• ATV & Motorcycle Dirt Drags
• Baby Show
• Barnyard Olympics
• Board of Directors
• Children's Parade of Pets
• Children's Pedal Tractor Pull
• Clothing Construction
• Contest Horse Show
• Creative Writing Contest
• Deadweight Pull
• Demolition Derby
• Family Fun Night
• Field Crops, Flowers & Gardens
• Fine Art Exhibit
• Food Open Class
• Garden Tractor Pull
• Greased Pig Contest
• General Rules
• Hamburger Cookoff
• Handicrafts & Hobbies
• Home Economics
• Honey & Sweeteners
• Karaoke Contest-Adult
• Kentucky Livestock Exhibition
• Kid’s “Karaoke Idol” Contest
• Little Miss and Little Master
• Miss Kenton County Fair
• Miss Pre-Teen Contest
• Needlework Open Class
• Open Beef Show
• Open Poultry Show
• Open Rabbits
• Open Youth Goat Show
• Photography
• Quilting Open Class
• Sale of Champions
• Salsa Recipe Contest
• Saturday Night Horse Show
• Schedule of Events
• Sr. Little Miss & Little Master
• Truck & Tractor Pull
• Tug of War
• Western Pleasure Horse Show

KENTON COUNTY PHOTOGRAPHY

We continue to strive to improve this growing category of interest for the Kenton County Fair & Horse Show. Volunteer assistance is welcome for planning and fair week activities. If interested call Cathy Mains at 859-512-9882.

DIVISIONS

Color Division
PC1 – Photo Story Board/Photo Journalism*-Photos must stand alone in telling a story. No less than 3 photos and no more than 6 photos.
PC2 – A Day at the 2007 Kenton County Fair*
PC3 – Northern Kentucky Photo*-Representative of a location, event/activity known to Northern KY community.
PC4 – Kentucky Photography*-Kentuckians at Work, Kentuckians at Play, Interpretive Photo of the KY theme: Unbridled Spirit
PC5 – Nature-Animals, insects, fish, scenery, landmarks.
PC6 – Still Life
PC7 – Portrait-Posed or Candid

Black & White Division
PBW1 – Photo Story Board/Photo Journalism*-Photos must stand alone in telling a story. No less than 3 photos and no more than 6 photos.
PBW2 – A Day at the 2007 Kenton County Fair*
PBW3 – Northern Kentucky Photo*-Representative of a location, event/activity known to Northern KY community.
PBW4 – Kentucky Photography
PBW5 – Nature-Animals, insects, fish, scenery, landmarks.
PBW6 – Still Life
PBW7 – Portrait-Posed or Candid

Feature Photography Division
PF1 – Digital Collage-multiple images cropped, resized & combined into one image size 8”X10”
PF2 - Digital Illustration-single heavily edited 8”X12” image-dramatic editing & changes may include cropping, sharpening/blurring, brightness/contrast, addition/removal, change in color, use of filters and effects. *Attach note card to back describing editing techniques & copy of original print.
PF3 – Featured Photography-Collage Presentation
PF4 - Monochrome Photo (other than Black & White)

CLASSES: Age as of January 1, 2008
C1 – Children (Age 10-13)
J1 – Junior (Age 14-18)
A1 - Adult (Age 19-64)
S1 – Seniors (Age 65 plus)

RULES
1. Contest open to all amateur photographers. (Any person who derives any income from any phase of photography is considered a professional and not eligible in the amateur showing.)
2. Photos must have been taken by entrant from July 2007 through July 10, 2008.
3. Open to Kenton County residents only.
4. Only one photo entry per category.
5. No photo of same subject may be entered in two different categories.
6. Entries are to be displayed on sturdy mat board appropriate in size to photo. No entries will be accepted in frames or with glass.
7. Entries must be mounted securely to mat board. Rubber cement or dry mounting tissue is recommended. DO NOT use photo mounting corners.
8. The Kenton County Fair Association will make every reasonable effort to provide for the protection of the exhibits; however, they are not responsible for damage and accidents.
9. Registration will be with a number assigned to each exhibitor. If you have participated at the Kenton County Fair in previous years, you will use the same number previously assigned. If you are a new exhibitor, you must obtain a number. To obtain information on your past number, or to register for a new exhibitor number, call the Kenton County Extension Office 1t 859-356-2304.

JUDGING
1. Decision of judges is final.
2. Photography Judging will be based on: (1) composition, (2) creativity, (3) challenge of subject matter, (4) story telling quality, (5) technical (focus & exposure, (6) impact

AWARDS
Class Winners:
1st-Blue ribbon-$5.00
2nd-Red ribbon-$3.00
3rd-White ribbon-$2.00

Division Winners
PB1: Best of Show in Color Division: ribbon-$10.00
PB2: Best of Show in Black & White Division: ribbon-$10.00
PB3: Best of Show in Feature Division: ribbon-$10.00
Overall Best of Show: ribbon-$25.00

Coordinator: Cathy Kunkel-Mains (859) 512-9882