How did you name your photogrpahy business?

[Aedai]

it seems to me that the development curve for new photographers is generally like this:

1. buy camera and kit lens and PS Elements
2. Take picture of flower - centered and oversaturated
3. take silhouette of tree against sunset
4. take tilted picture of person - heavily vignetted
5. think up name for their nascent enterprise
6. make large watermark
7. plan and start buying complete kit of consumer grade lenses
8. make signature that includes all lenses and filters
9. actually puts uv filter on lens
10. read some parts of manual

At least I won't have to worry about number 6... being a graphic designer I cringe at ugly / huge watermarks.
We'll see about the rest of them.

Still need a name so I guess I'm jumping the gun on number 5. Sue me.

Thanks for posting everyone! I've come to the conclusion that simple names / actual names are best to brainstorm over.

I'm planning on doing Infant / NICU photography in the future. My daughter had to spend an entire month hospitalized after she was born and nearly didn't make it so I want to specialize in photos like that and capture portraits of other miracle babies.

Just trying to think of a name to match... I'd rather have it sooner than later because I'm impatient and need... want to make a watermark/logo.

 

[Tailgunner]

it seems to me that the development curve for new photographers is generally like this:

1. buy camera and kit lens and PS Elements
2. Take picture of flower - centered and oversaturated
3. take silhouette of tree against sunset
4. take tilted picture of person - heavily vignetted
5. think up name for their nascent enterprise
6. make large watermark
7. plan and start buying complete kit of consumer grade lenses
8. make signature that includes all lenses and filters
9. actually puts uv filter on lens
10. read some parts of manual

1. Semi-Pro Bodies, CS6 & LR5
2. Sounds boring
3. Does a Silhouette of a oilfield Pump Jack against a sunset count?
4. Sounds boring
5. Urban Reflection LLC
6. I'm more into smaller some what transparent marks
7. Only use one consumer glass, the rest is Pro
8. Zero signature
9. My 28-70mm 2.8 came with a UV filter that I sometimes use to help to protect the front element in certain situations...came within a few inches of introducing it to some pond water while taking a reflective shot.
10. Never opened the manuals on my D300 and D800...scratch that, I couldn't figure out how to install memory cards in my D300 and had to consult the manual. Whats up with the lever on the memory card door?

 

[oldhippy]

I was going to call my photography business.

The Chosen One
So Choose Me

Decided it was a little to out there, and not very original

 

[robbins.photo]

I was going to call my photography business.

The Chosen One
So Choose Me

Decided it was a little to out there, and not very original

Transcendental Photography - where you don't get prints but we still get paid.

Hmm.. yup, I think you might just be onto something here OH.. lol

 

[dennybeall]

Having the word Photography or Photo or some other easily recognized word seems to be very important. If you then get specific with a specialty like "Newborn Photo" or somesuch you limit your clientele. If that specialty is all you ever really WANT THEN WHY NOT, but it doesn't seem like a good idea. Location name can help folks to find you unless you live in Scooby Doo Junction or Atlanta. Pick 5 or so and ask your friends to pick........

 

[vvcarpio]

The name of your town, city, locale, county, region? If you one day become famous, then you help your community, too. Might already be taken, though, if you simply add "Photography" to it.