2021 County Photography Contest
Entries DUE February 9th
to the Kent County Extension Office
4-H Members will be able to enter their favorite snapshots in the following categories:
- People Picture
- Creature Picture (any living thing)
- Landscape (a portion of land/territory which the eye can comprehend in a single view, including objects it contains)
- Marinescape (view of the sea)
- Waterscape (center of attention/dominant feature is on any body of water except the sea or ocean; water in the picture is not enough)
- Building Picture
- Action Picture
- Close Up Picture
- Special Effects Picture (a picture with some sort of special effect—see page 50 of Unit 1 4-H Project Manual Focus on Photography for tips and suggestions. Member must describe the special effect on the back of the photo)
- Composition Picture (picture showing interesting shapes, patterns, and textures; shadows and lighting can also be important. Show one of the following: Depth of Field, Backlighting, or Lines and Shapes)
- Sunrise/ Sunset
- Plants / Flowers
- Still Life (arrangement of non-moving or still objects in an interesting way)
- Delaware History
- Patriotism
- What Green Means to Me (display of 6 pictures illustrating what “Green” means to you)
- The 4 Seasons, one picture, each 5”x7” representative of each of the 4 seasons mounted on 14”x22” poster board
- 6 Picture Story Sequence – display 6 pictures with title illustrating idea, event or “how to project” mounted on 14”x22” poster board
- Best Photo Album of photos taken by 4-H member ( a minimum of 5 pages)
- Delaware Agriculture (a photo depicting agriculture in Delaware)
- Science Matters – a photo showing how life science is behind the food we eat, benefits your health, or helps animals—write a caption telling us why science matters to you.
For the 2021 Contest entries can be emailed to Caroline Del Vecchio at cadv@udel.edu with the following information:
4-H Member Name
4-H Club
Category Number ( found on the Photography Contest Label below)
Type of Camera
If you will be submitting several entries, please name your pictures with the category number so they are placed in the correct group. If you need to bring pictures to the Kent County Office you can use the drop box at the back of the building by the picnic table. Please follow the directions below and attach a label to each picture and email Caroline at cadv@udel.edu that photos have been dropped off.
All entries should be taken during the current 4-H year. Photographs can be taken using a digital camera, color film, or black and white film. Members are limited to one photo per category. Mount individual photos on poster, mount board, or mat board; not to exceed 6”x8” except where noted.Back of photos must include the Kent County Photography Contest Label attached, and include name, club, age, and class and indicate camera type, brand, model, and film size if film is used. Please also note anything unusual about your picture that you think will help the judges to better understand your picture. The Kent County Photography Contest label can be found with this post and on the Kent County Website here. Entries will be on display from 11 am—1 pm at the Favorite Foods Contest (March 6th at the Delaware State Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall). This is a wonderful opportunity for 4-H project members and all “camera buffs” out there to show off their skills in photography. It is also an excellent opportunity to prepare future exhibits for the Delaware State Fair.
Are contest entries to be both emailed and then submitted mounted on poster board?
The entries can be submitted via email or they can be dropped off at the Kent County Office. Not both. If they are submitted to the Kent County Office they need to be mounted with the label attached. If they are submitted via email they do not need to be mounted but their name, club, category number, and camera type needs to be in the email.