Fundoshi Rehash 22 - Lounging in Grey Voile

And today there are extra photos from the shoot originally seen here. This voile fundoshi is so comfortable, a little lounging is always in order!

Above is the sequence of changes made based on the original. I first added a vignette filter to darken the edges of the photo. Next I played with the midtone contrast and turned up the vibrancy and saturation. I then increased the black point to help define the details. It was at this point I decided the color was just too vibrant, so I went back in and turned down the saturation and vibrancy to flatten the look a bit. Below is the result.

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Fundoshi Rehash 17 - Burgundy Gauze Part 3

Originally seen here and here, as I have mentioned before, there were loads of extra photos from this shoot. For todayʻs rehash, I first took the same set of updates I made in this rehash, then started to lighten it up a bit. 

After applying the same deep black and white filter used previously, I then adjusted the separate channels controlling the black and white to make it a bit more neutral. I then turned up the contrast a bit, and normalized the saturation (which was turned up in the black and white photos). 

I liked where it was going, so I then turned up the exposure a bunch and increased the black point to give a stark look. The final work is below - spot erasing the black and white filter on the fundoshi to show it off!

As Iʻve said before, it takes time, but I like the results.

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Fundoshi Rehash 19 - Patterned in Black Gauze Part 2

The surplus photos used in today's rehash are the extra shots from the shoot originally seen here,  here and here. For the last showing of these pictures, I removed almost all the color and blew out the exposure. For this round, I wanted to see how much color I could enhance based on the original photos.

I started by turning up the saturation and vibrancy.

 














I adjusted the overall levels to increase the darkness of the photo, played around with the contrast a bit and added a vignette filter to darken the edges. The final step was to blur the edges, which is becoming one of my favorite tricks!

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Fundoshi Rehash 21 - Purple Voile - Old Design Part 1

Originally seen here, here and here, I bet you didnʻt think there would be any surplus photos lurking on my hard drive! Since I am shooting myself, I do tend to take more photos than needed to make a 20-30 picture set, just because I donʻt see the results until I am done. The small view on my camera actually doesnʻt give a good idea of what Iʻm capturing. 

For this set, I decided to use a technique Iʻve used in the past with black and white photos, but this time, I kept the color. It basically involves pumping up the contrast and definition so the photo looks a bit ʻharderʻ. You will notice below the transition from the originalʻs soft light and the manipulations involved. I may return to this with other sets, as I like the way they turned out. 

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Fundoshi Rehash 18 - Black Voile Squared Part 2

The original photos today's rehash is based on can be found here and here. For the first rehash of this shoot, I pumped up the exposure and saturations a bit.  For this set of extra photos, I took a similar idea, but in black and white.

Starting with the original, I simply placed a black and white filter, then played a bit with the screens used in the filter. I ultimately increased the filter based on the red and green screens. 

Once that was done, I played a bit with the shadow areas using the curves filter and the highlights and shadows. I then played a bit with the black point and recovery filters to add back some of the lost detail. 

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Fundoshi Rehash 20 - Grey Voile - The Unknown Design

Once again with grey voile, this time in my 'unknown' design. You can see the photos from the original shoot here and here.

For this set of extra photos, I wanted to pump up the color of the fundoshi a bit and create a starker overall look.

To the right is the original.

I first played a bit with the exposure and black point to give a little more drama to the photo.

 

Next was to play with the mid-tone contrast which almost got me to where I wanted. I then turned down the saturation a bit and increased the vibrancy.

 For the final look, I added a vignette filter to darken the photo's edges. 

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