best place to get a tattoo?

On your ass ;-)

( sorry, but that's as helpful as i can be on this topic. Carry on)

Burns wrote: louie at third eye is the best i know of (brooklyn or nyc) - he is awesome

Really? I'm right next door to that place, but haven't heard much of anything about it.

Seth Wood at Saved (portfolio)
or
Myles Karr at Three Kings (portfolio)

I went into third eye to inquire about an appt with louis and they told me I should make it a week in advance, not 6, for a weekend.

Also this question is moot without knowing what style tattoo the person is looking for. Someone who is good at linework may not be good at portrait, someone who specializes in grayscale portraits might not like script, someone who does great traditional might make you a cartoony looking hummingbird. Tattoo artists specialize, just like any other artist.

Tattooers (good ones), like any other artist all have different styles, ones that stand out. Its best to look around at portfolios and find a style that would fit your idea. Sure most tattooers are able to copy ready made images, but if you want something unique, and want the artist to have a good time with it, which results in a better tattoo, try to find a style you like in your artist.
Pricing is always a concern, but shouldn't be a major one. Think of what you pay for clothes that you wont end up wearing in 2 years, and think of putting something on your body forever and wonder which deserves more of an investment. As they say in the tattoo business "good tattoos aren't cheap and cheap tattoos aren't good".
Tattooing can be very impulsive thing, research is your best bet for a great result. Which is kind of what you're doing now... let us know where you end up going..

Not sure what you are looking to get, but Patrick Conlon at East Side Ink (not in Brooklyn, but East Village) is great! I have had work done by him. Last time I was in, he was booked through early February.

Chris O'Donnell and Stephanie Tamez are also good artists at Brooklyn Adorned in Williamsburg. But I have not had any work done by either. Since Chris is so popular I don't think you will get any work done soon. He is also selective about what type of tats he will do.

Good luck with your search!

Carmen wrote: I went into third eye to inquire about an appt with louis and they told me I should make it a week in advance, not 6, for a weekend.

Also this question is moot without knowing what style tattoo the person is looking for. Someone who is good at linework may not be good at portrait, someone who specializes in grayscale portraits might not like script, someone who does great traditional might make you a cartoony looking hummingbird. Tattoo artists specialize, just like any other artist.

Very true

I get mine removed at smoothlaser.com near the 5th Ave. Apple Store.

Of course this is the poor quality prison ink I had applied while interred in my small farming town of St. Olaf, Minnesota.

No matter what you do (and believe me when I say I am pro-tattoo and am not judging your CHOICE), remember that you cannot, as of now, remove white ink.

TS

Paying over $200/hr IS too much for tattooing.