| 4-H PHOTOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT G Superintendent: Velvet Oberg ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ RULES AND INFORMATION RULES AND INFORMATION 1. The 4-H Photography Division is open to all qualified 4-H members in Wise County. 2. Each entry should be the work of the exhibitor and must be made since the previous Youth Fair. 3. Please affix a label to the back, upper left corner of each entry. The label should include: child’s name, age, age classification (Jr., Int., or Sr.), 4-H Club, and Entry class, (ex. Color People, Domestic Animal, etc.) 4. Exhibitor can have only one entry in each class up to 21 entries. 5. Entries are due at the Wise County Extension Office on Thursday, February 21, 2019 BEFORE THE WEEK OF THE WCYF, between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm. Judging will take place BEFORE the WCYF and results will be posted on the Thursday OF THE FAIR at the Women’s Building after all enclosed departments have completed posting their results. 6. Entries will be placed first through sixth place according to merit. All others will receive participation. Photography entries will be judged using the State 4-H Photography score sheet and critiques. 7. One photograph per class. 8. Copies will not be allowed. Print must come from original negative or JPEG. Copies will be disqualified. 9. For uniformity the exhibit will consist only of 8” x 10” black and white or colored prints flush mounted on white mount board. Poster board mounts are not acceptable. The prints must be affixed to a mount board the same size as the prints. Mounting Boards are available for purchase at the Wise County Extension Office while supplies last. For more information or questions on registration, contact the photography superintendent or go to the official 4-H Photography Contest Rules at: http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/17-18_Texas 4H_Photo_Rules.pdf 10. See Entry Information for guidelines on entering items. It is extremely important that 4-H members, project leaders, parents, and county Extension agents review the descriptions of each category very carefully. Please do not enter photographs into categories that are duplicates from other categories or ones that do not clearly meet the category description. Photographs that do not meet the description of the category will be disqualified. CLASSES ANIMALS—DOMESTIC Photos focusing on the various animals that have been tamed and made fit for a human environment. To be considered domesticated, the animal must have their behavior, life cycle, or physiology systemically altered as a result of being under human control for many generations. Examples include: Dog/cats, sheep/goats, pig, cow, chicken, hamsters, horse, goose/ducks (domestic use). 1. Junior: 8yrs old & 3rd—5th grade 2. Intermediate: 6th, 7th & 8th grade 3. Senior: 9th, 10th, 11th & 12th grade ANIMALS—WILDLIFE Category focuses on animals not tamed or domesticated and commonly found in the wilderness or the bodies of water throughout the country and world. Photos can be of wildlife in nature, zoos, and/or petting zoos. Photos taken through glass are not allowed. Examples include: Deer, snakes, birds, elephants and whales. 4. Junior: 8yrs old & 3rd—5th grade 5. Intermediate: 6th, 7th & 8th grade 6. Senior: 9th, 10th, 11th & 12th grade CATCH-ALL Category for photos that DO NOT CLEARLY FIT into one of the other categories. Do not submit a photo in this category which can clearly be submitted in another photography category. Catch-all is not intended for the use to eliminate duplicate photos from multiple 4-H members. Examples include: Polaroid image & emulsion transfers, still-life, long exposure zoomed images, and painting with light. 7. Junior: 8yrs old & 3rd—5th grade 8. Intermediate: 6th, 7th & 8th grade 9. Senior: 9th, 10th, 11th & 12th grade DETAILS & MACRO Getting in close is the name of the game for this category. We welcome pictures of small details that suggest a larger story. This is also the place for macro photographs (although a macro image of a flower might equally go into the Flowers category). Examples include: Insects, coins, clocks, stamps, and ice crystals. 