Thanks everyone!!
Definitely professional. The flash washes the color a bit, and shows off every little spot where it is still healing, it actually looks considerably nicer in person.
I was in the horrible pain boat as well. Took the artist about an hour and ten minutes and at the end I don't think I could have taken much more! Totally worth it though. I love it, even though I have gotten the pineapple comment a few times when people are looking at it far away.