Department 4 Division 2
Premiums for Class 1 and 2: 1st-$5 2nd-$4 3rd-$3
Premiums for Class 3 and 4: 1st-$3 2nd-$2 3rd-$1
Class 1 – Color or Black & White Prints – Adults
(matted or mounted from 5×7 to 8×10)
Lots:
- Candid of person or people
- Portrait
- Animals
- Landscapes
- Waterscape
- Skyscrapes
- Inanimate Objects
- Flowers/Plants
- Action
- Insects
- Architecture
- Any Other Photo
- Fair Scene (anywhere in USA)
- Best of Show
Class 2– Color or Black and White Prints – Youth
(matted or mounted from 5×7 to 8×10)
Lots:
- People
- Landscape, Waterscape, or Skyscrape
- Animals
- Flowers/Plants
- Buildings
- Inanimate Objects
- Any Other Photo
- Fair Scene (anywhere in USA)
- Best of Show
Class 3 – Snapshots – Adults
Class 4 – Snapshots – Youth
(4×6 matted on poster board)
Lots:
- People
- Portrait
- Scapes (land, sea, or air)
- Buildings
- Animals
- Flowers/Plants
- Series of 3 Related Photographs
- Humorous (photo makes you laugh)
- Best of Show
- Enter: Saturday, August 12, 2023 and Sunday, August 13, 2023 from 9a.m.-2p.m. NO EXCEPTION
- All entries in Class 1 and 2 must be at least 5×7, but no larger than 8×10. Entries must be matted and mounted on mat board no smaller than 8×10 and no larger than 11×14.
- Name, Address, Class, and Lot Number MUST be on the back of each entry.
- Entries must be made in person and must be work of the exhibitor.
- All exhibitors must be amateur.
- Youth competitors in Classes 2 and 4 must be 18 years and younger.
- No previous winners will be accepted.
- Limit one (1) entry in each lot per exhibitor.
- The Cocke County Fair Association will not be responsible for any photography entered for competition.
- No framed photography will be accepted.
- Please make sure that prints are matted an mounted securely because of humidity in the building. Use the strongest adhesive .Flimsy postboard is subject to warpage.
- Judging will be based on:
- A. Photographic Quality: technical correctness
- B. Composition: arrangement of subject matter for best effect
- C. Originality: eye-catching appeal to the greatest number of people
- D. Relevance: how the photographic subject relates to the lot category
- Premium checks must be cashed within 30 days.
- Items may be removed Sunday August 20, 2023 after 1p.m.