10. Junior: 8yrs old & 3rd—5th grade 11. Intermediate: 6th, 7th & 8th grade 12. Senior: 9th, 10th, 11th & 12th grade DOMINANT COLOR Photos with a dominant color. The dominant element in the image must be a specific color, such as red, yellow, blue, white, black, white, green, etc. Black & White photos, duotones are excluded from this category. Examples include: Bowl of lemons, in a yellow bowl, on top of a yellow table covering, with a bright yellow tone of sun light on it. 13. Junior: 8yrs old & 3rd—5th grade 14. Intermediate: 6th, 7th & 8th grade 15. Senior: 9th, 10th, 11th & 12th grade ELEMENTS OF DESIGN Images use of graphic elements of design. Photos that showcase line, shape, pattern, form, texture, perspective, etc. Photo can consist of any subject matter. Category is not for graphic illustrations made in commercial programs (i.e. Adobe Illustrator) nor for extreme digital creations. Graphic design illustrations made in a program such as Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator are NOT allowed. Digital creations DO NOT qualify in this category. Examples include: Perspective, line, pattern and shape. 16. Junior: 8yrs old & 3rd—5th grade 17. Intermediate: 6th, 7th & 8th grade 18. Senior: 9th, 10th, 11th & 12th grade ENHANCED A single photo that has been technically manipulated to be an abstract, panoramic, stitched or composite image. Other variations are allowed as well. Examples include: Photoshop composites and creations, images greatly manipulated with a variety of filters, photos with artistic borders, and photos stitched into a panoramic. 19. Junior: 8yrs old & 3rd—5th grade 20. Intermediate: 6th, 7th & 8th grade 21. Senior: 9th, 10th, 11th & 12th grade FOOD Category is a still life specialization of photography, aimed at producing attractive photographs of food for use in such items of advertisements, packaging, menus and/or cookbooks. No photos of alcohol beverages are allowed? Examples include: Thanksgiving dinner, cakes/pies, fruit and place settings, Easter eggs, sandwiches, ingredients, etc. 22. Junior: 8yrs old & 3rd—5th grade 23. Intermediate: 6th, 7th & 8th grade 24. Senior: 9th, 10th, 11th & 12th grade LANDSCAPE & NATURE (NON-ANIMAL) The focus of this category includes landscapes, outdoor scenic, nature images, sunsets, urban landscapes, seascapes, cityscapes, and farms. Images focus on the beauty of the outdoors. Photos which primary subject is wildlife or person are NOT allowed. Examples include: Landscapes/gardens, scenic, and Outdoors. 25. Junior: 8yrs old & 3rd—5th grade 26. Intermediate: 6th, 7th & 8th grade 27. Senior: 9th, 10th, 11th & 12th grade MOTION/ACTION The capture of movement within a single photo. Photos which would clearly fit into another category, such as sports are NOT allowed. Examples include: Horse running across field/pasture, and ferris wheel spinning. 28. Junior: 8yrs old & 3rd—5th grade 29. Intermediate: 6th, 7th & 8th grade 30. Senior: 9th, 10th, 11th & 12th grade PEOPLE Photos focus from all walks of life, parenting and family children, babies, models/fashion, sports, and couples. All individuals in the photos must have provided consent and permission as a subject. If requested, a release will be needed from the photographer and subject. Examples include: Babies, kids, families, and models/fashion. 31. Junior: 8yrs old & 3rd—5th grade 32. Intermediate: 6th, 7th & 8th grade 33. Senior: 9th, 10th, 11th & 12th grade PLANT/FLORA Photos of interesting, unique, and beautiful flowers and flora. Photography can occur outdoors or indoors. Photo subject should be that of a single flower, plant, bush, tree, etc. Large collections of plant/flora should be considered for entry into the Landscape & Nature category. Examples include: Roses, an upward shot of a tree, and a flower bouquet. 34. Junior: 8yrs old & 3rd—5th grade 35. Intermediate: 6th, 7th & 8th grade 36. Senior: 9th, 10th, 11th & 12th grade SPORTS Photo that captures individual or team sports Can be either professional or amateur (human) and the focus could be on the sportsperson, the sport environment, the effort expended, or the conflict/rewards. Must reflect a strong message. Examples include: Gymnast, football player or team, swimming, and rodeo contestant. 