50mm F1.8 does Tattoo Convention

[BlueRose]

I made it along today - didn't get a chance to take any tattoo shots. Turns out if you are a vanilla looking white chick with no obvious ink, you are invisible at these things *sigh*

Just about every guy ignored me, one woman at a tattoo booth was quite chatty but it was a bit disappointing really - all these tattoo artists in one place and all they seemed to be doing was tattooing each other. I could have been in the market to get mine freshened up a bit but oh well.

But I got there in time for the Skindependence guys who were doing a hook and suspension demo using a cherrypicker on the grass next to the grandstand.

I got some pix of them in the air, but it wasnt high enough and there was a lot of background crap. So when they came down I asked for some closeups, put the 50mm F1.8 on as an experiment and snapped away.

And I got some GREAT pix - however big shiny hooks thru skin probably should go in the Objectionable section, and as soon as Jack lets me know the right password I will post some in there.

They are up on my Flickr site but I had to set as 'restricted' (ie not safe for kids) and unless you have a login you might not see them there either.

And the Skindependence guys were quite nice, one was very patient, and gave me his email address and told me about a show they are doing next month. Might go along, I have a friend who's a regular who can tell me what the lighting is usually like, and if its worth the ticket price.

[Adam]

The password is on the forum...

[ndiginiz]

rose, the passwrod for the ONS is in inverted commas in the foreword for that section....

[BlueRose]

quite probably it is, and at 11.45 last night, did I see it? nooooooooooo

[Swampy]

Oh my lord, you can't tell me that being suspended by hooks doesn't hurt why would you do that

[Klickit]

Just looked @ your flickr - holy crap - that gives me the willies. I'd have to be getting pretty good bang for bucks to do that.
Thinks: Does a rush of endorphins maybe give you a good O?

[weka2000]

Oh my lord, you can't tell me that being suspended by hooks doesn't hurt why would you do that

Same reason guys get their nob pearsed and woman other bits ....... cause they can.

Different strokes for different folks

[BlueRose]

Loving the responses - I was aiming for a very visceral response, I edited (as carefully as I could) to bring up the detail, make the blood look red and fresh, and the hooks extra shiny and a bit scary.

No its not everyones thing, its certainly not mine, but it was a great thing to have a camera in front of, and at least one of the two guys was very obliging and patiently stood for me for a few minutes while I got my shots, which given the hooks were still in, must have been *quite* painful, and one started shaking badly which I know myself is an obvious sign of the adrenaline rush starting to fade.

Lots of people shoot these from a distance, silhouette etc, but I wanted the gritty, in your face "this is what it looks like " up close effect you don't normally get to see.

If a photographer is your window/journey into another world that you don't usually look in, and if these images evoke such strong responses, then I think its possible these are my best work to date.

Damn shame I can't share them with everyone! LOL

[Kawaka]

Holy *$%^ the subject is to much for me
It comes across as a freak show. I didnt want to look at them all.
from a guy who can't stand needles and I think it has put me off fishing.