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.

Fundoshi Rehash 34 - Brown Voile

This particular brown voile fundoshi design was originally seen in the ʻConnect the Dotsʻ photos here and here. 

In dealing with the extra photos from the shoot, I wanted to see if I could get a different tonal quality out of the pictures. 

 

The original has a nice, even tone and the dark brown fabric lent itself to keeping the pictures in a tan/beige look. To start with, I added a vignette to darken the edges.

 

I then played a bit with the contrast of the mid tones. I then made some adjustments to the exposure, saturation and vibrancy which resulted in the yellow tones.

Finally, I adjusted the white balance to give them a cooler look. As you will see through the shoot, this resulted in some photos having more blue tones than others. I think this was due to how close I was to the camera, which would have a bearing on how much information was captured. 

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