2019 Hotel Series - Black Voile Fundoshi - The Bed Shoot - Opal 1

For this take cavorting on a bed in a black voile fundoshi, I was trying to bring out some subtle colors. To be quite honest, I can't remember what I did to achieve this and since the editing software I'm using is new to me, I accidentally deleted the edit settings, so can't back-track to figure it out. I do like how they came out.

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2019 Hotel Series - Grey Voile Fundoshi - B&W 1

Part of the grey voile fundoshi 'stripping' shoot set of photos. For this set, I went for a black and white, high contrast look. If I remember correctly, I played a bunch with the red channel to achieve the final look.

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2019 Hotel Series - White Voile Fundoshi - Wet Pearl 1

So see-through fundoshi this is. When wet, white disappears. So much for my yoda-speak! I wanted a version of this shoot to be as white and placid as it could be and think I hit upon a good look here. A combination of updating the white balance, exposure and a filter called Orton got me to where I wanted this to go. 

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2019 Hotel Series - Purple Voile Fundoshi - The Bed Shoot - Harsh 1

For the second take of this purple voile fundoshi, posing on the hotel room bed, I decided to go quite hard and harsh with the approach during post-production. I increased the black point in the photos and increased the contrast quite a bit to achieve this look. 

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2019 Hotel Series - White Voile Fundoshi - White on White - Iced 1

I often equate blues with winter. For this take in a white fundoshi, I played a bunch with the light balance to bring out the cool tones of blue. It worked better for shots where I was positioned further from the camera. I also paid attention to keeping some orange tones in the flesh, just to ensure a good color balance.

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2019 Hotel Series - Brown Voile Fundoshi - Contrary 1

I like the work contrary for this particular take on the shoot in a brown voile fundoshi. I severely increased many aspects of the photos from an edge and detail perspective, sharpening the details. 

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2019 Hotel Series - Black Voile Fundoshi - Fade 1

For this take on the set wearing a black voile fundoshi, I decided to fade the colors down a bit. Not so much as to give a vintage feel, but enough to enhance the mood just a bit. To achieve this, I cooled the color balance a bit and increased the exposure while decreasing the overall contrast. I then added a vignette to get that darker-edge look. 

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2019 Hotel Series - Grey Voile Fundoshi - Deep Punch 1

Here is the second set of photos from the grey voile fundoshi shoot. You can tell that we are now delving into heavy-post-production mode. I darkened the look a bit, but at the same time punched up the saturation and vibrancy. I think the effect is best when the green shorts are in the photo. 

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2019 Hotel Series - White Voile Fundoshi - Wet 1

For the last shoot in the new 2019 Hotel Series, I couldn't resist getting wet. It was a bit difficult to get the tripod positioned and the door to the shower area to allow for photos, and I do admit getting the floor significantly wet. I made sure to clean up everything when I was done.

For this shoot, I had a white gauze shirt and thought it might go well with the white fundoshi. Both became quite revealing once water hit the fabric. You will see this after the break.

This is your only warning!

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2019 Hotel Series - Purple Voile Fundoshi - The Bed Shoot - 1

As I go through posting these new Hotel Series photos, I realize all the fundoshi I packed were made of voile. Other than these had designs I like, they also are light weight and cool to wear. Since I was vacationing in Hawai'i, light weight and cool are good things!

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2019 Hotel Series - White Voile Fundoshi - White on White 1

I saw the white curtains, and tried to mimic a normal studio shoot in this white voile fundoshi. Unfortunately, I could not be as precise with the lighting and the curtains weren't really white. Oh well, here we go!  For the first grouping, as always, a natural take on the photos.

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2019 Hotel Series - Brown Voile Fundoshi - The Exposed Shoot - 1

While I may title this shoot 'exposed', I think there was little chance I was actually being seen by anyone. There were a couple to buildings that could peer into my balcony, but I doubt they noticed my prancing around in my fundoshi and various states of undress.

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Funderwear: Skull Mesh Thong 2

The last of the old 'tumblr only' sets of my 'funderwear' photos. How appropriate for the end of October.

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2019 Hotel Series - Black Voile Fundoshi - The Bed Shoot - 1

This black voile fundoshi is so comfortable to wear. I previously highlighted it in a studio shoot with a fan blowing to show how light weight it is. Like the title suggests, this is a shoot on a bed...sometimes kneeling, sometimes standing, sometimes lounging. 

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Funderwear: Army Jock 2

An army inspired jock in a dark and moody shoot.

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2019 Hotel Series - Grey Voile Fundoshi - The Stripping Shoot - 1

I have now completed posting the Hotel Series photos that were previously only seen on tumblr. In a stroke of fortune, I just returned from a vacation where I completed 6 Hotel Series shoots. I have also  switched my photo editing software, so have new tools to play with. To recap, these shoots use what I can find around the room. A tripod is the only equipment I have to work with. They also tend to gravitate to a more prurient place than my studio shoots. 

Fist up, a traditional stripping shoot. Not much to say here except the fundoshi is of grey voile fabric. Photographically, I will start with a natural look - only edits were to cropping and some adjustments to get true colors and lighting (my camera tends to favor warm tones).   

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Funderwear: Black Union Suit 2

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