MattRiemenschneider

Based on the pictures you posted, I don't think many people would refer to that style as "neo-traditional". Neo-traditional stays pretty close to it's traditional roots, but with a wider color palate, and wide open subject matter.
Personally I'd refer to the style you like as color realism really. Perhaps a little more illustrative, but realism none the less.
I can't help you with any artist recommendations, but I think you'd be unsatisfied with a "neo-traditional" artist.

Based on the pictures you posted, I don't think many people would refer to that style as "neo-traditional". Neo-traditional stays pretty close to it's traditional roots, but with a wider color palate, and wide open subject matter.
Personally I'd refer to the style you like as color realism really. Perhaps a little more illustrative, but realism none the less.
I can't help you with any artist recommendations, but I think you'd be unsatisfied with a "neo-traditional" artist.

While I can relate to being pissed off about general rudeness, I feel some things tattooists need to lighten up on. Basically being unknowledgable about tattoos in general, asking questions we have heard a million times before, bringing references on phones, wanting stuff that is too detailed or won't work. A gentle approach goes a long way.
The way I look at it, I patronize a lot of business where I don't know jack, and I don't appreciate being treated like an idiot for not being in the know. A good example is when I went back to my local print shop. I was asking why I couldn't open a certain file which was a flash sheet I had scanned to a tiff file. The print shop guy snapped at me "ITS A MULTI PAGE TIFF FILE!! YOU CAN'T OPEN IT UNLESS YOU HAVE PHOTOSHOP!!" I am like ok, can you change it to a file that I can open? Again snappage "I CAN'T DO THAT! YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE ORIGINAL IMAGE!" I am like "ok, I have that, could you please scan it again?". I also had them saved as PDFs for easy printing. So he was like "I am just going to change these PDFs into JPEGS". I said I would prefer to have both, as the PDFs print original size and all. Even more snappage " UNLESS YOU ARE GOING TO PRINT THEM OUT, THERE IS NO USE". I calmly explain to him that they are commercial art, of course I am going to print them out. Then I ask if I have the jpegs and alter them, they can be saved into PDFs again, right? More snappage "ONLY IF YOU HAVE PHOTOSHOP!" The guy was literally yelling at me. Needless to say, I won't be doing business there again.
Think about that the next time a customer says asks about things that seem readily apparent to you. A lot of times people are not trying to be difficult. You are the expert, not them. Try and take this into consideration.

Nice intro--welcome!

Welcome from another newbie. Not an artist, just a collector.

Welcome to LST

welcome, Sketch and are you new at Altered Image?

Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Matt Riemenschneider and I'm currently residing in Indianapolis, Indiana. Been a collector of tattoos for the past 14 years, and started apprenticing about a year ago now at the old age of 31.
I've been tattooed by:
Harlan Thompson of Chicago (Deluxe and Pioneer Tattoo)
Junior Purvis of Indianapolis (also my mentor)
Paul Timmon of "The" Sunset Strip tattoo in Hollywood, Ca.
Jerry Frost in Indiana
Big Meas!
Billy Hill of Envy in Columbus Ohio
Jason Fritz in Indianapolis at New Breed Tattoo. I really credit Jason for exposing me to the traditional side of tattoo culture.
And a couple of other jokers who shall remain nameless; I was young and stupid.
I'm a big fan of a lot of California tattooers like Ed Hardy, Freddy Corbin, Grime, Greg James, Mike Giant, Bob Roberts, Jack Rudy, Tim Hendricks and yes, Dan Higgs. Through searching out those guys work I stumbled upon Last Sparrow Tattoo here.
I'm a fan of traditional (or as some would say "neo" traditional, but I think it's all just a continuation), American style Japanese stuff like Hardys, realistic Black and Grey, graffiti, and skate influenced tattoos.
I feel like my tastes are pretty much the status quo around here so I think I should fit it pretty well.
If you wanna ask me anything just hit me up!

Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Matt Riemenschneider and I'm currently residing in Indianapolis, Indiana. Been a collector of tattoos for the past 14 years, and started apprenticing about a year ago now at the old age of 31.
I've been tattooed by:
Harlan Thompson of Chicago (Deluxe and Pioneer Tattoo)
Junior Purvis of Indianapolis (also my mentor)
Paul Timmon of "The" Sunset Strip tattoo in Hollywood, Ca.
Jerry Frost in Indiana
Big Meas!
Billy Hill of Envy in Columbus Ohio
Jason Fritz in Indianapolis at New Breed Tattoo. I really credit Jason for exposing me to the traditional side of tattoo culture.
And a couple of other jokers who shall remain nameless; I was young and stupid.
I'm a big fan of a lot of California tattooers like Ed Hardy, Freddy Corbin, Grime, Greg James, Mike Giant, Bob Roberts, Jack Rudy, Tim Hendricks and yes, Dan Higgs. Through searching out those guys work I stumbled upon Last Sparrow Tattoo here.
I'm a fan of traditional (or as some would say "neo" traditional, but I think it's all just a continuation), American style Japanese stuff like Hardys, realistic Black and Grey, graffiti, and skate influenced tattoos.
I feel like my tastes are pretty much the status quo around here so I think I should fit it pretty well.
If you wanna ask me anything just hit me up!