An upcoming move motivated brothers Donald and James to get matching tattoos. "James has wanted a tattoo for a while," said Donald, "since I'm moving, it seemed like a good time to do it." The pair decided to emblazon Chinese symbols on their chest.
Kyle Miller, owner and artist of Hearts on Fire, has owned the downtown Nampa tattoo parlor since last year. Miller, who is also a firefighter, has six years of tattoo experience.
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1) James examines the stencil in the mirror while his brother Donald looks on.
2) James is all smiles as Miller gets ready to begin the tattoo.
3) Miller concentrates on the design, while James tries to lie still.
4) James finally realizes what the phrase "beauty is pain" really means.
Shot hand held ISO 1600
Nikon D50 AF-S Nikkor 18-55 mm
Adjusted in Adobe CS3 Photoshop
Tattoos are my favorite =) I like these- it gets into those tattoo parlors that everyone just sees from the outside and you get the slice of life of two brothers bonding really by getting these tattoos. You created a story as well that made the pictures go together. nice
ReplyDeleteokay, great feature idea! what an interesting story about the brothers, too!
ReplyDeletei love the first picture the best. the reactions are priceless. you captured a variety of expressions and angles. i really enjoyed these. nice work.
I was just in there yesterday. Good idea for a feature. I like the reaction of the guy in the mirror.
ReplyDeleteWow Aimee great job with these picture! I love the expressions on his face and all the different aspects of the event - him actually getting the tatoo, grimacing, checking it out in the mirror, and that awesome smile at the end.
ReplyDeleteIan, did you get a tattoo?....i sure hope so....great job planning ahead and thinking of the great stories you could find. and you found one with the brothers. also, great job capturing a range of emotions!
ReplyDeletenice documentation of various facial expressions throughout the process. gives a nice progression and feel to the story. way to find good/interesting angles.
ReplyDeleteThis is an interesting idea for a feature. You did a good job in documenting the process and facial expressions. I also like the variety of emotions captured.
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