Awesome Photographer Needs Awesome New Logo

Daniel Gin Photography

I'm a photographer based in Chicago that specializes in wedding and lifestyle photography. My photography isn't limited to just weddings and family portraits; it also includes commercial event and product photography. I recently added cinematic videography to the services that I offer. For examples of my work, please visit my website at: http://www.dangin.com

I'm targeting couples who are looking for a photographer with a contemporary look and feel to capturing their wedding day. Most of my clients are young professionals that live in/nearby downtown Chicago. What they are not looking for are very traditional, stodgy, a lot of posed photos by an uptight guy with a camera.

I'm looking for a logo that reflects sophisticated and contemporary. The final design needs to be submitted to me in high resolution in the following formats:

.ai (CMYK)
.psd (layered, RGB)
.png (w/ transparent background)

While I prefer my full name (Daniel Gin) in the artwork, I'm okay with if it being shortened to Dan Gin in order to fit a certain design you have in mind. Please avoid using camera clip art or cartoons. Come to think of it, I'm not too keen on most clip art, but I may be surprised... Design must work with either transparent or black background (current website theme has black background). Use of the Chinese characters in the current logo (see attached) is not required but I can make them available if you'd like to incorporate it into your design.