What's a good name for a photography company?

hello maya!

you're trying create, if understand question correctly, you're "fictitious business name" (or fbn). fbn 1 of requirements need, make photography company "official" in eyes of internal revenue service (irs), let's not put cart before horse here...

best fbn simple, , can't go wrong tried true formula:

maya [your last name] photography

(note: if use real name, it's still considered fbn).

in event first , last name taken else (and can verify through yahoo! search), add middle initial or middle name.

, speaking of websearches--you might see if domain name available, while you're @ it. eventually, more serious photography business, you'll want consider hosting own website, independent of flickr or other 3rd parties.

know may seem way plain, in professional opinion experienced newspaper , service photographer, should let quality of images of talking. and--if images of top-notch sales quality (as should be), why not associate real name?

now... if have heart set on more catchy fbn, let's examine 1 of meanings of name: "maya"

here's 1 meaning (from wikipedia):

"maya (sanskrit माया māyāa[›]), in indian religions, has multiple meanings, centered around concept of "illusion". maya principal deity manifests, perpetuates , governs illusion , dream of duality in phenomenal universe."

playing around theme:

maya's dream (or mayan dreams)
maya's vision
visons maya
images maya
maya's creative visions
maya [your last name's] creative visions

if want play around latin (of images "imago" or "imagos"--plural)... imagos maya? (i'll have proper grammar/usage)

or--in french:
l'album photo de maya ("maya's photo album")

keep playing around different words and, in previous suggestions, languages. eventually, "sing" or "hit you." , you'll know that's name should use. in meantime, can start own name.

hope helps, , luck you!

i made flickr account , can't think of name portfolio.
name maya , want includes name "maya's photography" seems way plain.

ideas?

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