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Here is another round of simple and minimal wedding album designs. This set is a little different than the previous set of psd designs. This new collection of complex, yet simple, designs more or less lack perpendicularity and some contain contiguous images. If I were to give it an “artistic name,” I would call this collection “Simplistic Chaos.” Sounds intriguing, right? LOL!

The goal of simple and minimal designs is still maintained. Check out some of these wedding album designs by @DFurious of Furious Photographers!

Sample 1 – Contiguity

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Images courtesy of Furious Photographers taken at Isla Mujeres

Sample 2 – Minimalism

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Images courtesy of Furious Photographers taken at Cancun, Mexico

Sample 3 – Lack of Perpendicularity

Note that Doug used one image for two slots. You are welcome to use two image, but this technique gives it a different look.

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Images courtesy of Furious Photographers taken at Tulum, Mexico

Sample Template Download

Download the aforementioned PSD album designs for free! If you like it, please support us with a purchase.

220 Pages (110 Slides) – 12×12 Album Templates – $60

Check out the old templates –
Simple 12×12
Keyline 12×12

Best,

Lawrence

P.S. I love the mall because I get ideas there.

P.P.S. Probably last 12×12 album design for a while.

Hello everyone!

If you are a bride, please visit my website at www.lawrencechanphotography.com, but feel free to check out our 5-day adventure in Cancun, Mexico.

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What a fun weekend! Although I must admit, shooting two weddings and a day after session consecutively was pretty exhausting.

Resuming – yes what a trip! I am so happy that the Bui Brothers came along and graced us with their good humor and awesome footages.

Day 1 – Arrive in Cancun

Day 2 – Isla Mujeres Wedding – Colleen and Hector

We photographed a beautiful wedding at Isla Mujeres – “Island of the Ladies” – nice name! We also hooked up with the island coordinator – Laura – and she was so impressed with our work that she wants us to be the official video/photo people – woot!

Day 3 – Marriott Cancun – Tiffany and Ly

Tiffany and Ly are such lovable people! We photographed their engagement in New York a couple of times and always enjoyed their company – session one and session two.

Below is a same day edit fusion video! We placed it in their iPod and Ly watched it all night. He even brought it around with him and showed it to random guests in their hotel lobby, which cracked us up.

Here are some still images from their destination wedding! GIVE US SOME PROPS – seriously! It was SUPER WINDY and we still pulled it off.

My favorite (below)! Mom and daughter walking with gusts of winds blowing made quite a cool picture.

Day 4 – Day After Session at Tulum – Tiffany and Ly

Tiffany and Ly wanted to do a day after session at Tulum. Since we were rejected due to permit issues, we were like screw this! We’re still going to get pictures so we rented boats!

Doesn’t this look like a scene from the “Most Interesting Man in the World” except that the dude is Asian? Stay thirsty, my friends.

Isn’t the water gorgeous? Made me want to get a cup and sip from the ocean.

Here is one of many super duper awesome stills! We used a mobile tripod with a custom built frame that held one Pocket Wizard and two 580EX II. We will be hosting workshops on this soon, so stay tuned.

What was so funny was that a group of Italian tourists saw us taking “professional” pictures you can say and thought Tiffany was a super model. Axiomatically, we are professionals, so no sneering please. Anyway, the tourists all pulled out their cameras and started photographing her and us. We told them not to be shy and to come sit with them. I think this picture adds real character!

Despite the afternoon sun, we still pulled off a perfectly exposed image with two Canon 580EX II flashes. We had one pointing at Tiffany and Ly at 75mm 1/2 power and one for the whole group at 24mm 1/2+0.7 power. Final result = awesomness!

Since the sun was setting and we were all getting burnt, I took one last picture with Tiffany showing off her Fendi sunglasses.

Afterwards, we had tacos at Taco Factory, which was fantastic!

Day 5 – Climbed Coba – Tallest Mayan Ruin in the Yucatan Peninsula

Right before Coba, we decided to explore a cave in a giant cenote (underground river).

Lan has vertigo so I am extremely proud of him for braving his fear.

Vu’s take on Coba below -

Once we were on top of the Mayan Ruin, Doug setup the camera while I callibrated the remote light and ta da!

Day 6 – Go Home While Bui Brothers Played in the Waters

Overall a great trip! Again, thank you SEO for making these weddings happen.

I’m on a boat!

Lawrence

P.S. I love reading the Shopaholic series by Sophie Kinsella.

P.P.S. I think Toblerone chocolate is divine!

Hello,

I was going to make a video post, but decided otherwise because my eyes are really red (since it is late in California). In a few hours, I will be flying to Cancun, Mexico to photograph two beautiful weddings and one trash the dress session consecutively. What coincidence! I am grateful to be graced with good company -

• Douglas Chan (from Furious Photographers)
• Lan Bui and Vu Bui (from The Bui Brothers)

Therefore, I will not be able to respond to emails and etc. until I return on April 29th. The Bui Brothers intend to make video recordings of our trip, so please check back (maybe daily) for updates!

This is the coolest part – we NEVER photographed a wedding Cancun before. How did I book three destination shoots? Simple – SEO.

I made a blog post 1.5 years ago about going to Cancun for vacation. That’s it! No joke – seriously. Gene Higa and I (Lawrence Chan) will be addressing and sharing our trade secrets after this summer via workshops.  We would have done it earlier, but I am going on vacation all over Europe for 1.5 months. If I can book weddings based on one blog post for Cancun, imagine what I will do when in Europe. You can almost call my vacation “work” – boo hoo.

Just FYI, the blog post is really nasty, which is why I did not link to it. Try to find it If you do, comment the link and I will pick one lucky duck at random to receive my cheap airport souvenir from Mexico!

SEO Workshop – (details coming soon)

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Anyway, I wanted to share a cool clip I saw a few days ago about design. As photographers (or artists), we should ask ourselves whether shooting weddings/pets/families/portraits/etc. is solemn or serious. It is all right to be both. Just find balance in your lives lest you will burn out. In lieu of shooting the same thing all of the time, try mixing it up a little. Try adding some typography!

Hope you enjoyed the clip! It is a little long, but worth viewing. For those interested in our itinerary -

• Friday – Dinner and cha cha cha
• Saturday – Wedding at Isla Mujeres
• Sunday – Wedding at Marriott
• Monday – TTD at Telum (picture below taken by your very own Lawrence Chan of Tofurious / Furious Photographers)
• Tuesday – Rent a car and drive amuck
• Wednesday – Have lunch and go home

Cheers,

Lawrence

P.S. I love fish tacos (especially from Mexico)

P.P.S. “His beard alone has experienced more than a lesser man’s entire body. His blood smells like cologne. I don’t normally drink beer, but when I do, I prefer Dos Equis. Stay thirsty my friend.”