Scott O. Smith's Blog (6)

My wife decided to pull out our Halloween/fall decorations this past Sunday. Now that fall is here she wanted to have a fall theme for some frames that are hanging on our wall. After looking through my photo library I couldn’t find anything that would work so I asked if she wanted a Halloween themed portrait. After telling her about my idea for a ghostly image next to a head stone she ha… Continue

Last week the Utah Strobist group got together out near the Salt Lake Marina for a little off camera lighting event. The idea was to have models there for us to photograph and for everyone to share information with others ways/styles to use off camera lighting. Full set of pictures here We started at some railroad tracks. The tracks in this location are one of my favorite spots. I really like how the tracks fade o… Continue

While filling up for gas the other day it struck me as odd to see the word "Self" on the gas pump sign. Are there any "Full" service stations anymore? It's been about 15 + years since I've seen any full service stations around here. I worked at a gas station/farmers co-op when I was in college that was a "Full Service" gas station. As the cars pulled up, I would quickly fill the car with g… Continue

Independence Day honors the birthday of the United States of America and the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. I was able to capture this photo at our local Zoo (Hogle Zoo) recently and thought it was appropriate to share today. "The bald eagle was chosen June 20, 1782 as the emblem of the United States of America, because of its long life, great strength and majes… Continue

I was contacted recently by Utah Symphony to use one of my photos that I took last year at an outdoor Utah Symphony concert at Wolf Mountain ski resort. If you live in Northern Utah I would encourage attending one of there events across the valley. I will… Continue

This weekend Union Pacific's #844 Steam Engine will be rolling into Ogden. It's one of the largest steam engines ever built. It will be stopping in Ogden for three days then departing Monday up Weber canyon to Cheyenne. It was in Ogden last month and I was able to go see it when it left town. It was amazing to see all the steam and to hear the big steam engine. I did a blog post about it yesterday with photos… Continue