I'm the youngest of 6 brothers and sisters - each of us with the same initials - RC. By the time I was born, my mom and dad were running out of names beginning with the letter R. Although they never admitted it, I don't think it is a coincidence that singing cowboy Roy Rogers was very popular at the time. Further evidence is the fact that when I was a child family members called me Rogelio which roughly translates from Spanish to Roger.

Fast-Forward about 25 years. When I first began traveled to Europe on vacation, I would get odd stares when I mentioned my first name.

Roy doesn't translate very well there. The closest equivalent is roi, the French word for king. So whenever I traveled on vacation, I started using my middle name - Frank. On a whim I started introducing myself as Frank when I met new people back home as well.

When my interest in photography grew, models I worked with knew me as Frank. A fortunate change since FrankPhotos sounds a lot better than RoyPhotos.

Besides, one of my brothers had a name very similar to mine and I wouldn't want to cause confusion (or mistakenly give him credit!) for my work.

Recently I participated in a group photo show and I hosted small reception. I invited friends, photography colleagues, family and some actors from my theater days. My head was spinning like Linda Blair, answering to Roy or Frank throughout the evening.