I've always been fascinated by tattooed women. It may date back to my obsession with the Marx Brothers, and Groucho's famous song, "Lydia the Tattooed Lady", I don't know. However the case, my photographer's eye is always on the lookout for attractive women with tattoos, and I'm not shy about asking them to pose for me. After all, if they're willing to bare their skin for the artist's needle, they're more often than not equally unshy about baring their skin for the camera. Anyway, here is a selection of my favorite photos, all shot on film, of course, using many different cameras.
Julia gets two photos here. She had only one tattoo, but it was lovely and self-designed. The first pic was shot on expired Plus-X Pan with a Kodak Medalist II, in studio with tungsten lighting. The second one was shot on new film stock (unknown), with a Six-20 Brownie Model D:
Kym is a little bitty thing, with several tattoos. Our shoot was very fun and productive.
Teresa had two tattoos, but this one was far better than the other:
Brooke has more tattoos now, but only the one when we had our shoot:
Sixmarie was actually a make-up artist and hair stylist, not a model, but she went along willingly enough:
What I love about these pics of Kim Black (not the same Kym as above) is that they were all shot indoors with available light from two windows:
Cassandra's a US Navy sailor who was getting ready to transfer overseas. I'm glad I met her before she left -- those turtles on her back are the most unique tattoos I've seen in a long time.
Almost last, but not least, is Angie, a sailor's wife (and you should see the husband, it's hard to say who has more ink) who jumped at the chance of getting "documented."
And to end the show, here's one of Angie's husband:
