6.09.2011

Name My Company!!!

You already know what a huge part your support plays in my life, how you´ve encouraged me to pick up my first camera, apply to photo school and start shooting weddings, portraits and editorials. My life has changed forever and I´m ridiculously excited to enter the next part of my journey which is founding my own photography company! :)
Yes! The time is almost here. I spend every free minute of my day working on my business plan, branding ideas, social media plans, budgeting and improving my skills but there is one tiny detail I just can´t figure out. The name of my company! And this is where you come into the picture! I decided to start a competition here on the blog to find the perfect name for my fun little company! YES! You get to name it! I have some ideas floating in my head already, but I´m not quite sure about any of them so I´ll let you decide! ;)

(I know that most photography companies have the name of their owners, but the thing is, my family name is unpronounceable, has all kinds of weird characters in it and overall it just wouldn´t work so I need to come up with a made up company name which would represent me as photographer and blogger.)
Here is how it´s gonna work. In the first part of the competition I´m accepting name ideas! Just leave a comment on this post with a name that you think would be creative, memorable and represent me well along with your contact details. (you can check some of my previous works HERE) You have one week to come up with something fantabulous, the submissions will close on Wednesday, 15th of June, midnight CET. 

Once we have all the submissions, I´ll choose my five favorites. These may or may not include some of my own names I have so far (I´ll not tell you until the results are in, I wouldn´t want to influence you in any ways ;)). In the second part of the competition from the 16th to the 22nd of June you get to vote for my top 5 and whichever name gets the most votes, that will be the name of my company! :D 

But of course there are no competition without prizes to win, so I themed up with some great companies to bring you an amazing package to fight for! The winner will receive:

- A set of Totally Rad Photoshop Actions or Lightroom Presets - my absolute favorite post processing tools, they make magic with my photos. The winner gets to choose any of their product packages (worth $149)

- A $100 gift card which you can use toward purchasing the Theit Bossy Bag, the trendiest camera bag on the market! (this is what I´ll be rocking very soon too! ;)

- The cute Just Camera Necklace, courtesy of Asian iCandy

- An I heart MY BLOG tote from me :)

The winner will get a package worth almost $300! Get your creative juices flowing, mindpencils sharpened and submit your names and help me shape my future business. If you have several ideas, great! The more options, the better!

If in the end a name is chosen with which I came up with, a winner will be  randomly drawn from the pool of people who submitted ideas/voted!

To help you get started I created this little wordboard with some indicators on the kind of business I want to run. It will be mainly targeted towards woman between 20 - 30 looking to take editorial style beauty portraits, brides looking for rocking engagement and wedding pictures and momma-to-bes looking for cute belly shots and baby pics. I want to make pictures that look like they are from pages of glossy magazines.

I´m over the moon excited and cannot wait to see what you´ll come up with! I'd love for you to help spread the word about this competition, the more people enters the better chances I have to find the PERFECT name! :) THANK YOU for being such an important part of my journey!

Follow Gypsy*Diaries


55 comments:

  1. Here are some options to fill in the blank:

    memory bank
    happy snaps
    picture me happy
    double take
    trick of the eye
    exposed soul
    vivid shutter

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  2. LifeStills
    Lifestyle
    Stylelife

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  3. LuxeLens Photography
    fete photography

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  4. Snap&Gab
    Artography
    Caravan Clicks
    Bright Lights
    Hippie Clicks

    I'll keep thinking...
    xo,
    Lindsey

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  5. Why not just Gypsy's Photography? Maybe that's not personalized enough? Ok, here:

    Chic Life
    Le Monde
    G2
    G.G.
    G^squared (as a superscript)

    But I really like caravan clicks, too!

    Good luck, G!

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  6. Some ideas:

    Moments
    1000 Words
    Red Balloon
    Glitter & Sequins
    Snapshots

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  7. Ideas:
    Single Snapshot
    Flash Photography
    Fashion with a Flash
    Strike a Pose
    Lens-Crafteed
    The Glam Cam
    Turnstyle
    Glossy Depictions
    Pose or I'll Shoot
    You should be shot
    Hot Shots
    Capturing Memories
    Just Picture It
    Picture This
    Captured in TIme
    Shoot Me
    Picture Perfect Memories
    Picture Perfect
    Clicks
    FabShot
    Heartshot
    loveshot
    dream shot

    Hope you like!
    Rory
    rfgoaliegirl@gmail.com

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  8. here are some of my ideas

    Shine On
    Shimmer
    Gypsy Glitz
    Allure
    OhSoChic
    Goddess

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  9. That's not so easy !!

