{"id":4532,"date":"2017-01-13T10:40:54","date_gmt":"2017-01-13T15:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agrilife.org\/bell4h\/?page_id=4532"},"modified":"2026-01-21T15:42:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T20:42:40","slug":"texas-4-h-photography-contest-rules","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/bell4h\/projects\/texas-4-h-photography-contest-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Photography Project"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bell County 4-H Photography Contest<\/span>
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Photos entered at District must qualify at the county level first!<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Bell County entry deadline will be Monday, February 23rd.<\/strong>\u00a0 Entries must be EMAILED to Sheryl.Long@ag.tamu.edu<\/b>.\u00a0 The winner of each category in each of the age divisions in the Bell County 4-H Contest will advance to the District 8 Contest.\u00a0 Senior aged 4-H members that win their category in the county contest, will also advance to the State contest.<\/p>\n

Please make sure and follow the instruction on the Texas 4-H Photography Contest Rules<\/a> AND the District 8 4-H Contest Rules<\/a>.\u00a0 Both will be posted on the Bell County 4-H website once available.<\/p>\n

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Naming:\u00a0 FirstnameLastname_Age Division_Category<\/p>\n

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Categories will be broken down per age division as follows: (Descriptions Below)<\/p>\n

Junior Age Division 3 Categories
\na) Animals \u2013 Domestic\/Wildlife
\nb) Plant\/Landscape\/Nature
\nc) People
\nd) Catch All<\/p>\n

Intermediate Age Division 6 Categories
\na) Animals \u2013 Domestic\/Wildlife
\nb) Plant\/Landscape\/Nature
\nc) People
\nd) Details\/Macro
\ne) Elements of Design
\nf) Catch All
\ng) Dominant Color
\nh) Theme – Volunteers in Action<\/p>\n

Senior Age Division All 18 Categories
\na) Animals \u2013 Domestic
\nb) Animals – Wildlife
\nc) Catch All
\nd) Details & Macro
\ne) Dominant Color
\nf) Elements of Design
\ng) Enhanced
\nh) Food
\ni) Landscape & Nature
\nj) Leading Line
\nk) Long Exposure
\nl) Motion\/Action
\nm) People
\nn) Plant\/Flora
\no) Reflections
\np) Shadow\/Silhouette
\nq) Transportation
\nr) Theme – “Volunteers in Action”<\/p>\n

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2025-2026 District 8 Photography Contest<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Photos entered at District must qualify at the county level first!\u00a0 <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Display Date<\/strong>: Photos will be on display online by TBD<\/p>\n

Purpose:<\/strong>
\nThe Texas 4-H Photography Contest encourages self-expression and allows youth to demonstrate skills learned in the area of photography, including the use of photographic equipment and process of photographs.<\/p>\n

Objectives:<\/strong><\/p>\n