Fundoshi Rehash 28 - Windy Black Voile Part 2

A second take on the black voile fundoshi that was blowing in the wind. This time, I wanted to flatten the look a bit. The original photos can be found here and here. 

First, I applied a sharpening filter since the original shoot kept the look a bit fuzzy.

 I then made the lighting a bit more neutral.

The final look came from applying a black and white filter, then backing off of it a bit to keep just a hint of color.  

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Fundoshi Rehash 38 - Purple Gauze Part 1

Between the purple gauze and purple voile, there are a lot of rehash blogs being delivered. I must like purple fundoshi!

These are some extra photos that were originally posted here and here. For this first set, I just wanted to make the original photos a touch 'better'. Now that I've been playing around with different post-production settings, I can see how some of the previous shoots could have benefited from my newly found knowledge.

I increased the exposure just a bit to set up for the next steps. As you can see, this created some artifacts in the background.

To minimize the artifacts, I added a filter called fade which took care of smoothing out the background. The photo was still a bit 'soft', so I sharpened up the edges as well. 

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Fundoshi Rehash 37 - Orange Gauze

This bright orange fundoshi originally made an appearance here and here.  For this set of extra photos, I didn't really have a plan. I started to play with different settings and filters until I found something that I liked, and that I really havenʻt done before. 

I started to simply increasing the exposure.

Next, I turned up the saturation and vibrancy just a bit, followed by a pre-canned filter called 'toy camera'.  I then played with the light temperature for the final look.

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Fundoshi Rehash 25 - Sarashi Fundoshi Part 2

Yipee - more photos from the shoot wearing a traditional fundoshi made from sarashi fabric. From all the 'stats' here and on tumblr, these shots have had quite a number of views and seem quite popular. The original blogs can be founds here, here, here and here. Boy - that is a bunch of photos considering there are still extras for three rehashes!

For the first rehash, I went with a simple black and white. For this one, I am again playing with some subtle changes to change the mood a bit. 

I started out adjusting the exposure settings a bit, toning down the overall exposure and brightness and pushing up the blacks a bit. 

Next, I increased the contrast, which left the mood where I wanted, but the feel was still a little too bright, so I turned down the saturation while increasing the vibrancy channels. This was more what I was after. 

 For the final look, I blurred the edges a bit. 

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