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Photography
(fǝ tog' rǝ-fi): The art, hobby, or profession of taking photographs and developing and printing the film or processing the digitized array image. |
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About the Department
We take a little different approach in our Photography Exhibit, than other county fairs in the state do.
We believe that a photograph is that “special moment” in time that the photographer wants to always be able to recall…and wants to share that “special moment” with others.
We don’t just display the winners in our exhibit…we hang every photo that is brought to us… your “special moment” in time.
IT’S YOUR TIME… to hear a friend, a neighbor, a patient, a customer say to you ”I saw your photograph at the Ventura County Fair….it was great….thank you so much for sharing”. IT’S YOUR TIME…. IT’S YOUR TIME!
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Click the link on the right hand side (in yellow box) to download 2012 Entry Guide
WHO CAN ENTER
This is an adult competition.
The competition is open to residents of Ventura County, Agoura and Westlake Village who are 18 years of age and older and who are amateur photographers. An amateur photographer is one who does photography for his or her own pleasure and not as a profession. Professionals enter in the professional division only.
Youth photographs are entered in the Youth Expo.
HOW TO ENTER
ENTRY FORMS ACCEPTED:
June 1 through July 15, 2012 only.
All photography entries must be pre-entered. Entry forms may be mailed, hand delivered to the Fairgrounds Administration Office at 10 W. Harbor Blvd., Ventura, CA 93001 or entered online at the fair’s website. Entry forms can be found on the Fair’s website: www.venturacountyfair.org and at the Fairgrounds Administration Office. No changes to division or class will be made after entry deadline July 15, 2012.
WHEN & WHERE TO BRING PHOTOGRAPHS
Bring Photographs to Fairgrounds on:
Friday, July 20, Saturday, July 21, & Sunday, July 22, 2012
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Where to take/pick-up Photographs at Fairgrounds:
Enter the main gate of the Fairgrounds located next to the Administration Building. The Photography Building will be the first permanent structure on the right side of the main street. The building is located behind the large barbecue vendor.
Pick-up Photographs
Monday, August 13, 2012 - 12:00 PM to 7:00 PM
All photographs not claimed on Monday, August 13 become the property of the Fair and will be discarded unless prior arrangements have been made with Superintendent.
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What makes a great photograph? Traditionally it was an issue of aesthetics... (what is beautiful?). However, today’s experts are interested in both the beauty of an image and its intellectual meaning. Aesthetics: color and design, composition, line and texture, balance, sharpness and depth-of-field. Intellectual Aspect: mystery, ambiguity, contradiction, humor and social relevance.
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| MEET THE DEPARTMENTS |
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Superintendent
Lou Cunningham
I have lived and worked in Ventura County for over twenty years. My main interests are photography, stained glass and fishing. I also enjoy serving the community.
I started taking pictures with my grandma’s old Kodak in Wisconsin when I was 9 years old. I remember using the old rolls of film. I remember mowing lawns to raise the money to buy the film, but sometimes could never afford to get it developed. I’m sure that somewhere somebody probably has discovered some of my old pictures. Over the years, like most people, I’ve taken thousands of pictures.
I believe that taking photos not only preserves the history of my being, but also the history of this country. What I look for in my award winning photos (at least, I believe they are) is secondarily the subject matter and the background but primarily the focal point which is the total composition. I feel that the greatest photo doesn’t have to be your best but only needs to grab the eye and the imagination of the viewer. After all, remember that our minds are like a camera and that we all can visualize someone, something or someplace that we’ve been or seen that has touched our lives.
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The Photography Department is sponsored by the Ventura County Star
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