koi sakura tattoo
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can't sleep... again (part 2)
this is the other shot in followup to my initial photo here . i like the mood here better but it's not as clear and has a lot of noise. i like that i'm not using the viewfinder though. i personally like this one better. there's a rawness to it. which one do you like better? best viewed large: farm3.static.flickr.com/2071/2074142915_f1013f0937_o.jpg.
Tattoo
Here we are! Today i made the first session for my new tattoo. I really love it! Made by Christophe, Bazic Tatouages, France.
cannot sleep... again
i was inspired by sydney walker's "can't sleep... again" photo which was inspired by gun's pic and dorotron's and others. i thought i'd have a go at it but had to use my viewfinder on this one. i'll post another one without using the viewfinder. not sure if this even qualifies into their gun cannot sleep tag. LOL we'll see if anyone says anything. :) irregardless, it was just fun to fool around with the camera and shoot this especially when i couldn't sleep. but yes, this is the real me. tattoos and all. love me or hate me..
Tattoo - 2nd session
Made by Christophe, Bazic Tatouages, France.
Third session
Made by Christophe, Bazic Tatouages, France.
Koifish Tattoo @ Tribal Act
Tattoo by Gotch - Harizanmai.
Third session
Made by Christophe, Bazic Tatouages, France.
my leg
photo and tattoo by Matthew Wojciechowski of Amazing Tattoo in Houston.
Koi Tattoo Three Years Old in 2007
The top half of back piece taken summer 2007 (it continues down to just above my knees). At this point it's three years old ( previous photo to compare it to a shot when it was just a few minutes old ). Jason Phillips at FTW Tattoo on Telegraph in Oakland Ca is the artist. I chose the non-traditional combination of cherry blossoms with Koi, opting for it over maple leaves or other flowers as I appreciated the symbolism of the sakura. I had always loved koi fish, having fond memories of the koi ponds in the Japanese gardens of San Francisco and San Jose. Later when I learned more about tattoos I became enamored with the idea of getting a koi tattoo - partly due to the symbolism and largely simply because I like koi fish. I specifically asked the artist, Jason, to design a tattoo that was extremely bold and clear - not too complicated but instead something that would leap out at y.
Tattoo Nearly Finished 2004
Taken at the artists studio in Oakland - Jason Phillips at FTW Tattoo on Telegraph (I used to live across the street above Gottsi Body Piercing). The bright red "wet" looking parts where done that day. That includes the red in the head, the flower petals, and some touch up on the fins. I'm not sure what, beyond the blue in the eye, was left to be done at this point.... See my other pic to view it three years later..
8th session
Made by Christophe, Bazic Tatouages, Lannion, France.
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