PHOTOGRAPHY
Division Superintendent: Bonnie Bryant, Greeley, CO
Pre-Entry Forms Due: July 1st, Extension Office, 525 N
15th Ave, Greeley, CO 80631. Late entries taken,
($5.00 per entry), July 2nd-8th.
Entries must be postmarked July 8th.
Entries limited to 15 per exhibitor in Open Division.
No late entries accepted after July 8th.
Any entry submitted after the July 8th late entry
deadline MUST be accompanied by a check for
$100.00 per entry - $500.00 maximum per exhibitor
NO EXCEPTIONS.
Entry Check-in: Tuesday, July 26th, 8:00 – 11:00 am,
Events Center (west doors of west meeting rooms –
Events Center)
Judging: Tuesday, July 26th, 1:00 pm
Public invited to watch.
1. No visiting with volunteers or officials.
2. There will be designated areas for viewing.
3. Judges will give oral critiques of the first 5 placing in
each class.
4. Exhibitor is not required to attend.
Release: Sunday, July 31st – 4:00 - 5:00 pm
News Release Photos – Saturday, July 30th, 3:00 pm
(approximate as it follows completion of 4-H photos.)
1. If you win a Champion or Reserve Champion award, it
is your responsibility to arrive at the Events
Center, West Meeting room at 3:00 Saturday, for the
photo session for the Greeley Tribune
ADDITIONAL RULES
1. Exhibitor may enter only one item per class, except as
noted in individual departments/classes.
2. Open to amateur photographers only. No professional
photography. A photographer is considered
professional if:
a. They sell their work;
b. They have previously won two or more overall
novice champion awards, and/or
c. They have completed advanced courses in college
or vocational center or equivalent
3. Adults and seniors may not exhibit an item that has been
previously exhibited at the fair. The honor system
will be used, but superintendents may question if
they feel an item has been entered before. 4-H may
enter previous year’s 4-H exhibit the following year.
4. Age category for entering youth exhibits is determined by
the age when they made the exhibit item. Youth may
enter both youth and adult age categories with
separate exhibits.
5. Entry must be a recent work, must not have already won
an award at a county fair, and may not have previously
been exhibited at the Weld County Fair.
6. Art work without frame/mat will be accepted in the
age 12 and under classes, but it must be ready to
hang if it is a picture.
7. Pictures must be ready for hanging or entry may not
be accepted. Screw eyes and wire hangers only
(Sawtooth hangers do not hang on peg board
hooks). If picture doesn’t hang or hanger keeps
coming off, it may be stored until release time and
not displayed. Framed or matted pictures need
secured wire or string hangers. Taped hangers are not
adequate.
8. The judging of the photograph will be based on the
following:
a. Originality of idea.
b. Individual creative contribution to entry, either in the
way medium is handled or technique is used.
c. Presentation of entry, such as how entry is framed,
matted or neatly mounted.
9. Definitions of Classifications:
Architectural and Statuary – Buildings, Close-up of
architecture or building element design (indoors or
outdoors), statues, memorials.
Contemporary - Departure from reality to include:
a. Camera enhanced –demonstration of new
technique, (i.e. filtering, double exposure, macropanning, zooming, etc.)
b. Computer enhanced – using computer techniques
to enhance photos (i.e. cubing/multi/imaging, reverse
image, water coloring, etc.)
Nature - Domestic animals; wildlife in its habitat; plants
and flowers; nature and other subjects.
Pictorial – Storytelling or photojournalism
Portrait - Portrait or people included are integral part of
the subject matter.
Scenic - Landscape or view: People can be part of the
scene but not the subject.
Still Life -Table-top type photographs, inanimate
objects are posed to create the scene.
10. Exhibit consists of one photo, except if specified
otherwise.
PREMIUMS and AWARDS
See Better Living & Agriculture Open Division General
Rules.
