Sunday, June 1, 2008

Entry 19

These images were photoshopd and used in the gallery slideshow along with all the other images in Entry 20.
A man's tattoo is called Sogaimiti or Pe'a and it is demonstrated in this picture. I have used masking and hue/saturation effects to differentiate the relevant sections from the background etc. Then filter gallery and photo filter effects were applied to it to give that ancient look. This tattoo extends from the upper waist to just below the knees. The tattooing is also done on the genitals which is really risky and thats what makes the Samoan tatttoo unique and this is a sign of manhood.
This is a photo of sonny bill williams a famous league player. People have taken designs from the popular and unique Pe'a and get it tattoo'd on different parts of the body as 'fashion' which consequently reflects Samoan pride. In this photo I have also applied masking and hue/saturation plus threshold giving it that constrasting greyscale look. I as a person love subtle colors plain colors and this is reflected in my taste of clothes, accessories etc.

This is a lower arm Samoan tattoo design... The same techniques were applied that is masking and hue/saturation. I've also applied photo filter along with filter gallery...givin it that blazing effect.

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