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Online Shopping - Outstanding Tattoo Photography- World

Posted on Friday, March 8, 2013


Erica Denny passed away on November 24th. 2010. This prize will honor her memory each year for outstanding tattoo photography. She has set the bar high and submissions should be carefully selected to maintainan appropriate artistic aesthetic.




                  A few words from Jason Lambert:


For those who never got to meet Erica Denny it must sound like an exaggeration when those of us who did know her swap stories. She was that rare person who not only lived up all the crazy stories about her, she surpassed them! Erica knew her time with us was limited so she squeezed in twice the life in half the years!

She was a lovable maniac, a creatively driven photographer, a mother of 5, and heavily tattooed from head to toe.
She defined what a "tattoo enthusiast" was with an extra helping of "enthusiast" on the side. She was one of those wonderful people who didn't just love tattoos, she loved the entire tattoo world and she became as much a part of it as the tattoo machines, conventions, and magazines.

She didn't just take pictures of tattoos, she photographed the world of tattooing itself and when I see one of Erica's photos it still takes me back to that moment, not just visually, but even the energy and spirit of those seconds when she would stand 5 inches from your face and pop her flash off 4 or 5 times!

At their very best a tattoo can capture some tiny bit of our lives and let us carry that inspiration with us forever, Erica's photos had that same power, she didn't just capture an image, she captured the whole of tattooing one frame at a time.




For Nice Tattoo

Online Teenager's tattoo design in USA

Teenager estimates it will take £300 to cover up 'monstrosity'
Has set up a Facebook page to warn others of tattooist Dave Stewart 


                      


A teenage girl's dream to pay homage to her idol Marilyn Monroe with a tattoo of her has ended in a nightmare - after the finished artwork looked like a 'blow up sex doll'.

Siobhan Fields, 16, paid £50 for the image of Marilyn to be inked on her left arm but said the end result was simply a 'monstrosity'.
The heartbroken hairdresser said tattooist Dave Stewart - who does not have a council licence to operate - originally agreed to refund her money but then blocked her on Facebook.



She has now reported him to police and today warned other potential victims to steer clear of the tattoo artist.
Siobhan, of Burnbank, Hamilton, Scotland, said: 'It's horrible. It's so embarrassing. I've had to go out and buy loads of long-sleeved shirts because I don't want anyone to see it.
'I love Marilyn Monroe. She was absolutely beautiful - but this tattoo makes her look more like a blow-up doll.
'Her mouth is just a black blob, the eyes are circles, her eyes are two dots.
'She has black hair, the eyebrows are all wrong and there are wobbly lines everywhere.'

Siobhan's ordeal began after she found Dave's 'Intenze Tattoos' on Facebook and - impressed by the artwork on display - booked a session.
She said: 'Alarm bells should have started ringing when he said he would do it round at my house.
'I showed him to the picture of Marilyn and he seemed very confident that he could match it.
'I booked an appointment and during the session I didn't look at my arm because I'm not good with pain so I was just closing my eyes and gritted my teeth.
'When it was finished, after about 90 minutes, I looked in the mirror and just felt total shock. But he was quite an intimidating guy, with tattoos all over his face so I didn't want to confront him at the time.
'Then I felt that I had just paid £50 for this guy to basically disfigure me for life.
 


'The Order lays out a number of requirements aimed at reducing, if not removing, risks to public health from these practices.
'As well as setting out criteria that operators must adhere to, the Act also prohibits the tattooing of people under the age of 18 years and restricts the activity of skin piercing on people under the age of 16 years unless accompanied by a person with parental rights.
'A person carrying out the activity of skin piercing or tattooing without a licence shall be guilty of an offence and liable, on summary conviction, to a fine.'
A Strathclyde Police spokesman said: 'We would urge anyone considering body art, including tattooing, to thoroughly check the artist's credentials.
'Artists operate under a local authority-granted licence which should be displayed.'
Other celebrities to have Marilyn Monroe tattoos inked on them include I'm A Celebrity... contestant Helen Flanagan and Megan Fox - but the star has undergone surgery to remove the 'negative character' from her arm.




Apple Launches $1099 21.5-Inch iMac With 3.3 GHz Dual-Core i3 Processor for Educational Institutions

Apple appears to have quietly introduced an updated version of its low-end 21.5-inch iMac for educational institutions, taking advantage of a cheaper dual-core Intel Core i3 processor and integrated graphics to offer pricing of $1099, $200 cheaper than the entry-level pricing for consumer models. The education-only iMac, which carries a model number of ME699LL/A, also includes just 4GB of RAM and a 500 GB hard drive, while the low-end consumer model doubles both of those figures.

iMac 21.5-inch: 3.3GHz Dual-core Intel Core i3 (Education only model)
Product Number : ME699LL/A 



                    - 3.3GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i3
                    - 1920 x 1080 resolution
                    - 4GB (two 2GB) memory
                    - 500GB hard drive
                    - Intel HD Graphics 4000

It is unclear exactly when Apple began offering the new iMac for educational institutions, but it appears to be a very recent addition to Apple's lineup. The machine replaces the previous $999 iMac for educational institutions introduced over 18 months ago and is positioned to appeal to budget-conscious schools.

Potential customers should note that the $1099 iMac is only available for purchase by educational institutions and is not available to individuals making purchases through Apple's educational discount program. Orders are currently quoted as shipping in 5-7 business days, slightly longer than the 3-5 day estimates for other models through the Apple Store for Educational Institutions. Consumer models of the iMac ordered through the regular online store in North America just saw their shipping estimates improve to "within 24 hours" earlier today.