As a quick reminder, below is from the original take on the photo shoot of this red batiste fundoshi. You can find the series here and here.
For this rehash, I decided to try to go monochrome without really going monochrome....meaning I wanted some of the red of the fundoshi to come through. To the right is the out-of-the-camera photo. I started by doing something I rarely do, added warmth through the white balance. I usually take it to a cooler place, but I started in the opposite direction as an experiment...but I'll get back to coolness later!
The information in the photo had gotten a bit blown out, so I then played a bit by decreasing the contrast as well as the saturation. This helped retain some of the details. I then sharpened the edges a bit and added a slight vignette (darkening) around the edges of the photo.
One last step to add some coolness....a color monochrome filter set at a bright blue. I know, you don't see the bright blue, just a muted blue...that is due to the fact I kept the filter at about 40% of its natural intensity. This kept both the details, and the red of the fundoshi.
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...next up on fundoshi fabric and photos - a second rehash on the orange gauze 'plain' fundoshi that was tied ike a jock strap....
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