    I was thinking about
    Passion's life
    Gypsy with love
    Smiling company
    Chic Gypsy
    Happy Gypsy Photography
    Happy Focus by Gypsy

    XOXO honey

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  10. well I still think keeping gypsy as part of it could work, since it fits with the boho/hippie/fresh and travel aspects

    hmm how about...

    Wanderlust
    Gypsy*Glam


    I'll think of more later :)

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  11. Oh - so many great ideas so far.. here are a few

    Picsy Gypsy
    Captured
    Gypsy Professional (an oxymoron?)
    Shooting Gypsy
    Point and Shoot

    -Winnie
    http://winniereally.blogspot.com
    winnie.really@gmail.com

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  12. this is the BEST giveaway ever! i am SO excited! here are my names:

    GYPSY*clicks
    clicky*GYPSY
    click'n*Gypsy

    and these are my fancy pants ones...i hope they don't translate wrong. i was trying to get creative for ya with these:

    gypsy*dilettante
    dilettante*GYPSY

    or just...

    DILETTANTE

    even though you are embarking on a professional career as a photog, i just think the word "dilettante" is so unique. it means: a person who takes up an art for amusement.

    i HOPE you like mine.

    ~xo, jenn
    the stylish housewife

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  13. oops...i forgot my contact info!

    info@thestylishhousewife.com
    or via twitter i am @stylishhwife

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  14. Gabby's Lens / Gypsy Lens
    Exposed with Gabby
    Gabby Shots

    (keeps your name in there!)

    :)

    (candidlyred@gmail.com)

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  15. Girl with a camera
    Gypsy with a camera
    Shutterbug photography

    Not that easy to find a name. Hope you like them :)

    Kathrin
    dancing-in-the-rain@gmx.de

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  16. Here are my choices Ms. Gabby:

    Gypsy*Shutterlust Photohraphy
    Gypsy*Shutterbug Photography
    The Photo Diaries
    Life Portrait Photography
    Split Second Photography

    Much love from Mystic Nymph

    iPAQ_kat@yahoo.com

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  17. I love your blog. your style and vibe are great.

    Check mine out! If you like it please follow me back.
    http://www.clothesovercarbs.blogspot.com/

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  18. hmmmm...
    how about:

    Sparkling Moments Photography
    Sparkling Frolics Photography
    Fluttering Fancies Photography
    Dream Baskets Photography (maybe my favorite!)
    Flutter Shutter Photography
    Smiling Seasons Photography
    Floating Fancies Photography
    Twinkle Trinkle Photography
    Moonlight Mode Photography

    Ami
    marche_love at hotmail dot com

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  19. Here's my two cents:

    Flowers & Flare Photography
    Big Picture Photography
    Travelling Moments
    Life thru a Lens
    Gabby's Moments
    Special Moments Photography
    E-Motion Photography
    Lights & Love Photography
    Dream Moments
    Smiles & Sequins Photography
    Smiles & Dreams Pictures
    Dreamy Lights Pictures

    *

    I'll post again if I think of more!

    Maria xx
    www.cheekypinktulip.blogspot.com

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  20. Some Ideas!

    Captured Photography
    Moments in Life Photography
    Wonder Photography
    Life Photography
    Loving Life Photography
    Heart to Heart Photography

    I don't know... just some ideas? :)

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  21. Say Gypsy
    Gypsy Wagon
    Peace, Love, Flash
    Gypsy Perfect Photography

    xx

    http://www.trufflesnruffles.com/

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  22. Ambient Glam
    Ambient Heart
    Ambient Lux

    Exposed!

    Radical Images
    G Images
    Blissful Images
    Lux Lenses
    Lux Flash
    Lux Images


    Heureux Photophapy
    Heureux Lens
    Heureux Flash

    Heureux Means Happy in French.

    Gypsy Eye
    Gypsy POV (Point of View)


    Michelle@MadamePetillant(dot)come
    Good Luck with everything!

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  23. Some ideas:
    Happy lights Photography
    Dreams& Hearts Photography
    Rockstar Moments Photography
    Dreamy life Phtography

    Hope you'll find the perfect name!

    anaval.tina@yahoo.com

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  24. Gabby Glam Photography

    Best of luck to you!!!
    -lucyggoose@yahoo.com

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  25. Funflare
    Light at Heart
    Bright Spark

    Goodluck!

