David McDonald Photography: Blog https://davidmcdphotos.zenfolio.com/blog en-us (C) David McDonald Photography [email protected] (David McDonald Photography) Mon, 16 Mar 2020 07:24:00 GMT Mon, 16 Mar 2020 07:24:00 GMT https://davidmcdphotos.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-12/u628247970-o144990572-50.jpg David McDonald Photography: Blog https://davidmcdphotos.zenfolio.com/blog 120 80 Order Your Rock Star Image for Yourself or as a Holiday Gift https://davidmcdphotos.zenfolio.com/blog/2018/12/order-your-rock-star-image-for-yourself-or-as-a-holiday-gift With the holiday season upon us, how about an image of your favourite band, musician, rock star, landscape or abandoned property as a gift?

There are hundreds of galleries of bands, musicians and vacant buildings available in the website. 

Order for yourself or order for a friend.  If you'd like a custom size, an art quality print, a limited edition piece or something signed by the photographer please get in touch with me directly.  For more standard options, you can order directly via the website and have it delivered to your address.

Let me know what you're thinking and I'm sure that we can develop something that meets your expectations.  Feel free to get in touch if you have any questions or want to discuss a project.

Have a wonderful holiday season and an amazing 2019.

]]> [email protected] (David McDonald Photography) abandoned abandoned church abandoned factory abandoned farm abandoned house abandoned ontario abandoned places band photography bass bass guitar Big Wreck capture concert concert photo concert photography concert pic concert pics derelict drums fender frontman gibson Gord Downie guitar image Johnny Marr keyboards live concert live music photography Metallica music photography musician musicians Palaye Royale percussion photo photography photojournalism photos piano pic pics Robert Plant Roger Waters rural exploration rurex singer The Lazys The Tragically Hip urban exploration urbex vacant vocalist https://davidmcdphotos.zenfolio.com/blog/2018/12/order-your-rock-star-image-for-yourself-or-as-a-holiday-gift Sat, 08 Dec 2018 04:41:29 GMT I'm in a band too! https://davidmcdphotos.zenfolio.com/blog/2015/6/im-in-a-band-too You may know me mainly as a music photographer.  That's what I've been doing to help keep myself sane, it helps take my mind off of my day job at an advertising agency (don't get me wrong, I really do like my job), and in the absence of being up on stage myself it helps me stay close to live music while also allowing me a creative outlay.

Well, 3 or 4 years after my last band band blew apart because the guitar player up and quit after a gig, then after my divorce and having to learn to be and trust myself again I've joined another band.  I can't think of better timing for a call.  My friend Neil, a drummer who I played with in the last band (which was a surf band called The Eradicators, here's a quick video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I7hgx5l5mU) called me up and asked to have lunch.  He was playing in a band as a duo, just guitar and drums and they were considering filling out the sound and wanted to see how it came across with a bass player and I got the call.  Sidebar...  For those bass players out there, yes that is an ultra rare Rickenbacker 4002...  And it's long gone, I sold it years ago to help buy a house after my divorce, please don't ask me if its for sale or trade, its gone!  :(

It was awesome, its now all original, catchy rock songs with great melodies and everything that makes me like original songs.  After one jam, they asked if I wanted to stick around...  Fuck yes!!!!  They've got an amazing catalogue of songs!  And we write well together which is heaven after some prior experiences in other bands. 

We've been in Sloan's studio recording songs for an ep.  We've finished 3 of them, feel free to check us out, we're called "The Owns" at soundcloud.com/theowns

Of course being a music photographer I got the gig to do the promo shot...  Figures, I'm really happy with everything in it except my head shot...  Sheesh!  Again, please check us out, I'd love to hear your thoughts.

The Owns: Promo Pic by basseca

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