Determine which publication suits your tattoo style. Magazines such as Tattoo Flash publish photos of tattoos that are not custom work, but more flash. Publications such as Savage magazine focus more on extreme work, such as facial tattoos and other types of body modification.
Read the submission guidelines inside the front cover of the magazine or on the magazine's official website. Note the specifics that the magazine calls for when submitting photos. Some magazines allow only certain sizes of print photos, such as a 4 by 6, while others will only accept photos on a CD that are a specific size and number of pixels.
Fill out a card with your name and contact information. Write the names of the photographer and the tattoo artist on the card, for the magazine will need to credit them. If you are a tattoo artist submitting your own work, include a business card from your shop.
Place the card and the photo in an envelope. Include a self-addressed stamped envelope if you would like to receive your materials back. Address the envelope to the publication and take the envelope to the post office.