What's in a name?

I am coming to terms with the fact that I am eventually going to have to create a Facebook page for my business in order to better advertise my services, and that I also am in dire need of a real website of much better quality than this cute little blog I've created. (With that comes the memory to update frequently instead of letting my audience go dead...). These two small steps actually terrify me quite a bit. Firstly, because I don't have a name! I'm not a licensed business yet and I'm afraid to advertise as such. I'm just beginning! And to be really truthful with myself, and you, I don't think my work is up to the standard the I think those two steps require. Posting my work on my personal page for my friends and family to see is one thing, those people love me and would love almost anything I produced. I know, I look at some of my first "images" and they are laughable, but no one wanted to tell me that. A business page opens a whole new world of people. I can't "ignore" someone I don't know or don't like, I want to reach anyone and everyone possible. Otherwise how am I to know which clients are a good fit?

This name thing... It really has me stumped. I've been getting help from a few choice people but nothing has really had that spark yet. I've spent hours pouring over google looking for blogs with advice, name generators, and the like, hoping for some inspiration. I repeatedly see professionals advise that you just name your business after yourself, after all you are selling yourself and your services right? My name is Ashley Nicole D'Annunzio. There are probably thousands of Ashley Nicole Photography businesses and D'Annunzio doesn't exactly roll off the tongue. I want to be easily accessible to my clients, not "oh that photog with the odd last name..." That would make me forgettable, and I don't want to be forgettable. (Though certainly the work I produce isn't far above forgettable but that I can improve) So I am stuck in the rut that just about every business owner gets stuck in at some time, what's in a name? 

I have ideas, lots and lots of them but nothing is catching my ear, or my heart. I want my business's name to be catchy, easy to remember, and meaningful. I also want it to convey what my business is about. I want people to understand that I am a portrait photographer looking to work with families starting with Maternity images, and through the important stages up until the child's first birthday.  But that is certainly a lot to express in a name! So maybe I leave the dirty details of my business to be explained on my future website's cover page? Now where to look for ideas?  

The Happiest Place on Earth for the Happiest Time on Earth

I spent the last few days at Disneyland with my beautiful, and radiantly pregnant cousin. I was delighted to have the chance to do an on site maternity shoot and so far am pretty thrilled with the results! While I'd love to talk about my experience more, my regular jobs calls early so I will let a few sneak peeks speak for themselves....

See more from Angelina's Disney session on the "Maternity" page!