for him to show the story of our day with his photos and Neil did just as we asked. We were married on the Brighton Bandstand and afterwards as Bride and Groom we walked along the seafront for some photos as we wanted the essence and quirkiness of the Brighton that we love to show in our pictures, and Neil did just that again.
Our personalities and those of our families' were captured perfectly in both the posed and the candid shots that we wanted. During those candid shots you were not aware that Neil was even there; he moves around so silently! We thank you Neil for our beautiful photos. You are so talented and charming. It was a real pleasure and we recommend you highly. From Maxine, Des and All.
Our personalities and those of our families' were captured perfectly in both the posed and the candid shots that we wanted. During those candid shots you were not aware that Neil was even there; he moves around so silently! We thank you Neil for our beautiful photos. You are so talented and charming. It was a real pleasure and we recommend you highly. From Maxine, Des and All.
Emily Huntley
Apr 23, 2018
Neil photographed our wedding for us and couldn't have captured the day better. So relaxed and part of the celebrations that we hardly noticed he was there - in the nicest way! The photos are better than we even dreamed, can't recommend him highly enough. Such magical quirky pictures that everyone has commented on, he truly is so talented and an absolute find!
Robin Zaagman
Nov 23, 2017
We had our wedding last month and are so so pleased with the work that Neil has done for us. The pictures are absolutely gorgeous, very natural, and capture the day perfectly. We got them back much quicker than expected, too! When we were looking for our photographer, we wanted someone with a relaxed approach. We found Neil on a website offering recommendations in Sussex, and we fell in love with the style of his pictures immediately.
A few posey (but fun!) ones but otherwise very natural and bright. We took a walk through Brighton town and he knew exactly where to photograph us. Neil is also a lovely person and it was great working with him for the day. We thoroughly recommend him!
A few posey (but fun!) ones but otherwise very natural and bright. We took a walk through Brighton town and he knew exactly where to photograph us. Neil is also a lovely person and it was great working with him for the day. We thoroughly recommend him!
Toby Hand
Dec 07, 2016
Can't remember how we first came across Neil (our wedding photographer), think we were lucky and saw some pictures of his online. We had a 15 min skype chat prior to the day and talked through the plan for the day. On the day Neil was a nice calming influence. He was professional, clearly very experienced and overall a great chap. After getting the final pics through yesterday and having had a bit of time to reflect, we have to say we are really glad he was able to do our wedding and we would happily recommend him to anyone looking for a photographer. Neil - great to meet you and many thanks for the beautiful pics! Toby & Inga
Masoneffect
Oct 30, 2016
We were really worried when it came to choosing our wedding photographer! We initially chose Neil over all the rest purely based on the photos we had seen on his website! After meeting him for the first time we knew we'd made the right choice!, he made us feel calm and reassured! On the day, unless you knew you were having your picture taken, he was like a ninja! Took hundreds of photos, cant say which of them are my favourites because they all are! All the best Neil. And thankyou once again! Paul and Sally Mason
Claudia Boccone
Apr 15, 2015
Neil was an absolutely perfect choice as our wedding photographer - what a wonderfully talented man! We didn't want cheesy soft focus style wedding photography - we wanted a stylish and timeless look, and that was exactly what we got! Our photos are individual pieces of art that captured our day and moods beautifully. He made us feel really relaxed, even during our posed shots, but made sure to give us enough direction to ensure our photos had the look we were after. and captured us looking our best of course! We could have not asked for a better result. The photos are stunning and we have had countless comments about how amazing they are.
Suzi Byrne
We did not have your average wedding day, and we didn't want average wedding photographs. We wanted photos which reflected our day together, and we certainly didn't want to spend hours of our day standing in lines or striking a pose. We fell in love with Neil's band photography, and given that our wedding involved us putting on our own gig, he seemed like he would be the perfect match for us.There are few words to describe how happy we were when Neil sent us our photographs.
They are beautiful, vibrant, colourful and exactly what we dreamed of. Looking at our photographs always brings back memories of our day in technicolour glory, and we absolutely adore them. On the day, Neil was brilliant. He blended in, he captured all the moments as they happened and we couldn't have been happier. We had asked him to capture our day, and that is exactly what he did, but even more magically than we could have hoped.
Most of our photos were very natural, unposed, fly-on-the-wall shots, and it is absolutely wonderful to have so many natural photos of our family and friends enjoying themselves, rather than standing in line. From shots of the two of us in Brighton Pavilion, to some frankly hilarious shots of the groom horsing around like Willy Wonka, he caught all of it.
He even managed to get many shots which didn't betray how camera shy the bride was! There is a first time for everything...All in all, we genuinely couldn't have been happier. Neil is a real gem - a photographer who listens to what you want, and seems to have a real instinctive flair for taking beautiful shots. We just cannot recommend him highly enough.
