Fundoshi Rehash 24 - Purple Gauze

I have shown this particular purple gauze fundoshi here and here. You can also find some posts at my tumblr account where I occasionally post different sets of photos that arenʻt in line with this particular blog the concentrates on design and photography. I think the following link should work to find those: Hotel Room Series 2...Wet...

I had no real goal in mind when doing this particular set of post-production edits and let the look flow from playing with various settings and filters. 

I first added a vignette filter, making the edges a little darker. I also increased the saturation a bit, but as you see below, I ended up taking it down a bit.

Even though I turned down the saturation, I did turn up the vibrancy to keep some of the feel of the colors. I then increased some of the contrast in the mid-tones.

I liked where this was heading, so continued to do little tweaks with the shadows and exposure. The final look also owes a bit to some blurring of the edges.

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