Butterfly photos for possible tattoo

Alvin and I have been talking about getting tattoos for quite some time. We wanted it to mean something to us, we wanted to play a role in the design, and had to find an artist we thought would do a good job. We landed on an idea of incorporating our cameras, and some of our flower photographs. My brother bought me my first SLR camera, my Pentax K-1000 so that is what I chose to use, and made my tattoo a memorial tattoo with RIP SMH x 3 since my parents and brother all shared the same initials. Alvin used the same idea, only using his Nikon D-80 digital SLR instead of his original SLR. Several friends at work had tattoos and shared who their artists were, and we chose Keith Pulver from Alta Mesa Tattoo to do the work. It was a great experience and he did a fantastic job on both of us, mine in color and Alvin's in black and grey.

I have decided that I want to put something around the tattoo to incorporate more of my shoulder, so I have decided to have some 3-D butterflies added. Keith has since closed his shop, so I was in search of another artist and was told to check out Skin Deep Studios in Apache Junction. So last Saturday Alvin and I paid them a visit and were very impressed with the shop and the artists, so I am going in tomorrow and want to have some butterfly options to show him. Hence this post.

Thanks for stopping by, hope you enjoyed the pictures, and keep snapping, shooting and capturing all the memories and beauty around us!! :-)