There's something Elise Williams said in this video that stuck with us, and it's probably the line every mom needs to hear: "Moms are not in enough pictures. They're the ones taking all the pictures." If you've ever scrolled through your camera roll and realized you're barely in any of the photos from your own kid's first year, you already know exactly what she's talking about.
Elise is the owner of eMarie Photography, a downtown Billings, Montana studio specializing in newborn photography, family sessions, and business branding photography. In this short film, she walks you through what makes her studio different, why newborn day is her favorite day of the week, and how growing up around professional photographers (her dad and brother) shaped the way she sees those tiny, fleeting moments most people miss.
Why Newborn Photography Matters in Those First 10 Days
If you're searching for a newborn photographer in Billings, MT, timing matters more than most parents realize. Elise tries to capture newborn sessions within the first 10 days of life, while babies are still sleepy, tired, and moldable into all those classic curled-up poses you see and fall in love with. After that window, it gets harder. Babies wake up, stretch out, and that brand new, just-arrived softness starts to shift into something different (still beautiful, just different).
That's part of why she takes the work so seriously. As she puts it in the video, "you're literally freezing time that you can't get back." A newborn session isn't really about the photos. It's about giving you something to hold onto when your kid is suddenly seven and you can't remember what their tiny hands looked like wrapped around your finger.
A Studio That's Part of Downtown Billings
One of the things you'll notice in the video is how much Elise loves being downtown. The Halloween activities, the farmer's market, the buzz of being part of a real, walkable neighborhood... it all shows up in the work. The studio isn't tucked away in some industrial park. It's woven into the fabric of downtown Billings, and that energy carries into the sessions themselves.
More Than Just Newborns
While newborn photography is at the heart of what Elise does, she also specializes in business branding and headshots, which she describes in the video as "kind of a dichotomous specialty." Two very different worlds, but both about the same thing in the end: noticing the small details that make someone (or something) unique, and capturing them in a way that feels honest.
For families, that means paying attention to the things only a parent would notice. As Elise says, "all those little tiny things that you don't think anyone else notices about your kid, I try to notice." For business owners, it means showing what actually makes your brand feel like yours.
Learn More About Newborn Sessions in Billings, Montana
If this video resonated with you and you're starting to think about booking a session, you can learn more about newborn photography at eMarie Photography here. Whether you're expecting your first baby, your fourth, or you're a grandma trying to gift a session to your daughter (which happens more than you'd think), Elise would love to talk with you about what a newborn session looks like and how to plan one before that 10 day window closes.
Billings, Montana families have trusted eMarie Photography to capture the moments they'll want back later. We'd be honored to do the same for yours.