They are beautiful, vibrant, colourful and exactly what we dreamed of. Looking at our photographs always brings back memories of our day in technicolour glory, and we absolutely adore them. On the day, Neil was brilliant. He blended in, he captured all the moments as they happened and we couldn't have been happier. We had asked him to capture our day, and that is exactly what he did, but even more magically than we could have hoped.
Most of our photos were very natural, unposed, fly-on-the-wall shots, and it is absolutely wonderful to have so many natural photos of our family and friends enjoying themselves, rather than standing in line. From shots of the two of us in Brighton Pavilion, to some frankly hilarious shots of the groom horsing around like Willy Wonka, he caught all of it.
He even managed to get many shots which didn't betray how camera shy the bride was! There is a first time for everything...All in all, we genuinely couldn't have been happier. Neil is a real gem - a photographer who listens to what you want, and seems to have a real instinctive flair for taking beautiful shots. We just cannot recommend him highly enough.
Nichola D.
Amazing. Whilst planning our wedding in brighton we searched through local brighton photographers on the internet and came across Neil. Looking through his page we liked the natural & different take he appeared to have. From the moment we met In a pub over a pint to discuss what we wanted to the finished product we were not disappointed. He blended into the background capturing our loved ones and us.
We had been to other weddings where people were tirelessly smiling lining up for tedious photos....this was not Neil, most of the time you didn't know you were being photographed. We would not hesitate to recommend Neil's wonderful skills.
We had been to other weddings where people were tirelessly smiling lining up for tedious photos....this was not Neil, most of the time you didn't know you were being photographed. We would not hesitate to recommend Neil's wonderful skills.
Adam Marchant
We did not want your standard wedding photographer for our wedding. We've been to so many weddings in the past few years where the photographer is barking instructions and you feel like you're spending the whole day lining up for pictures, that we'd almost decided not to even bother with a photographer! However the thought of not having any good photos of our day was also terrible!Neil Shaw was the answer.
He understood our concerns and listened to what we wanted for our wedding. He spent the day floating around capturing great photographs of everyone enjoying themselves - laughing, joking and even shedding the odd tear of joy here and there as you'd expect at a wedding. I'm not even sure the guests noticed he was there most of the time and yet looking at the photographs it seems like he's right at the heart of everything!
That is EXACTLY what we were looking for. We were so happy when we got the photos back, they just capture our day perfectly and we'll always have them to look back on and remember how brilliant it was. If ever I need a photographer for anything in future, I'll be banging Mr Shaw's door down!
He understood our concerns and listened to what we wanted for our wedding. He spent the day floating around capturing great photographs of everyone enjoying themselves - laughing, joking and even shedding the odd tear of joy here and there as you'd expect at a wedding. I'm not even sure the guests noticed he was there most of the time and yet looking at the photographs it seems like he's right at the heart of everything!
That is EXACTLY what we were looking for. We were so happy when we got the photos back, they just capture our day perfectly and we'll always have them to look back on and remember how brilliant it was. If ever I need a photographer for anything in future, I'll be banging Mr Shaw's door down!
Nick Bright
Paul and Sally Mason
We were really worried when it came to choosing our wedding photographer!! We initially chose Neil over all the rest purely based on the photos we had seen on his website! After meeting him for the first time we knew we'd made the right choice!!, he made us feel calm and reassured! On the day, unless you knew you were having your picture taken, he was like a ninja!! Took hundreds of photos, cant say which of them are my favourites because they all are!! All the best Neil. And thank you once again!!
Lindy Hoppers
Vicky Bigmore
Incredible. We couldn't have imagined how fabulous the final pictures would be. Creative, innovative and the refreshing take on a traditional event that we saw in Neil's previous photography. But also Neil is highly professional and full of energy. Although we told him to stop taking pics at 7pm and go and enjoy the rest of the night. He carried on till the midnight hour. Not only could he not rest with his camera but the pictures were flattering and spectacular till the last chime.
Emily Huntley
Neil photographed our wedding for us and couldn't have captured the day better. So relaxed and part of the celebrations that we hardly noticed he was there - in the nicest way! The photos are better than we even dreamed, can't recommend him highly enough. Such magical quirky pictures that everyone has commented on, he truly is so talented and an absolute find!
Robin Zaagman
We had our wedding last month and are so so pleased with the work that Neil has done for us. The pictures are absolutely gorgeous, very natural, and capture the day perfectly. We got them back much quicker than expected, too! When we were looking for our photographer, we wanted someone with a relaxed approach. We found Neil on a website offering recommendations in Sussex, and we fell in love with the style of his pictures immediately.
A few posey (but fun!) ones but otherwise very natural and bright. We took a walk through Brighton town and he knew exactly where to photograph us.
Neil is also a lovely person and it was great working with him for the day. We thoroughly recommend him!!!
A few posey (but fun!) ones but otherwise very natural and bright. We took a walk through Brighton town and he knew exactly where to photograph us.
Neil is also a lovely person and it was great working with him for the day. We thoroughly recommend him!!!