Falling Fundoshi - An Experiment

The idea?  falling with a fundoshi

Did it work?  no

Do I care? not really….some of the shots have an interesting look, so here they are….

I don’t know where I got the idea, but I wanted to try to capture the look of floating or falling for this shoot. I also wanted it to be dark and moody. The shots didn’t turn out like I envisioned, but sometimes that happens. You try for one thing, and get another. A little life lesson…..

For the lighting, you can probably tell I have one source from directly above the shooting area. I placed a small table under the black backdrop as a ‘prop’ to lay on and play with. I was hoping this would keep the poses from looking like I was on the ground….giving the opportunity for some level differences in my body. 

For poses where I am absolutely still the lighting worked well. For poses where I moved slightly, there is a blur issue. Like the flying voile fundoshi, I like how this shows movement.

I then tried to play contortionist for some of the shoot.

It was a fun morning, but exhausting…..

A few more after the jump….

Next time on fundoshi, fabric and photos:  The painted white gauze comes back….or should I say leaves….one final look….