Fundoshi - Red All Over - Part Two

Another ʻPart Twoʻ blog. This time with the red fundoshi with the ʻdinner plateʻ design.

No challenges to endure with this shoot.

No special lighting involved, or post-production enhancements.

 Just me, a black backdrop and a red fundoshi.

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Grey Voile Fundoshi - The Unknown Design - Part Two

Do you remember the challenge? This is the shoot I tested my writhing abilities by putting on, and now taking off my fundoshi while remaining on the floor.

I will admit that taking it off was much easier!

I didnʻt have to worry about wrapping and tightening.

Getting loose is so much easier!

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Royal Boring Blue Fundoshi - The High School Colors

For the third and final installment of a non-designed royal blue fundoshi, the inspiration was simple. I looked across my living room, saw my orange blanket and thoughts went back to my high school days. Blue and Orange rule!

You may not have noticed in the other sessions with this blue fundoshi, but I did try something different with the white backdrop.

I positioned a couple of l.e.d. lights to throw some shapes around.

I think it adds some visual interest.

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Fundoshi - Red All Over - Sill Lounging

So Iʻve traded the pillows for my favorite chair in this ʻloungingʻ shoot in my red fundoshi. 

I often recline in this chair to read a good book...

...or relax....

For the shoot, I found all kinds of ways to move about.

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Grey Voile Fundoshi - The Lounging Shoot

So, while doing the shoot for the grey voile fundoshi, I decided a little color was needed to go with the fundoshi and the black background. It just so happens that I recently replaced a bunch of pillows for my living room, so had the perfect props just sitting around.

Some of you long time readers will know Iʻm a little crazy over the color combination of lime green and orange.

And that shows in the pillows I just purchased.

Not much to say about lighting, design, etc that hasnʻt been said already.

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Royal Blue Fundoshi - Focus Hocus Pocus

Back to the royal blue fundoshi. Previously, I did a close-up shoot. For this session, I was trying to do focus tricks, trying to get specific portions of the photos out of focus while others in focus.

 Hereʻs a shot in focus....

And one out of focus....

The problem is, I canʻt see what is actually in the frame and what isnʻt, so sometimes, the focus would be on the fundoshi...

...but I really wanted it on the foot.

Of course, having a model other than myself would solve this issue....any volunteers?

Some of them came out nicely, as you will see.

fundoshi…royal blue 

fabric...100% cotton gauze (very warm and cozy for the chillier nights)

photography…trying to do some focus work (yes, you will see some that donʻt meet the focus/out of focus work, but they were part of the session and I liked them, so they are included)

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Purple Fundoshi With a Moody White Backdrop - Part Two

Back to the purple gauze fundoshi with the moody white backdrop courtesy of very little light and some tinsel reflections. 

 The play of light and shadow really shows up in this set.

 The tinsel reflections add just a little something to the background.

 And since this is a ʻPart Twoʻ shoot, well....we all know what that means....

 The fundoshi falls.

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