Last Saturday night I had the chance to shoot The Gypsy Sons @ The State Theatre in Falls Church. I had never shot at that venue before but have heard it is really nice. Was I told right.
The Gypsy Sons opened for a true icon in rockand blues music Johnny Winter and I am sure the fans that braved the first snow storm of 2009 were not disappointed with TGS.
TGS started rocking right around 9pm and I have to say for a band to not have a sound check and just plug-n-play they sounded AWESOME. They rocked the crowed for close to an hour and I am sure that they left there with quite a few new fans.
I will be uploading images tonight but stay tuned as I will be hopefully shooting them more.
Dec 07, 2009 | Categories: Band Shows | Tags: band, live music, Mike Burns, The Gypsy Sons, The State Theatre | Leave A Comment »

Daron and Patrick’s wedding was a blast. Daron looked awesome in her gown and Patrick looked snazy in his uniform. The service was at a beautiful church but did not allow photography during the ceremony, so what does one do to ‘get the shot’ peep in the windows! The reception was at the old townhall [...]
Nov 28, 2009 | Categories: Weddings | Tags: fairfax, old town hall, wedding | Leave A Comment »

Andy Woods covered the night of fights at ABC in Springfield. Here is a link to his images and a brief recap will be up shortly.
http://www.mmafightpics.com/LA-Boxing-Fight-Night
Thanks to everyone for fighting and sorry I missed it.
Nov 24, 2009 | Categories: Boxing, Sports | Tags: Andy Wood, la boxing, Sugar Han Promotions | Leave A Comment »
Champion Billiards in Arlington is becoming quite the little venue for local bands. They have remodeled to create a stage, dance area and tables that is going to make this one of the choice venues in Arlington.
Trigger Pull played there on October 30 and I was impressed, not just with the venue but with the [...]
Nov 05, 2009 | Categories: Band Shows | Tags: arlington, Bands, champion billiards, live music, Mike Burns, virginia | Leave A Comment »
So last Friday night I had the chance to shoot my first HS football game, well half of it but either way here is my story.
I got to the HS early so I could check in and make sure everything was ok with me shooting from the field. I walk around taking warm-up picks, practice [...]
Oct 26, 2009 | Categories: Football, Sports | Tags: Football, high school, varsity | Leave A Comment »
So yesterday I had to take the day off work since my sitter was sick and we dont have a back-up sitter. I decided to take that time to practice up on some of my portrait work. Since the only other person home was my daughter, she became a model.
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Oct 22, 2009 | Categories: Children | Leave A Comment »
Well sorry I haven’t posted anything in a while. I have been busy trying to get everything in order for a full on assualt of local shows. By that I mean boxing, mma, bands, weddings and anything else in life you can think of that you would consider a show.
I have invested in new gear, [...]
Oct 15, 2009 | Categories: MMA, Uncategorized | Leave A Comment »
This past Saturday I shot a local band named Karma Issue at RiRa in Arlington. I must say this is one of the hottest local bands I have seen in a while. The night was packed with covers and originals that kept the crowd dancing and singing along. No worries though there was plenty enough [...]
Aug 03, 2009 | Categories: Band Shows | Tags: arlington, cover bands, karma issue, local bands, Mike Burns, ri-ra, va | Leave A Comment »
Valhalla Fights brought a packed card to the Dulles Sportsplex on Saturday night. The doors opened at 6 and the fights were scheduled to start at 7. With the amount of people that showed up the fights had to start a little late. That was no problem there were plenty of vendors on hand including [...]
Mar 29, 2009 | Categories: MMA, Past Shows | Tags: CAGE FIGHTING, dulles sportsplex, global combat alliance, Mike Burns, mma, muay thia, valhalla fights | Leave A Comment »
Operation Octagon at Hoop Magic in Chantilly VA on March 14th was a jam packed 17 bout, three title fight night. There was a packed house that showcased some of the best MMA fighters in the DC metro area. Every fight was filled with action for the entire fight including several tap outs and knock [...]
Mar 15, 2009 | Categories: Past Shows, Sports | Tags: andy woods, CAGE FIGHTING, Mixed Martial Arts, mma, Operation Octagon | Leave A Comment »