Department 11 - Photography

 

   

 

 

Superintendent – Walter Zinser -(517) 368-5188

ENTRIES CLOSE FRIDAY, AUGUST 29th  
1. Entry forms must be in the fair office as soon as possible but no later than Friday, August 29th.
2. Exhibits must be brought in Thursday, September 18th before the fair between 10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. NO PHOTO’S WILL BE ALLOWED IN AFTER THIS DATE. Contact the Superintendent if you can not make this date.
3. Judging Saturday, September 20th.
4. No exhibit removed before 10:00 p.m. on closing day of the fair. Any exhibit removed before this time will forfeit premium moneys. Open Sunday, the day after the fair at 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Please make arrangements to have someone pick them up at this time. Any unclaimed photos will be destroyed.
5. An exhibitor may enter two photos in each class. Note: when entering two photos in same class, photos must be entered separately on entry form. Once a photo has been exhibited at the fair it may NOT be shown again at any time in the future.  
6.  No photo will be exhibited with photographer’s signature or logo on the face of the photo.
7. Exhibit open to amateur photographers only. An individual who receives money for their work or who makes a living with photography is NOT eligible to exhibit, nor is their work eligible for exhibit by others.
8. The management reserves the right to determine whether a photograph is worthy of exhibition.
9. Cash premiums will be given from the awards marked in the judge’s records and not from ribbons that may be attached to the exhibit.
10. Single photos must be 8” X 10” and mounted neatly and securely on mounting board not to exceed 12” x 14”. A border of 2 inches per side is recommended for all photographs. No photographs will be displayed in frames of any kind. Photo’s are secured to walls with use of staples on each corner. Some staples penetrate mounting boards. Please be aware and choose mounting boards accordingly.  
11. Photo Essays must consist of 6 to 12 photographs mounted on a single 16” X 20” mounting board. Photos must be 3” x 5” or larger.
12. All photo’s scanned or reproduced with the use of a printer or enlarged using digital equipment available in department stores, MUST be entered in Sec. 287 Digital Prints. Photo’s entered in Sec. 285 and Sec. 286 MUST have been shot with photographic film and printed with negative on photographic paper only. 

13. EXHIBITOR TAGS – bring at time of entry and Superintendent will attach tag.

THE RULES LISTED ABOVE WILL BE ENFORCED.

 

The following Premiums apply to Sections 285 through 288 Unless otherwise stated

Premiums:                1st         2nd          3rd            4th            5th  
                              5.00     4.00         3.00         2.00         1.00

SECTION 285 – BLACK AND WHITE PRINTS

Dept.   Sec.   Class   Description          

11        285      3441    Architecture           

11        285      3442    Rural Life                

11        285      3443    City Life  

11        285      3444    Seascape

11        285      3445    Landscape             

11        285      3446    Portrait                    

11        285      3447    Human Interest       

11        285      3448    Extreme Close-up   

11        285      3449    Abstract, Pattern & Texture

11        285      3450    Still Life                   

11        285      3451    Night Scene            

11        285      3452    Animal-domestic & Pets

11        285      3453    Wildlife                    

11        285      3454    Plants             
11        285      3455    Seasons-(Fall, Winter, etc.)

11        285      3456    Special Effect- Camera Tricks

11        285      3457    Sports & Recreation                                                   

11        285      3458    Patriotic Photos      

11        285      3459    Kids                        

11        285      3460    Advertisement        

11        285      3461    Insects                   

11        285      3462    Photo Essay           

11        285      3463    Holidays                 

11        285      3464    Michigan                 

11        285      3465    Sweepstakes Winner -5.00 & Rosette

         Best in Section – AWARDED BY JUDGE – DO NOT ENTER

 

SECTION 286 – COLOR PRINTS

Dept.   Sec.   Class   Description          

11        286      3469    Architecture           

11        286      3470    Rural Life                

11        286      3471    City Life                  

11        286      3472    Seascape                               

11        286      3473    Landscape

11        286      3474    Portrait                    

11        286      3475    Human Interest       

11        286      3476    Extreme Close-up   

11        286      3477    Abstract, Pattern & Texture

11        286      3478    Still Life                   

11        286      3479    Night Scene            

11        286      3480    Animal-domestic & Pets

11        286      3481    Wildlife                    

11        286      3482    Plants                     

11        286      3483    Seasons-(Fall, Winter, etc.)

11        286      3484    Special Effect- Camera Tricks

11        286      3485    Sports & Recreation                                                   

11        286      3486    Patriotic Photos      

11        286      3487    Kids                        

11        286      3488    Advertisement        

11        286      3489    Insects   

11        286      3490    Photo Essay           

11        286      3491    Holidays                 

11        286      3492    Michigan                 

11        286      3493    Sweepstakes Winner             5.00 & Rosette

         Best in Section – AWARDED BY JUDGE – DO NOT ENTER

 

SECTION 287 – DIGITAL PRINTS

Dept.   Sec.   Class   Description          

11        287      3497    Architecture           

11        287      3498    Rural Life                

11        287      3499    City Life                  

11        287      3500    Seascape                               

11        287      3501    Landscape             

11        287      3502    Portrait                    

11        287      3503    Human Interest       

11        287      3504    Extreme Close-up   

11        287      3505    Abstract, Pattern & Texture

11        287      3506    Still Life                                   

11        287      3507    Night Scene            

11        287      3508    Animal-domestic & Pets

11        287      3509    Wildlife                    

11        287      3510    Plants                                                     

11        287      3511    Seasons-(Fall, Winter, etc.)

11        287      3512    Special Effect- Camera Tricks

11        287      3513    Sports & Recreation                                                   

11        287      3514    Patriotic Photos      

11        287      3515    Kids                        

11        287      3516    Advertisement        

11        287      3517    Insects   

11        287      3518    Photo Essay           

11        287      3519    Holidays                 

11        287      3520    Michigan                 

11        287      3521    Sweepstakes Winner -           5.00 & Rosette

        Best in Section – AWARDED BY JUDGE – DO NOT ENTER

Section 288 – HILLSDALE COUNTY FAIR ESSAY

Dept.   Sec.   Class   Description          

11        288      3523    Hillsdale County Fair Essay    

We are bringing back a photo section from the past, HILLSDALE COUNTY FAIR. All of our photographers did such a wonderful job of capturing the thrills and excitement of the fair. This class will be a photo essay and will have only pictures of last years Hillsdale Fair. These photos can be everything from set up to tear down and anything in between. Photo essays must have negatives and/or digital disk or CD of photos. All photos entered will become the property of the Hillsdale County Fair including the negatives or disk and may be used and published for advertising purposes. A release form must be signed when exhibit is presented for exhibition releasing all rights of the photos to Hillsdale County Agricultural Society (Hillsdale County Fair). Photos may be Color, Black and White or Digital. See rule #11 above for number of photos and size requirements.  Please be aware that 1st  - 5th places will be awarded to this class, however, all entries will become the property of the Hillsdale County Fair.

 

SECTION 289 – PHOTOGRAPHY SPECIAL

MICHIGAN STATE FAIR SPECIAL

Open to Adult and Youth Divisions

Michigan State Fair will award a special gold ribbon in each of the classes listed below. The winner of each ribbon is especially invited to exhibit the article on which the award is made, or in case of perishable products, a comparable article at the next Michigan State Fair. The ribbon will designate the exhibit as a special State Fair display entitling the winner to free entry of the exhibit and a complimentary pass to the next State Fair.

Photography – Black & White and Color