Clovers and Cameras

Find out how to make the most of your 4-H Photography project during this 5 workshop series! 4-H’ers, leaders, and volunteers will learn from the pros. All participants must be 11 years old and older and have their own camera to bring to the workshops. All workshops will run from 9 a.m to 3 p.m with lunch included.

5 Workshop Package- $125 includes lunch and educational booklet from all workshops

Individual Workshop- $30 includes lunch and educational materials from individual workshop

Please contact Amy Dromgoole at 979-458-4227 or amy.dromgoole@tamu.edu for more information.

Registration ends Saturday, September 3rd.

Visit HERE for more information.

Digital Photography School

Hey, Parents!

Sign up for FREE weekly newsletters, and even register for weekly photography assignments. Lots of great tips and tutorials.

Did I mention it's FREE? http://www.digital-photography-school.com/13-lessons-to-teach-your-child-about-digital-photography

Seniors: State Photography

If any seniors plan to participate in the State Photography competition, please let me know to find out what categories are available. So far, the only ones that have been taken are "Food" and "Aquatic/Marine". All others are open at this time.

The deadline to enter is April 15th, and the fee is $10 per photo.

PLEASE, read the rules for the state level. You can find them by clicking the link at the side of the blog. There are specific guidelines about how to submit ONLINE this year.

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask.

Wendy

District Results

A big CONGRATULATIONS to Katy Dickey, Emma Sitton, Cory Evans and David Wingard for placing in the District Photography Show.

Katy (a Junior with Footbridge) placed 4th in the "Dominant Color" category and 5th in the "Details and Macro" category.

Cory (an Intermediate with Footbridge) placed 4th in the "People" category.

Emma (a Junior with Footbridge) placed 4th in the "Animals-Wildlife" category and 2nd in the "Animals-Domestic" category.

David placed 2nd in both the "Food" and "Marine/Aquatic" categories.

We are very proud of all of the participants.

State Photography Clarificication

These two new rules actually slipped by me, but I believe we have caught them in time. :-) If you plan to participate at state, the photos must be submitted ONLINE by April 15th. So, no developing or mounting is necessary. HOWEVER, there are guidelines as to pixel measurement.

Please see the site here: http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/youth/photography/index_youth_photography.php#guidelines

Also, A county may have only one entry per class for a total
of 14 entries per county, and all entries and entry fees must be submitted DIRECTLY TO THE TEXAS 4-H AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT OFFICE via 4-H CONNECT (registration) and e-mail (photos).

So, that means we are limited to 1 photo per category, period. Again, this is a new rule and did slip by me. So far we have only had 1 senior participate in the county and district contest. If you are a senior, and you plan to participate, please contact me so we can make sure we don't have two participants in the same category.

Please, see the rules and guidelines as to the process to do this. Each photo will cost $10 to enter.

Remember, only those at the Senior level (14 and up as of August 1st) can participate at State, and you need not have participated at county or district to participate at the state level.

For those of you who submitted to District, Willie corrected each photo to the correct size, and they were submitted on time, so no worries. :-)

Another Extension Due to Pending Foul Weather

Hello All,

Yet again, I have decided to extend the entry deadline due to pending bad weather.
Please be aware that the new and final entry deadline date is now:

FRIDAY, February 11th.

I need to have these in my office no later than 5PM.

Thanks,
- Willie

PS. as always, if you need more info please contact the CEO at 903-683-5416 or Wendy Emprimo via email.

Extension due to weather:

Hi, everyone

Goodness it's been cold!! Due to the snow/bad weather expected tomorrow, we are extending the deadline to turn in the photos for the district competition. You have until 5:00 pm TUESDAY to get them in to the Extension Office in Rusk.

Willie will drive them to Overton at NOON on Wednesday.

We don't want anyone getting into any accidents on icy roads just to get photos in, so please take advantage of the extension and BE SAFE. :-)

Don't forget that you will need to e-mail (or give a CD) your photos to Willie as well. And, you will need to register at 4-H Connect.