I was about to create a thread about that, but laziness was stronger than me... anyway.
My first tattoo was finished almost 2 years ago, and I've been searching for ideas (for my left arm) since then! I wanted to have something representing my grandfather, and as his name is Gabriel, I thought about having the statue of the archangel of the same name. Nothing religious to me, it's just for the symbol.
The second one, still not convinced about it, will be a phoenix. I have not found the perfect picture yet, but here are 2 pics that are not so bad.