Here are the "colour" photos from the rest of Gracie's session.

Apparently, really bright photo flashes are HILARIOUS!

Now that Gracie is three months old it was time for her second photo session. Here are some of the highlights of the black and white set-up.

Here are a few photos from a fun newborn session with tiny Summer.

As you can see she makes some interesting faces.

She was wide awake for most of her session. She only fell asleep at the very end.

Here are the highlights of super-cute Baby Gracie.

Here are a few shots from my session with Rosie and Benji.

Here are some photos of super-cute Maddie. Maddie was a little scared of the bright lights so we took some of her photos on her favourite couch.

Here are a few shots from a session with Shady and his human brother Morgan.

Say hello to Yukon. Sadly Yukon was given a very serious diagnosis from is vet. Yukon's dad is luck enough to have a friend that purchases this session for him. As you can see Yukon is a giant goofy dog.

Here are the highlights of a recent maternity shoot in one of my favourite locations:

Frankie was a little further from home than most of my shoots but she was well worth the trip. Frankie is one of the most calm and well mannered dogs I have had the pleasure of working with. Here are some of the highlights of my shoot with this amazing girl:
Here she is with her favourite toy:

Meet Conan the Westie. Conan and his family were tons of fun to work with. Here are some highlights from their shoot:

Here is Conan with his parents:

Conan was certainly a fun and active dog to shoot. Take a look!

I was contacted by a couple who have some nice "his and hers" Ford Mustangs. They are considering selling their cars to buy a home. The cars are the reason they met so they wanted some photos so they never forget the cars.

Here are some highlights:

Last week I was lucky to meet Skye and her family. We had a fun shoot in Humber Bay Park West. As you can see Skye was a great model and we managed to get some great shots of her.

I'm not sure exactly why, but this is one of my all-time favourite photos.

As you can see, Skye is a pretty girl.

This shot leaves little doubt that Skye is a city girl now!

Skye LOVES to run!

Tim's amazing wife Sarah organized a surprise 30th birthday party for him. I think you can tell that Tim was both happy and surprised. Here are the highlights.

Yummy!

Surprise!

Earlier this month I had the opportunity to meet and photograph the Forshee family. The shoot was tons of fun. The kids were the first triplets I have had the chance to photograph. Here are some of the highlights:

I had a fun shoot with a litter of 9 (yes, I said 9) puppies from the Etobicoke Humane Society (EHS) yesterday. They are all super cute terrier/husky crosses. You can see a few of the pictures below. The rest of the photos can be seen on my main site at http://matthewjosephphotography.ca/ehspuppies. They should be up for adoption in a couple of weeks.

This is Maverick. As you can see, she looks like her husky dad.

This one is Hudson. He looks much more like his terrier mom. Keep an eye on http://etobicokehumanesociety.com/ for news about when they might be ready for new homes.

I had one of my most fun shoots of all time on Saturday with four year old labradoodle Jazz and his kitty brother Masi. Jazz was full of personality and an amazing model. You can see the highlights below.

My wife and I were lucky enough to get to spend a few hours this weekend photographing many of the available cats and kittens at the Etobicoke Humane Society (EHS). The EHS has plenty of great cats and kittens available. My wife and I photographed over 20 of them. You can see some of the highlights below.

This pretty girls is Marilyn.

This fun little guy is Adam.

This little kitten is Tessa.

You can find more information about the EHS and its available rescues at http://etobicokehumanesociety.com/ and their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/etobicokehumanesociety. If you run a pet rescue in the GTA and want photos of your adoptable pets, feel free to contact me, and we can move forward from there.

There will be a new contest starting this month. Each month, we will name a “Fan of the Month.”  This lucky person will receive 50% off any package. This prize is worth $60-$325, depending on the chosen package. Beginning today (June 1^st), there will be a “Top Fan Leaderboard” on our fan site. You will receive points for interacting with our posts (likes, comments, and shares). The more interactions, the more points you will receive. At the end of the month, we’ll randomly choose one of the top three fans, and that person will receive the 50% off prize. To make things fair, there will be a maximum of one prize per person every 4 months. That means that if you win, you can win again, you just have to wait a few months.

You can find and like my Facebook page to get in on the contest at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Matthew-Joseph-Photography/197041480398051

If you are interested in a the chance of winning a free pet photo session with me here is your chance. Gord Macey of Toronto Pet Daily is currently running two photo contests and photo shoots with me are two of the prizes.

 Prizes for both contests:

1st Place : The winner of each contest will receive $500 cash, and their pet will be featured on the cover of “The Toronto Pet Daily 2013 Rescue Calendar”

2nd Place : Your pet(s) will win an awesome photo session ($150 value) courtesy of me (Matthew Joseph Photography), and be featured in the calendar.

3rd Place : $30 gift certificate to shop online at the designer dog marketplace, Artsydog.com, where you can purchase some awesome dog accessories, and your pet(s) featured in the calendar.

Each of the 10 other finalists will have their pet featured on one of the calendar pages.

Hurry up and get over to the Toronto Pet Daily  to join in the fun!