Customer Reviews

INKED Inc., Tattooed Professionals

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WOW...now THIS is a cool concept! Kimelberg has compiled an amazing collection of photos for this groundbreaking book. The stark comparison of his subjects' "before" selves (i.e., their buttoned-up corporate image) with their "after" selves (i.e., in all of their tattooed glory) is really incredible. It makes you wonder whether that sweet first-grade teacher you had was sporting full sleeves under her stuffy wool blazers ... hmm ... This is a great gift perfect for the tattoo enthusiast in your life, the photography lover, or your own coffee table. (Also good for sharing with skeptical parents who fear that if you get a tattoo, you're doomed to a life of no-good shenanigans. Stereotypes be damned!!)

I love this book!!

I always knew there we're probably others like me around, I was hoping I'd find them one day!! The only problem with it is it's too short. We need a second volume Dave!!

Book is full of fantastic full-color photos and excellent descriptions of the people and their views on their tattoos. Many hide their tattoos at work, but several do not.

The book comprises 15 people and despite 104 pages, is "short" - as it consists almost entirely of photographs (which is good!). The pages are a glossy stock and should last a very long time.

However, despite the excellent photos the book itself is lacking in "execution" - the typeface is unimaginative (and slightly oversized), the layout is uninspiring, and page numbers are too often missing. The book title on the spine is hard to read, as is the subtitle on the cover. The font chosen for the backmatter text made it hard to read. More information about the people and their viewpoints would have been interesting.

The physical book itself appears to be well-made and long-lasting.

This is one book you will want on your coffee-table - it is not a set of in-depth personal biographies, but rather a set of gorgeous photographs good for a sitting.

Although the book is not nearly as thick as I thought it might be, the many photographs and detailing of subjects more than makes up for it! Definitely a book for those who appreciate tattoos, who have ever had to contemplate hiding them for a job or situation, or just to see some of the very hott, very sexy professionals who despite their credentials, enjoy ink just as much as anyone else!

A very interesting book. Some of the people who were in the book had amazing tattoo art and you could never picture that with their business attire on. There were others that were not very tattooed and I believe should not have been in the book. Book was also to short. 5 minute read from cover to cover. Hopefully the author will bring out a longer version in the near future.

I bought this for a gift but looked at it first before giving it away - very interesting - also very high quality photos.

I've been picking up every tidbit of information I can to help me break into the tattoo industry and felt this book helped me out less then a single issue of any tattoo magazine I can pick up for $6. The concept is cool, the contrast of an indivudual professionally(tattoos hidden) vs personal (tattoos blazin'). It is the basis for a good book, but the writing was uninspired and uninspiring, the photos were ok at best, but it was still a small book, I would have felt I got my moneys worth if I had paid $7.99 or less. You want better photos, pick up carey hart's book Inked, you want a better read pick up Kat Von D's High voltage.