DIVISION N: PHOTOGRAPHY
Please Note: All Departments must be in place by Sunday, August 24th at 8:00pm for Judging on Monday, August 25th and Tuesday, August 26th.
Articles for Entries will be accepted Saturday, August 23rd from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, August 24th from 12 Noon-8:00 pm. All Judging will take place on Monday, August 25th and Tuesday, August 26th.
One Exhibitor per entry per lot unless otherwise specified.
All Entry Forms Close on August 19th.
Entries must remain in place until 5:00 pm on Monday, Sept. 1st and must be removed by Tuesday, Sept 2nd by 2:00 pm. The Fair is not responsible for items left after 2:00 pm on Sept. 2nd. Entries removed prior to 5 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 1st relinquish all prizes and ribbons associated with entries.
SPECIAL AWARDS
Receive 2 FREE 1 day passes for this years Lancaster Fair, when you exhibit items in the Arts and Crafts hall, and acquire 75 or more points. An exhibitor’s pass will be given to an exhibitor acquiring 200 or more points.
Points are awarded in the following manner:
Blue Ribbon (first place) 25 points
Red Ribbon (second place) 20 points
Yellow Ribbon (third place) 15 points
Entry Blank On Line 10 points
New Exhibitor 5 points
Successive Exhibitor 10 points
Judges Choice 25 points
Exhibits will be judged on Monday and Tuesday before the fair opens, so be sure to include your telephone number, and we will contact you if you achieve the 75 or more points for your FREE passes.
Photos must be at the Art & Crafts Hall by 8:00 pm Sunday.
GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS
1. Exhibitor may enter only one photo per CLASS. Exhibitors may only enter five entries under color photography and only five entries under black and white photography.
2. Entries may be made in only one division: Amateur or Professional.
3. Professional exhibitors (photographers who sell photography services) will use the Class numbers followed by the letter “P”.
4. Youth, Student and Over 70 exhibitors – same rules apply.
5. Handicapped exhibitors – same rules apply.
6. All photos will be enlargements tastefully displayed. Must be matted and must be able to be hung on pegboard by clips. Frames are optional.. No duct tape DO NOT USE GLASS.
7. All photos must be taken by person named on entry blank.
8. All photographs must have been taken during the most current past year. If the photo is a posed re-construction of an older photograph, it must be so noted on the entry tag.
A NOTE FROM A PHOTOGRAPHY SPECIALIST:
“The quality of the print is as important as the subject, composition or lighting. Most home ink jet printers have a box of about 500,000 colors, a commercial printer has 3,000,000 colors and cost a few cents more.”
Color Photography – 8” x 10” only
Classes
101. Color Landscape
102. Color Seascape
103. Color Still Life
104. Color Nature
105. Color Portrait
106. Color People
107. Color Animal
108. Color Action 109. Color Miscellaneous 110. Color Aerial
1st-$5.00; 2nd-$3.00; 3rd-$2.00
Black and White Photography – 8” x 10” only
Classes
201. Black and White Landscape
202. Black and White Seascape
203. Black and White Still Life
204. Black and White Nature
205. Black and White Portrait
206. Black and White People
207. Black and White Animal
208. Black and White Action 209. Black and White Misc.ellaneous 210. Black and White Aerial
1st-$5.00; 2nd-$3.00; 3rd-$2.00
Children’s snapshots taken by a child (ages 5-12 only) in Color and Black and White (must be matted or framed)
Lot
301. Playgrounds - Children's snapshots
302. Children at Play - Children's snapshots
303. It’s a party - Children's snapshots
304. All creatures Great & Small - Children's snapshots
305. We are Friends - Children's snapshots
306. My favorite thing - Children's snapshots
1st-$5.00; 2nd-$3.00; 3rd-$2.00
“My Best Memory of the 2024 Lancaster Fair” (individual photo size up to 5”x7”)
(must have wire hanger)
3-6 photos taken at the 2023 fair, mounted in one frame.
Class 401. Memory of Lancaster Fair 2024
1st-$15.00; 2nd-$10.00; 3rd-$5.00
Photo Story (individual photo size up to 5”x7”)
A collection of 5 photographs that tell a story. “No words or descriptions are to be added to the photo collection.” This can be time-lapsed, a seasonal series, or your choice of subject, but only the photos will tell the story. They should be mounted in one frame
Class 501. Photo Story
1st-$15.00; 2nd-$10.00; 3rd-$5.00
Judge may withhold prizes for insufficient merit and remove from public view any entry or part thereof which, in his/her opinion, discredits the exhibition.
Contact:
Sandra Yunghans , Director
Tel: 603/788-3519
lfairartscrafts@gmail.com