If you’re looking for an incredible deal this spring, I’ve got great news for you! Today I had one [previously booked] March Madness session open up due to rescheduling. Email me or call me at 803-6750 asap to snap this last date up. Free sessions don’t stick around long! ;-)

Also, if you’re like me, you’re seeing little signs of spring popping up here and there outside. Nothing excites me like seeing the first glimpse of tulips and lillies peeking through the mulch in the yard. I can’t wait to start shooting outdoors again in bare feet! Parks and beaches, look out!

Talk to you soon.

Leslie

Feeling a little rumbly in your tumbly? Winne the Pooh obviously never enjoyed the Virginia Beach Restaurant Week like we did tonight! To celebrate Virginia Beach’s rich culinary style, over 35 restaurants will be participating in this year’s Virginia Beach Restaurant Week. Visit the Virginia Beach Restaurant Association website to get the full list of participants.

Here is the scoop. Enjoy two–course prix fixe lunches for $10.09 and three–course prix–fixe dinners for $20.09 and $25.09 throughout the week. This is your chance to enjoy some of Virginia Beach’s most scrumptious recipes at a fraction of the cost!

Tonight we dined at Mannino’s Italian Bistro and I must say it was a treat! Don’t forget to order from the impressive wine list. A taste of Italy in Kempsville. Who knew?

Buen appetito!

Leslie

P.S. I know this has little to do with my portrait business, but there is more to life than just great photographs after all! ;-)

Just to let you know… check back on the Leslie du Mont Photography website and blog frequently as big changes are coming in 2009! You’ll already notice some disarray with the blog layout as we get the basics set up here. So, please pardon the mess, but the end product is going to be exciting! How exciting? Well, look for the first clue soon!

FYI, I’m currently booking photography sessions for March. Usually I’m booked 4-6 weeks out. (Please plan accordingly and contact me to reserve your date early.)

Leslie

I’ve had a flurry of last minute calls requesting photo sessions before the end of the year. Leslie du Mont Photography will be open for business January 8, 2009.

May you and your families have a very blessed holiday season!

Merry Christmas!

Leslie

This year has been a roller coaster for the du Mont family and for my business - Leslie du Mont Photography. Despite all of the setbacks, the year is ending on a positive note. After dealing with my cancer and related medical complications for the past 18 months, we’ve had some great news. My last PET CT scan was negative for cancer and some of my issues seem to finally be resolving themselves. While I’m not out of the woods yet, I’m closer! Just over the past two weeks I’ve felt better than I’ve felt in almost two years. I’m even walking without a cane - virtually limp free! I’m taking this positive turn of events as a sign that I’ll be able to get back to doing what I love /full time/ in the upcoming year.

With that said, I’m proud to announce that Leslie du Mont Photography will re-open after the holidays on January 8. Business hours are between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday-Friday. 757.803.6750

[Can you tell how big my smile is right now?]

Peace, Leslie

Last week I had the wonderful opportunity to meet up with two of the best -or should I say- the grandest Grandparents in Chesapeake, VA! They introduced me to their charming grandchildren that were visiting. We had an action packed session filled with running, skipping rocks on the lake, kartwheels and spectacular handstands. How cool was that?

Here is your sneak peak, R family! Thank you for letting me capture your memories!

Leslie

Okay, so, I’m guilty of not updating my blog as often as I’d like, but I hope this makes up for it. Every once in a while you come across someone that makes your job SO easy you just have to blog about it!

Meet H!

This young lady from Norfolk has it all going on. She’s smart, down-to-earth, talented and beautiful beyond belief… inside and out! She was also so modest about setting multiple state track records that I had to pull it out of her. Her Italian is impeccable. This girl is the total package!

H is such a trooper that she even let me and another photographer practice some experimental lighting techniques…which is not for the faint hearted as she was contantly asked to perform tasks that would give most of us whiplash! ;-) What a joy to photograph/play with her.

Can I just adopt her? Would that be bad?

[Rats, I'll bet her proud parents would complain!]

Tah, tah for now.

Leslie

Okay. So far, it has been a summer full of smoke from the Great Dismal Swamp fire.

Every day in Virginia Beach and Norfolk we wonder if the smoke is going to have blown off enough to go outside. Can today’s photo session happen or not? Is the smoke too bad to breathe at the location? [Which changes from hour to hour] It is getting kind of depressing not only for myself, but for other photographers across the Hampton Roads area as well. A real rescheduling nightmare! Can you say “studio,” anyone?

But, finally there is something burning that I’m anxiously awaiting! July 10th is the date of the Burn Notice premiere.

Honestly, I never watched an entire episode of Magnum PI back in the day. In fact, I never really got into the action genre on TV or even in movies before, but the superb, smart writing and acting on this show has really reeled me in. Heck, my whole family can’t wait for the first episode this season. July 10th can’t come soon enough for us!

Generally, summer tv is boring. Treat yourself to something good: Jeffrey Donovan, Gabrielle Anwar and Bruce Campbell as Michael Westen, Fiona and Sam.

Rent the entire first season or download it onto your Tivo from Amazon. You have time to catch up and watch the incredible finale before July 10th. You won’t regret it.