DEPARTMENT N: PHOTOGRAPHY
Please Note: All Departments must be in place by Sunday, August 30th at 8:00pm for Judging on Monday, August 31ST and Tuesday, September 1st.
Articles for Entries will be accepted Saturday, August 29th from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, August 30th from 12 Noon-8:00 pm. All Judging will take place on Monday, August 31st and Tuesday, September 1st.
One Exhibitor per entry per lot unless otherwise specified.
All Entry Forms Close on August 25th.
Entries must remain in place until 5:00 pm on Monday, Sept. 7th and must be removed by Tuesday, Sept 8th by 2:00 pm. The Fair is not responsible for items left after 2:00 pm on Sept. 8th. Entries removed prior to 5 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 7th 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, August 30th.
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.”
Class 1. Color Photography – 8” x 10” only. Only 5 lots in color photography per exhibitor
Lots
001. Color Landscape
002. Color Seascape
003. Color Still Life
004. Color Nature
005. Color Portrait
006. Color People
007. Color Animal
008. Color Action
009. Color Miscellaneous
010. Color Aerial
1st-$5.00; 2nd-$3.00; 3rd-$2.00
Class 2. Black and White Photography – 8” x 10” only. Only 5 lots in black and white photography per exhibitor.
Lots
001. Black and White Landscape
002. Black and White Seascape
003. Black and White Still Life
004. Black and White Nature
005. Black and White Portrait
006. Black and White People
007. Black and White Animal
008. Black and White Action
009. Black and White Misc.ellaneous
010. Black and White Aerial
1st-$5.00; 2nd-$3.00; 3rd-$2.00
Class 3. Children’s snapshots taken by a child (ages 5-12 only) in Color and Black and White (must be matted or framed)
Lot
001. Playgrounds - Children's snapshots
002. Children at Play - Children's snapshots
003. It’s a party - Children's snapshots
004. All creatures Great & Small - Children's snapshots
005. We are Friends - Children's snapshots
006. My favorite thing - Children's snapshots
1st-$5.00; 2nd-$3.00; 3rd-$2.00
Class 4. “My Best Memory of the 2025 Lancaster Fair” (individual photo size up to 5”x7”)
(must have wire hanger)
3-6 photos taken at the 2025 fair, mounted in one frame.
Lot 001. Memory of Lancaster Fair 2024
1st-$15.00; 2nd-$10.00; 3rd-$5.00
Class 5. 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
Lot 001. 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