PHOTOGRAPHY—Rutland Bottle Gas Building

Sponsored by Rutland Bottle Gas Company

August 12, 2023 Saturday 12:00 p.m.

Superintendent – Tara Roberts, Chuck Parker, Steve Swatzel, Maxine Rose,

• Entries must be registered on August 4 & 5 from 8 am-4:00 p.m. at the Secretary’s Office, Meigs County Fairgrounds. ENTRY FEE: Season or Membership Ticket
• All exhibits must be in place by 12:00 noon Saturday, August 12.  Closed judging. Only one entry per class.
• Any photos entered in wrong class will not be judged, but may be displayed
• Any person selling or charging for their services are only eligible for enter Class 107.
• All pictures may be HDR/Digitally Enhanced. Any size photo must be mounted on card stock or mat like backing, (no construction paper mountings or frames to be used). The mounting must not exceed 2 in. on any side of the photo. 
• Photos must come prepared to be hung from an S-hook for display. Any photo not meeting the above requirements will not be accepted for judging but may be exhibited.
• Exhibits can ONLY be removed between 10:00 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Sunday after fair. Items picked up early will forfeit premium money. Any items not picked up by 1pm following fair will be disposed of.

            FIRST $5.00               SECOND $4.00           THREE $3.00

            BEST OF SHOW: Will be judged from first place entries in all classes

            Amateur Best of Show: $7.00  Amateur Reserve Best of Show:$5.00

            Advanced/Semi Pro Best of Show $7.00  Advanced/Semi Pro Reserve Best of Show $5.00

DIVISION 101 – PEOPLE

(4x6up to 5×7 color photo)
Class 1 – Individual Portrait
Class 2 – Self Portrait
Class 3 – Real Candid Moment
Class 4 – Friends Having Fun
Class 5 – Sports or Action Shot

DIVISION 102 – LANDSCAPE/STILL LIFE

(4×6 up to 5×7 color photo)
Class 6 – Plants and Flowers
Class 7 – Water
Class 8 – Morning/Evening (Sunrise, Foggy Morning etc.)
Class 9 – Animals/Insects
Class 10 – Architecture
Class 11 – Drone Photography
Class 12 – Life on the Farm

DIVISION 103 – MEIGS COUNTY PROUD/MEIGS COUNTY FAIR

(4×6 up to 5×7 color photo)
Class 13 – History
Class 14 – Pomeroy
Class 15 – Middleport
Class 16 – Rutland
Class 17 – Chester
Class 18 – Racine
Class 19 – Reedsville
Class 20 – Tuppers Plains
Class 21 – Syracuse
Class 22 – Meigs County Fairgrounds
Class 23 – Photo showing what the County Fair is to you

DIVISION 104 – ABSTRACT/FINE ART

(4×6 up to 5×7 color photo)
Class 24 – Macro/Micro
Class 25 – Textures & Patterns
Class 26 – Single Color (feature one single color)
Class 27- Weird Fashions
Class 28 – Freestyle (anything you want)
Class 29 – Fine Art Portrait

DIVISION 105 – MOOD

(4×6 up to 5×7 color photo)
Class 30 – Joy
Class 31 – Melancholy
Class 32 – Determined
Class 33 – Heartbreak/Loss
Class 34 – Victory

DIVISION 106 – TRICK PHOTOGRAPHY 4X6 UP TO 5X7 COLOR PHOTO

Class 35 – Photo Showing Trick Photography

DIVISION 107 – ADVANCED PRO/SEMI PRO

5X7 UP TO 8X10 Color/Black & White Pro/Semi Pro: Have you ever made money taking pictures? Do you have a photography Facebook page or Logo? This Class is for you

Class 36 – People
Class 37 – Landscapes

DIVISON 108 – YOUTH

Age 14 & younger ONLY up to 4×6 size

Class 38 – Landscapes
Class 39 – Picture Showing Fun
Class 40 – Around the Farm