AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHY

Chairperson:  Bree Lough – 771-5452

Section I

        Portraits

                Class A – People

                Class B – Pets

Section II

        Nature

                Class A – Plants (and Fungi, etc.)

                Class B – Animals

                Class C – Landscapes

                Class D – Sunrises and Sunsets

Section III

        Action

                Class A – Sporting Events

                Class B – People at Work or Play

Section IV

        Specialties

                Class A – Special Effects (Camera-generated, not computer-generated effects)

                Class B – Still Life (All objects in the photo must be inanimate)

                Class C – Night Scenes

                Class D – Other (May include computer-generated effects)

Section V

        Historical

RULES

1.     Only amateur and semi-professional photographers (anyone earning $400 or less annually selling photography work) may enter.  Entries will be divided into two divisions based on the age of the photographer:

                a) Adult Division – 18 & over

                b) Youth Division – Under 18

2.     No previous prints that received a ribbon at the Tyler County Fair may be entered.

3.     All entries MUST be the work of the photographer entering.

4.     Two prints per class may be entered, with a limit of 4 prints per photographer.

5.     All prints MUST be 8x10, and MUST be mounted on mat board 11x14.  No glass or Frames.

6.     Each entry must be identified on back with photographer’s name, address, and class.

7.     Please be sure to read the additional rules printed in front of the fair book.

Money will be awarded for first, $3; second $2; and third, $1.  There will be a Best of Show ribbon awarded for one color and one black and white in each division (Adult and Youth).

All decisions of the Judge(s) and/or Chairperson are FINAL.