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Area photographer rebrands as Dandelion Soul StudioBy Kevin O’Brien About a year ago, photographer Elizabeth Ann Weiland decided she needed to change the name of her business after realizing that her first and middle name were just too common to stick out among all of the other photogs with the same name. At first, she tried to use an online business name generator to come up with something unique and catchy. It didn’t take long, though, before she realized that her business required a name that truly represented who she is as a person and what she seeks to capture with her photography. That’s when Dandelion Soul Studio sprouted. “What kept coming back to me is that I really, really love dandelions,” she said. “They’re a humble flower.” Because they’re considered a weed, she knows that many people don’t like dandelions, but for her, they’re bright yellow “spots of cheerfulness” that pop up after a long winter, providing some of the first food for pollinators. She also appreciates how they transition later in the summer into something people use to make wishes by blowing on the seedlings. “The seed heads, when they’re puffy and white, I think that’s really pretty,” she said. “It kind of symbolizes resilience and hope.” Her oldest son, Elijah Lemanski, serves as her unofficial technical assistant and didn’t take to the new name like she did, but he agreed to design a website prominently featuring a little girl blowing seeds off a dandelion head in the middle of a majestic field. It took some convincing, but he also agreed to put the new company name in all lowercase letters. “I really like the lowercase,” she said. “It kind of goes with the dandelion, it’s humble.” Growing up on a farm near Marathon as the oldest of five children, Weiland had plenty of subjects to work with as she developed an early interest in photography. “I was just kind of drawn to taking pictures,” she said. “I would pose my youngest siblings next to the flowers in the garden and take pictures of them with disposable film cameras.” Noticing her talent, her parents bought her a digital Kodak camera. Later, when Eljiah was born, she started taking pictures of him, which caught the attention of friends and relatives who started asking her to take pictures of their children. She upgraded to a better camera and eventually established her studio business in 2012 after she and her family moved to their farm on CTH E, just south of STH 29 in the town of Frankfort. Weiland struggled to come up a with a business name before settling on Elizabeth Ann Photography, which quickly developed a devoted customer base. Some of her clients have stuck with her from the beginning, including one family that travels all the way from their home in Stevens Point to have their photos taken by Weiland. When she first started taking pictures of this family, their daughters were six months and two years old, and they’ve kept coming back as they’ve grown into a family of six with four daughters. “It’s just really nice having the same people come back,” she said. “They tell me they love my work and when my work improves.” Weiland said she really gets to know her longtime clients, photographing them at different stages of their lives and
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Area photographer rebrands as Dandelion Soul StudioBy Kevin O’Brien About a year ago, photographer Elizabeth Ann Weiland decided she needed to change the name of her business after realizing that her first and middle name were just too common to stick out among all of the other photogs with the same name. At first, she tried to use an online business name generator to come up with something unique and catchy. It didn’t take long, though, before she realized that her business required a name that truly represented who she is as a person and what she seeks to capture with her photography. That’s when Dandelion Soul Studio sprouted. “What kept coming back to me is that I really, really love dandelions,” she said. “They’re a humble flower.” Because they’re considered a weed, she knows that many people don’t like dandelions, but for her, they’re bright yellow “spots of cheerfulness” that pop up after a long winter, providing some of the first food for pollinators. She also appreciates how they transition later in the summer into something people use to make wishes by blowing on the seedlings. “The seed heads, when they’re puffy and white, I think that’s really pretty,” she said. “It kind of symbolizes resilience and hope.” Her oldest son, Elijah Lemanski, serves as her unofficial technical assistant and didn’t take to the new name like she did, but he agreed to design a website prominently featuring a little girl blowing seeds off a dandelion head in the middle of a majestic field. It took some convincing, but he also agreed to put the new company name in all lowercase letters. “I really like the lowercase,” she said. “It kind of goes with the dandelion, it’s humble.” Growing up on a farm near Marathon as the oldest of five children, Weiland had plenty of subjects to work with as she developed an early interest in photography. “I was just kind of drawn to taking pictures,” she said. “I would pose my youngest siblings next to the flowers in the garden and take pictures of them with disposable film cameras.” Noticing her talent, her parents bought her a digital Kodak camera. Later, when Eljiah was born, she started taking pictures of him, which caught the attention of friends and relatives who started asking her to take pictures of their children. She upgraded to a better camera and eventually established her studio business in 2012 after she and her family moved to their farm on CTH E, just south of STH 29 in the town of Frankfort. Weiland struggled to come up a with a business name before settling on Elizabeth Ann Photography, which quickly developed a devoted customer base. Some of her clients have stuck with her from the beginning, including one family that travels all the way from their home in Stevens Point to have their photos taken by Weiland. When she first started taking pictures of this family, their daughters were six months and two years old, and they’ve kept coming back as they’ve grown into a family of six with four daughters. “It’s just really nice having the same people come back,” she said. “They tell me they love my work and when my work improves.” Weiland said she really gets to know her longtime clients, photographing them at different stages of their lives and

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