Fundoshi Rehash 44 - Plastic Experiment Take 1

Above is the plastic fundoshi experiment as it was originally conceived. You may remember it from the posts here and here. 

For this set of surplus photos, I wanted to get even moodier. Taking the original photo (right), I changed the temperature of the lighting to a cooler place. At the same time, I increased the exposure and turned up the blacks a bit, getting pre-set for the final look.

I then played a bit with the curves, making the midtones a bit more vibrant. Once that was complete, I sharpened up the edges a bit and put an 80% black and white filter on the photo. This seems to be a new look I'm liking!

For the final take, I added a dark vignette around the edges and used a different filter for adding contrast. 

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Fundoshi Rehash 43 - Orange Gauze Take 1

Above is how I originally processed the orange fundoshi shoot - quite bright to bring out that color I so enjoy. You can find the originals here and here.

To the left is the out-of-camera photo. Since I went bright and full of color on the original posting, I thought I would take this to a faded place. I guess I could have just turned down the saturation and left it simple, but that took some of the details away and left the photo a bit bland. I increased both the contrast and saturation so that my final approach would look better.

I then played with the curves a bit. You can see that this removed a bunch of detail from the fundoshi, as it blew out the color. Next up, I played with the yellow channel in the photo, and 

this gave me back the fabric detail.

The final step was to apply a black and white filter at 80%, leaving just a hint of color.

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Fundoshi Rehash 42 - Red Batiste Take 1

This how I originally dealt with the photos that have been highlighted here and here. Since that take on the red batiste fundoshi was quite light, for this 'rehash' of extra photos, I went a little dark and moody. If you are new to the blog, I usually have a bunch of surplus photos from a shoot, so after my initial processing, I take a bit of time, then come back to the photos I didn't use and try to do something different to them. I have learned heaps about the filters in my post-processing editor this way.  

For a reminder, this photo to the left is how it came out of the camera. The first thing I did for this rehash was to add a little coolness to the photo, changing the white balance a bit to the bluer side. I also decreased the exposure and increased the blacks a bit. 

Next up was  a bit of contrast manipulation and I turned down the color saturation a little. Then I played with the shadows a bit and adjusted the photo's highlights.

I ended by using a filter I recently discovered called 'polarize' and I'm not quite sure how to explain the affect it has, but I like it!

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Plastic Fundoshi - An Experiment Part 2

And here is the part 2 of the plastic fundoshi experiment. I guess I don't have to make any warnings since the photo below shows you my all.....the price I pay for an experiment! Now, on to the removal....

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Orange Gauze - Fastened Like a Jock Strap Part 2

Back to a Part 2 fundoshi set, doing the usual 'take it off' series.....let us get right to it!

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