About Priceless Photography
Elizabeth Price
Owner/Photographer
Elizabeth (Beth) Price was born and raised in Traverse City, Michigan, and is a graduate of Brooks Institute of Photography. Price launched Priceless Photography, Inc. in December of 2002. Her vision is to provide Northern Michigan and beyond with fresh, unique imagery and a professional, photographic experience.
"I want people to look at Priceless Photography's photographs and realize we've captured real memories and moments that will live on forever and create an impact on the visual world. A people person, I love establishing lasting relationships with clients, knowing they feel comfortable with our services. I want clients to return to Priceless Photography throughout the years because they trust us and associate us with creative imagery and professional, photographic services."
Beth is a member of the Wedding & Portrait Photographers International, The Professional Photographers of America, The Traverse City Area Chamber of Commerce and the Digital Wedding Forum. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Alumni Association of Brooks Institute, is a member of the Leadership Team of Great Lakes Friends of Safe Passage, and serves as a Deacon at her church.
Jan-Michael Stump
Associate Wedding Photographer
Associate Wedding Photographer
Jan-Michael Stump is a Traverse City based photographer with several years of professional experience. A 2002 graduate of Michigan State University,
he spent four years at a newspaper in Birmingham, Alabama, where he
covered stories ranging from hurricanes to NCAA sporting events --
including NCAA basketball tournaments and BCS Bowl games -- to daily
life in the South's "Magic City." Jan returned to Michigan in 2005 to
join the staff of the Traverse City Record-Eagle
and enjoy the natural beauty of northern Michigan.
Jan was the 2001
Michigan College Photographer of the Year, and has won numerous awards
from the Michigan Press Photographer's Association, Alabama Press
Association, National Press Photographer's Association, Associated
Press, and others. Jan enjoys photographing weddings with a
journalist's eye, capturing moments both quiet and boisterous with an
artistic quality and a sense of humor.
Raffi Appel is a graduate of Traverse City Central High School and attends Michigan State University's new Residential College for the Arts and Humanities, studying a self-created cross-disciplinary program integrating photography with social and cultural studies. Raffi began working with photography in 2006. He attended a residential photography workshop at the University of Michigan Biological Station and has won awards for his images. He has been published numerous times in the Traverse City Record-Eagle and Northern Express, documented the Traverse City Film Festival, and has shot for Crystal Mountain.
Jenelle Thomas
Studio Manager
Jenelle Thomas is a native of Traverse City and has a background in fine art and customer service. Along with managing the studio, Jenelle is in charge of client communications and day-to-day operations.
Eclectic from heart to soul, Jenelle enjoys a variety of music, loves old movies from the 1930's through the 1960's, and she enjoys reading as much historical fiction as she can.
Studio Manager
Jenelle Thomas is a native of Traverse City and has a background in fine art and customer service. Along with managing the studio, Jenelle is in charge of client communications and day-to-day operations.
Eclectic from heart to soul, Jenelle enjoys a variety of music, loves old movies from the 1930's through the 1960's, and she enjoys reading as much historical fiction as she can.
Jenelle lives with her husband, Andrew, and their two cats, two dogs, and two fish tanks. She also danced for eleven years, which means she wore a tutu, too!
Raffi Appel
Photo Assistant/2nd Shooter
Photo Assistant/2nd Shooter
Raffi Appel is a graduate of Traverse City Central High School and attends Michigan State University's new Residential College for the Arts and Humanities, studying a self-created cross-disciplinary program integrating photography with social and cultural studies. Raffi began working with photography in 2006. He attended a residential photography workshop at the University of Michigan Biological Station and has won awards for his images. He has been published numerous times in the Traverse City Record-Eagle and Northern Express, documented the Traverse City Film Festival, and has shot for Crystal Mountain.
Raffi began
assisting, editing and shooting for Priceless Photography in 2007.
Recently, he did the cover photography for regional jazz artist, Jeff
Haas' new CD. In the process of embracing photography, he has found a
new tempo for his life and learned much about perception and the
nuances of the people and places around him.
Cassidy
Studio Cat
Cassidy
Studio Cat
Cassidy was born in San Diego, California, and after meeting Beth at a Cinco de Mayo celebration in 2000 knew she would have it made if she chose to be adopted by her. So, she willingly rode the four-hour journey North to Santa Barbara on Beth's shoulder and proceeded to live the first four years of her life in style. Her fondest memory of her home in Santa Barbara was a seafood boil that was so irresistible that she sat among the guests in her own chair and feasted on fresh seafood including crab legs and salmon.
A bit hesitant at first, but not wanting to leave her best friend, Cassidy rode along and helped Beth relocate from Santa Barbara to Traverse City in the spring of 2003.
Extremely spoiled, she currently resides at our studio but spends a couple months of her summer on Long Lake where she bird watches, struts on the enclosed porch, and reigns over three golden retrievers.