So by now everyone should know that I am trying very hard to build up a photography business. So far I have no formal training, though hopefully next month a local tafe will be holding a course that I hope to get accepted in to.

But this has nothing to do with that. Or sort of.

This past weekend I went to a friends basketball preliminaries, semifinal’s and championships. My FIL gave me a really good book on the steps you should take towards running a photography business and I’m pretty sure that the very first step in that book is “Be organized”

Which is why at 3am on Saturday morning Tim and I were up making make shift business cards. This wouldn’t be so much of a problem if we had decided on the business name. But we haven’t. We put on the card JP Photography. But that’s definitely not what I want the business to be called.

So I need your help. I KNOW I’ve put this call out in various places all over the net but nothing has jumped out at us and slapped us in the face.

We don’t want it to be cute. Because I’m not really one of those cute people. I don’t do cute. I don’t have the light and bubbly personality that screams cute at anyone.

I guess I could go funky. Though maybe I’m too old these days to be funky. And I certainly am not the fashionable funky down with it kind of girl. So maybe not. But you could try.

Someone on one of my forums (ok…THE forum) suggested Above Parr and to be honest I love it. But it brings to mind sports photography and I don’t want to be associated with that and that alone. It also happens to be a sporting term and being above par in a game of golf is not actually a good thing.

To be honest I am not sure I want to use my name at all. Or my initials. JTP photography has a nice ring to it but it just doesn’t click. I don’t like it THAT much.

And then of course I know it would be somewhat unprofessional of me to use my nickname on my business card. But using my real name doesn’t sit well with me. The business cards we handed out on the weekend had my real name on them, but then everyone was getting told to come and see Boo. So the name could contain the word Boo. I’m even considering putting it on the card instead of my name. To save the confusion which is awkward for everyone.

Boo’n'You Photo’s was one idea I had. But I don’t know if I like it enough. You’n'Boo even. Peek A Boo makes me think it’s children’s photography and like I said with the sports, I do not want to be associated with a certain type of photography and miss out on other opportunities.

So. Any idea’s?? I’d really like to have this name out soon. So I can get proper cards made up before I get another job to do.