37. Junior: 8yrs old & 3rd—5th grade 38. Intermediate: 6th, 7th & 8th grade 39. Senior: 9th, 10th, 11th & 12th grade THEME Theme photos focus on a subject as announced and outlined in the contest rules and guidelines. Theme: For 2019 the theme is “PROMOTE 4-H”. This category should contain photos that promote 4-H overall, activities, events, etc. Examples include: leaders, mentors, family, friends, and aspects of 4-H encompassing head, heart, hands and health. 40. Junior: 8yrs old & 3rd—5th grade 41. Intermediate: 6th, 7th & 8th grade 42. Senior: 9th, 10th, 11th & 12th grade TRAVEL & PLACE This category includes images that express the joys and adventures of travel photography, showcasing place as an important part of the photo. This category can include historic buildings, ruins, islands, any subject you might encounter while traveling, as long as the photo expresses a sense of PLACE. Photos in the travel and place category cannot be entered into other categories (Landscape & Nature), but may be similar, however, photos in this category must depict traveling and experiencing other parts of the world. Examples include: Disney World/Land, Roman Ruins, and Great Wall of China. 43. Junior: 8yrs old & 3rd—5th grade 44. Intermediate: 6th, 7th & 8th grade 45. Senior: 9th, 10th, 11th & 12th grade BLACK & WHITE PEOPLE Photos that focus from all walks of life, parenting and family, children, babies, models/fashion, sports, and couples. All individuals in the photos must have provided consent and permission as a subject. If requested, a release will be needed from the photographer and subject. Examples include: Babies, kids, families, and models/fashion. 46. Junior: 8yrs old & 3rd—5th grade 47. Intermediate: 6th, 7th & 8th grade 48. Senior: 9th, 10th, 11th & 12th grade BLACK & WHITE ANIMALS (Wildlife or Domestic) Domestic-Photos focusing on the various animals that have been tamed and made fit for a human environment. To be considered domesticated, the animal must have their behavior, life cycle, or physiology systemically altered as a result of being under human control for many generations. Wildlife-Photos focusing on animals not tamed or domesticated and commonly found in the wilderness or the bodies of water throughout the country and world. Photos can be of wildlife in nature, zoos, and/or petting zoos. Photos taken through glass are not allowed. 49. Junior: 8yrs old & 3rd—5th grade 50. Intermediate: 6th, 7th & 8th grade 51. Senior: 9th, 10th, 11th & 12th grade BLACK & WHITE ELEMENTS OF DESIGN Image use of graphic elements of design. Photos that showcase line, shape, pattern, form, texture, perspective, etc. Photo can consist of any subject matter. Category is not for graphic illustrations made in commercial programs (i.e. Adobe Illustrator) nor for extreme digital creations. Graphic design illustrations made in a program such as Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator are NOT allowed. Digital creations DO NOT qualify in this category. Examples include: perspective, line pattern, and shape. 52. Junior: 8yrs old & 3rd—5th grade 53. Intermediate: 6th, 7th & 8th grade 54. Senior: 9th, 10th, 11th & 12th grade BLACK & WHITE LANDSCAPE The focus of this category includes landscapes, outdoor scenic, nature images, sunsets, urban landscapes, seascapes, cityscapes, and farms. Images focus on the beauty of the outdoors. Photos which primary subject is wildlife or person are NOT allowed. Examples include: Landscapes/gardens, scenic, and outdoors. 55. Junior: 8yrs old & 3rd—5th grade 56. Intermediate: 6th, 7th & 8th grade 57. Senior: 9th, 10th, 11th & 12th grade BLACK & WHITE DETAILS & MACRO Getting in close is the name of the game for this category. We welcome pictures of small details that suggest a larger story. This is also the place for macro photographs (although a macro image of a flower might equally go into the Flowers category). Examples include: Insects, coins, clocks, stamps, and ice crystals. 58. Junior: 8yrs old & 3rd—5th grade 59. Intermediate: 6th, 7th & 8th grade 60. Senior: 9th, 10th, 11th & 12th grade STORY BOARD Three photos on one digital image that tells a story. Only wording accepted is the title of the Storyboard. If entering Youth Fair competition only, size does not matter. 61. Junior: 8yrs old & 3rd—5th grade 62. Intermediate: 6th, 7th & 8th grade 63. Senior: 9th, 10th, 11th & 12th grade |
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