The categories this year are...(drumroll please!)
-4-H in Action: We’re looking for pictures that show us what happens at 4-H events throughout the year. The key to winning this category is the action. We want to SEE what’s happening. If it’s a judging contest, we want to feel like we’re right in the middle of the action. If it’s meeting with legislators, then we want to feel like we’re so close we could shake that person’s hand. In other words, we want the photographer to get in close and show us what really happens when 4-H’ers get together for an event or activity.
-Nature’s Beauty: Nature’s Beauty is always our biggest category. We had close to 100 entries last year in this category alone, so competition is fierce. Winners in this category are ultimately chosen because they exhibit superior technical skill, move in close to the subject and capture something really different. Some show beautiful things such as sunsets and flowers. Others create beauty from something unexpected (mushrooms, a turtle having a snack, a dragonfly with torn wings.) All contain strong composition, nice light and sharp focus on the subject.
-Pets in Action: Pet photography is big business! Use your ace photography skills to capture your pet (or someone’s) in action! Whether it’s at home or elsewhere, we want to see those photographs. Be creative! We will be reasonably all-inclusive as to what can be considered a pet, but please, no pet rocks.
This is a state wide contest and there are a few things you need to be aware of.
All Robeson County photos submitted will be published to our blog. State Winners will receive ribbons for 1st, 2nd, 3rd Place and Honorable Mention. Each winner also receives a congratulatory letter from North Carolina 4-H. Winning entries are displayed on the NC 4-H Photo Contest webpage and will be premiered on the NC 4-H Facebook site during National 4-H Week.
To enter email your entries (with the information requested above) to Shea_Ann_DeJarnette@ncsu.edu by 5 pm on June 23rd.
-You must be a registered (active in 4-H Online) 4-H member.
-4-H Age (age on January 1, 2020) is between 8-18.
-You have to have taken the photo (don't send in one with you in it..because chances are someone else took it unless it is an obvious selfie).
-You may only submit one photo in each of the three entry categories. So yes you can submit up to three photos total, one in each category.
-One photo may be entered into more than one category as long as it applies.
-Photos may be colored or black and white.
-Please submit your photo in the highest resolution possible.
-Each photo must have the following information submitted with it...
-Name of Photographer
-Photographer email address
-Home Address
-4-H County
-4-H Age as of January 1
- Parent’s/Guardian’s Name(s)
-4-H Agent’s Name (First and Last Name)
-4-H Agent’s email address
-Entry Age Division: Junior Division (Ages 8-13) OR Senior Division (Ages 14-18)
-Category: 4-H in Action, Nature’s Beauty, Pets in Action
-Picture Name and Information: Please tell us any details about your image.
The judges are looking for...
-Relevancy to Category Topic – Is the photo an obvious illustration of the category in which it is entered? If the picture doesn’t tell us, does the information on the entry form make it clear how the subject fits the category?
-Composition/Arrangement – Are the objects in the photo arranged in a meaningful, pleasing manner or are they haphazard? Did the photographer use the best angle or otherwise interesting perspective?
-Focus / Sharpness – Is the object of the photo in focus? If not in sharp focus, does it appear to be an intentional effect to enhance the image in some artistic way?
-Lighting – Did the photographer use proper lighting of the subject matter? Do any extremes of darkness or brightness lend to or detract from the image content?
-Creativity – Does the photographer show some creative thought or original idea in the making of this image? Is the subject something unusual or is the content of the photo presented in a way we haven’t seen before?
All Robeson County photos submitted will be published to our blog. State Winners will receive ribbons for 1st, 2nd, 3rd Place and Honorable Mention. Each winner also receives a congratulatory letter from North Carolina 4-H. Winning entries are displayed on the NC 4-H Photo Contest webpage and will be premiered on the NC 4-H Facebook site during National 4-H Week.
To enter email your entries (with the information requested above) to Shea_Ann_DeJarnette@ncsu.edu by 5 pm on June 23rd.
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