    ......
    Gina
    ginaharding@live.com

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  26. Zingara photography

    zingara="gypsy" in italian.
    It should be simple and professional.
    the name should not be cheesy...
    I will do more brainstorming ;)

    www.2-gitanas.blogspot.com

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  27. flowers balloons camera
    your life in photos
    along came the gypsy
    gypsy shots
    have camera will travel photography
    living life photos/photography
    the gypsy and her camera
    the traveling camera
    your life my lens
    my dream your life photography


    fsherota@bellsouth.net

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  28. molto bello foto
    squisito snapshots
    favoloso foto
    viaggio insieme photography
    la dolce vita photography
    escapades photography
    merry memories
    the sophisticated snapshot

    mollystars18@yahoo.com

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  29. Hi Gabby!

    Here are some of my ideas:

    FabLab Photography
    Fusion Photography
    Eclectica Photography
    Nouvelle Vague Photography
    Pretty Perspective Photography
    Globetrotter Photography

    Enjoy:)

    Diana (dianagrosz@yahoo.com)

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  30. I feel like so many photographers have the WORST names for their business... And i feel like that makes me decide whether or not to use them. I'd do something simple but striking. I like 'the editorialist photography'. Like 'the sartorialist'. Or fanfare photography. or flash photography. I don't know. But good luck!

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  31. happy hippie photography
    pixie pix
    pixie photography
    glitter & glam photography
    the happy hippie
    gabby photography
    love & light photography

    ok, here are a few more of mine without "gypsy" in the name =)

    ~xo, jenn
    the stylish housewife
    info@thestylishhousewife.com

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  32. Blessings and well wishes for the journey!

    Artful Exposures



    ~Kat

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  33. "Celebrate the Dream"
    email: tenisha524@aol.com

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  34. I like simple names.

    Close Up Photography
    Stunning Images
    Everlasting Images (or Photography)
    Make it Count Photography

    trinashere AT gmail.com

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  35. Great giveaway!! Here are my ideas:

    Shine & Sparkle Photography
    Effervescence Photography
    Sparkle Spirit Photography
    Photo Sprite
    Gypsy Sprite Photography
    Esprit Photography

    -Hope
    www.aflatteringtale.com

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  36. Oh my this is a generous giveaway and a very FUN project! I like the idea of a cute and simple, but still catchy, name that displays your love of travel.

    Wander Lens
    Traveling Eye
    Flash and Flare
    Dream Smile Snap
    Glossy Gabby
    Passion Lens
    Glam Gal
    Fresh Faces
    Glam Dreams
    Living Free
    Dreams of the Heart
    La Vie Boheme Photography

    I am not sure if you want the word photography in your name, but I think photography could be added to the end of any of these names, to clarify what the business is all about if you choose.

    Can't wait to see the final choices you go with!

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  37. Front*Page Photos/Photography
    Bold Beauty
    Sweet Exposure
    Star Exposures
    Have Camera, Will Shoot
    Nothing Less Photography
    Show Me Off Snapshots

    I love that you've opened it up to your readers, so awesome! And some really great ideas and inspiration in these comments! Good luck finding the best name!

    art by ag @ gmail . com

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  38. Gypsy Gloss
    Shot Gloss
    BoHo Photo
    Eye Glosses
    On Glossier Things
    Gypsy Snaps
    Gilded Gypsy
    Gilded Gabby
    Gypsy Glitter

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  39. I don't know your last name,but you might be able to change it around and simplify it.....

    Gabriel XXXXXXXX
    Photography
    Berlin

    Every great photographer, stands behind their name. Good luck!!

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  40. Gabby Photograbher
    Gabby Gypsography
    Gabby Photo Diaries

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  41. I have one thing to say:

    GabStar Photography

    X Mandy

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  42. well since your blog is gypsy diaries, I would think you might want something that is also consistent with your blog?

    Gypsy Diaries Photography (haha how original)
    The Photo Diaries
    Diaries of Photography
    Gypsy Love Photography
    Gypsy Life Photography
    Life of a Gypsy
    G-G photography

    :)

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  43. SHINE

    that's it. just shine. it engulfs it all. your online persona. light. photography. style. simple. and catchy.

    best of luck in the biz.

    ma of organiquephoto

    organiquephoto (at) yahoo (dot) com

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  44. Gypsy Glam
    Gypsy Love
    Glam Rock
    Pretty Pixels
    Heart and Soul
    Love and Life
    Dreamlux
    Starlight
    Pixel Passion

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  45. I love reading everyone's ideas, this is so fun!

    ShutterStar Photography
    A Passion & A Purpose

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  46. Fab Gab Foto
    Hip Clix
    Hipster Clickster
    G Photography
    Flashing Passion
    Smashing Flashing
    Fresh Flash
    Time Catcher
    Magic Moments
    Sugar Shots
    Vibrant Visions
    Rays of Light

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