Fundoshi Rehash 46 - Purple Gauze Take 2

For this set of surplus photos from the purple gauze fundoshi shoot, I decided to take it down a bit. The photos were originally presented here and here. If you don't want to navigate the pages, below is a reminder.

The first step I did was to actually change the tones of the magenta and blue color channels. I did this to get a greater amount of color on the fundoshi before proceeding to the next step I had planned.

 I added a black and white filter and made sure it was at about 35% opacity. I also turned up the blue channel a bit in the black and white filter which left more color in the fundoshi.

This seemed a little off-focus, so I finished by sharpening up the entire photo.

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Fundoshi Rehash 45 - Black Lawn Take 2

For this rehash of the black voile fundoshi, I decided to go black and white. The original photos can be found here. If you recall, the last few sessions were about trying to be faithful to the image as it occurred live. For this black and white take on some of the unused photos, I decided to keep the feel light....to the point of absurdity!

Here is what the photos looked like from the last shoot. The first thing I did was update the photos to black and white. I got to the below look by adjusting the green channel about 50% higher than the red and blue channels. 

I still wanted this a bit brighter with more blow-out, so then I simply reduced the contrast. This did remove some detail, so I also sharpened it up a bit with a filter called - you guessed it - edge sharpen!

 As you look through these, you may wonder on why the sheerness of the black lawn is different from photo to photos. This is actually a function of how far from my body the material is. 

 In the above shot, I held the material at arm's length distance. Bringing the material closer results in the below shot.

 And the shot below shows how the fabric photographs with it being at various positions relative to my body.

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Burgundy Gauze Fundoshi - Up Close and Personal

Did you get what I just did there?  For this 'no design, no tricks' shoot of a burgundy fundoshi, I kept the camera in close up mode for the entire shoot.

 As mentioned earlier, I have usually done close up shots only after the fundoshi is on.

 I chose the gauze fabric for this because of its natural texture.

 Having the camera on a tripod does limit the angles I usually get from a hand held close up shoot, but the lighting and results were so much better. I'll just experiment in the future with different heights and angles of the tripod.

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Purple Gauze Fundoshi - Close Up and Personal

While doing the shoot for the non-designed purple gauze fundoshi, I realized I hadn't done a close up set in quite a while. 

One reason for that is the mechanics involved of using the camera in macro mode and holding it close to the body.  While the hand-held approach creates interesting angles, it presents issues with lighting and strange cast shadows.

 This set is a test of using the camera on a tripod, and utilizing the zoom feature in a well-lit environment. 

 It occurred to me that the close up shoots I've done have always been in the middle of a current shoot right after putting on a fundoshi. I took notes on the setup to then duplicate it for a shoot from start to finish in close up mode.

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Black Lawn Fundoshi - No Design, No Tricks

The reason for so many plain fundoshi lately is that I don't have many designed ones left to show off, so I've been holding off on the final designs...sort of savoring in anticipation of the end of the collection. 

This fundoshi is a black lawn fabric. The material is slightly thinner than the voile - but I bet you can tell that from the first few photos! 

It is quite comfortable to wear, and especially cool to the touch. 

 I do like how some of these turned out, revealing the varied transparency of the fabric, dependent on the amount of layers. 

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Lavender Voile Fundoshi - No Design, No Tricks

As foretold, another fundoshi shoot where the primary focus was to get the photos looking as much as the real setting as possible. 

 This time, the fundoshi is lavender made from voile. 

 For this particular setup, I used only one light source, so even though the backdrop was white, the shoot still came out nice and moody. 

 The color of the fundoshi also takes on a deeper hue than in more natural light. 

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Grey Fundoshi of Voile - No Design, No Tricks

Another in the series of natural shots with an undesigned grey voile fundoshi. Voile is such a light, cool fabric, it makes a great wrap. Since there is no attempt at photographic sorcery in this post, the photos will now commence....

 At times, you can tell how close I was to the camera by the color of my skin.

 When I move around the 'studio' (aka my living room with all the furniture moved around for space), the light is either neutral, or intense, which causes the colors to change appearance.

 Playing with light is fun...stay tuned for a drastic change of tactic!

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