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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