YOUTH CLASSES
7 years and Under
Class Number
Class name
1 Black and White, any subject
2 Color, architectural or statuary
3 Color, portrait
4 Color, scenic or nature
5 Color, pet (i.e. dog, cat, rabbit)
6 Miscellaneous – (does not fit any of the above classes)
8 years through 13
Class Number
Class name
10 Black and White, any subject
11 Color, architectural or statuary
12 Color, contemporary (camera or computer enhanced)
13 Color, nature – plants & flowers
14 Color, animals in the wild
15 Color, pet (i.e. dog, cat, rabbit)
16 Color, pictorial (3 or more photos, captions allowed)
17 Color, portrait
18 Color, scenic
19 Miscellaneous – (does not fit any of the above classes)
14 years through 18
Class Number
Class name
21 Black and White, any subject
22 Color, architectural or statuary
23 Color, contemporary (camera enhanced)
24 Color, contemporary (computer enhanced)
25 Color, nature – plants & flowers
26 Color, animals in the wild
27 Color, pet (i.e. dog, cat, rabbit)
28
29
30
31
Color, pictorial (3 or more photos, captions allowed)
Color, portrait
Color, scenic
Miscellaneous – (does not fit any of the above classes)
Champion and Reserve Champion Youth Photography
from classes 1-31.
ADULT CLASSES
19 years and Older
Class Number
Class name
32 Black and White, architectural or statuary
33 Black and White, contemporary, (camera enhanced
technique – identify technique on entry card)
34 Black and white, contemporary, (computer enhanced
technique – identify technique on entry card)
35 Black and White, nature
36 Black and White or circa, pictorial (3 or more photos,
captions allowed)
37 Black and White, pet (dog, cat, rabbit)
38 Black and White, portrait (1-3 people)
39 Black and White, portrait (4 or more people)
40 Black and White, scenic
41 Black and White Miscellaneous
42 Color, architectural or statuary
43 Color, contemporary, (camera enhanced technique –
identify technique on entry card)
44 Color, contemporary, (computer enhanced technique –
identify technique on entry card)
45 Color, nature (domestic animals)
46 Color, nature (floral)
47 Color, nature (plants, crops, no floral)
48 Color, nature (wildlife)
49 Color, Pet (dog, cat, rabbit)
50 Color, pictorial, humorous (3 or more photos, captions
allowed)
51 Color, pictorial, journalistic or documentary, (3 or more
photos, captions allowed)
52 Color, pictorial, tells a story, (3 or more photos,
captions allowed)
53 Color, portrait, candid human interest or action shot,
(any number of people)
54 Color, portrait, posed, (1-3 people)
55 Color, portrait, posed, (4 or more people)
56 Color, scenic, (no people) – Sunsets/Sunrises
57 Color, scenic, (no people) – All other, no
sunsets/sunrises
58 Color, scenic (people allowed in photo)
59 Miscellaneous does not fit any of the above classes
Champion and Reserve Champion Adult Photography
selected from classes 32-58.
ALL pictures must be ready for hanging or
entry may not be accepted. Screw eyes
and wire hangers only (Sawtooth hangers
do not hang on peg board hooks). If
picture doesn’t hang or hanger keeps
coming off, it may be stored until release
time and not displayed. Framed or matted
pictures need secured wire hangers.
Taped hangers are not adequate
PHOTO FUN CLASSES
Any age can enter, may be black and white or color,
captions allowed.
Class Number
Class name
65 Amazing Animals! (animals doing unusual things)
66 America’s Funniest Snapshot!
67 Believe It or Not! (it’s got to be unreal, amazing or a
trick-the-eye photo)
68 It’s a Freak of Nature! (unusual, weird things found in
nature, i.e. an eggplant that grew a long nose and
looked like Bob Hope).
69 Kid’s Do the Darnedest Things! (kids caught in the
act)
70 Proud to be an American!
71 This is Weld County! (photo taken in Weld Countyidentify place on entry card).
72 What a Disaster! (i.e. storm, fire, flood photos)
73 What’s In the Clouds? (i.e. do you see an angel, a
man’s face, or an animal?)
74 Best Fair Photo – submit framed photo for judging
Best Fair Photos must have been taken at the 2015
Weld County Fair. Exhibitor must submit an
electronic version via email of the Best Fair Photo
to [email protected] at the time of entry.
These photos may be used in publicity for the 2017
Weld County Fair.
Champion and Reserve Champion Photo Fun selected
from classes 65-74.
SENIOR CITIZENS
60 years or older
Class Number
Class name
81 Black and White, any subject
82 Color, any subject
Champion and Reserve Champion Senior Citizen
Photography selected from classes 81-82.
Overall Champion and Reserve Champion Photography
selected from Champions and Reserve Champions.
Thank You
2015 Photography Award Donors:
North Weld County Water District, Lucerne
Luke Lind, Eaton
Weld County Fair Board
If we missed recognizing a 2015 donor please
accept our apology