Fundoshi Rehash 33 - Black Voile

I know this seems a bit out of order, but I have been updating loosely based on the look of the rehash photos. The extras fundoshi pictures from this shoot only had enough for about 1.5 rehashes, so I just did one. Lazy me!!!!

Once again, I found the originals a bit soft and wanted to change that up a bit. I also purposefully made the originals light and airy. For this rehash, I wanted if I could put a little more mood onto them. 

The first change came with just using a filter called Definition....and you can see above what it did. 

 

Next up was using the Edge Sharpen filter and I also added a bit of a dark vignette around the edges of the photos. After that, I used a filter I haven't played with yet called Polarize and really liked what it did. For the final look below, I adjusted the contrast until I was pleased! 

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Fundoshi Rehash 35 - Deep Burgundy Gauze Part 2

Shots from the original shoot can be found here and here. For this set of fundoshi extra photos, I wanted an 'almost' black and white look. 

 

Since the focus on these is soft, I sharpened them up a bit by increasing the exposure, contrast, black point and a few other filter tweaks. Of course, you can see I used the edge sharpen filter again, making the individual hairs stand out. 

To achieve the final look above, I converted to black and white, then backed off of it by about 25%. This left a slight hint of color....and I was done! 

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Fundoshi Rehash 32 - Black and White Gauze Part 3

Originally seen here, here and here, this is the third set of fundoshi rehash photos from the surplus vault. For the first set, I did some subtle changes to make the photos pop out a bit more than the originals. The second rehash set took a more vibrant approach and I attempted to use the non-word neony to describe the look. Today, a bit of my favorite black and white take on the photos.

The first step was to play a bit with the exposure by increasing it. At the same time, I increased the black point because the I wanted a very stark black and white for the final result.

I then bumped up the contrast quite a bit and increased the saturation. For the black and white filter, I kept the reds at 100% and put the greens at 59% and the blues at 15%. This gave me the desired blow-out effect I wanted. The final step below was to use the edge sharpen filter since the original photos were inherently soft. 

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Fundoshi Rehash 40 - Purple Gauze Look 3, Part 2

The original photos can be found here, here and here. In a previous rehash set, I removed some of the red and pink tones that were part of the lighting. For this set of surplus fundoshi photos, I decided to turn up the colors a bit and to blow out the skin tones.

First, a little change of the light, turning up the warm tones. 

 

Next, the exposure was blown out a bit. I then played with the color saturation and vibrancy to ensure the shadows were showing reds instead of blacks. 

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Fundoshi Rehash 25 - Sarashi Fundoshi - Part 3

The original photo shoots can be seen here, here and here. You can also see it in this kimono photo set. All these were using a fundoshi make of traditional sarashi fabric from Japan. In previous rehashes of the surplus pictures, I went with a black and white, then with a softening of the mood. Today, I take a little more harsh approach. 

 

I started by increasing the exposure quite a bit. You can see how some of the white fabric is a bit blown out by this. 

 

Then, the contrast was upped a bit, making the blow-out even more pronounced. I then tweaked the blacks a bit and increased the definition. To get to the final look below, I used one of my favorite tools - the edge sharpen filter. Now, it is how I wanted - a bit harsh with a graphic feel.