Bring your camera, digital or film, and shoot in downtown Smithville at the Texas Photo Festival.  People of all ages can learn to take photos like the "big boys" with special lighted sets, seminars by Randy Kerr and Doug Box, photo and camera collections and more, or just have a really good time making memories.

        There will also be THE SMALL TOWN TEXAS photo contest for original photos taken on Sunday.  Register FREE for the event and the photo contests at the Smithville Area Chamber of Commerce, First St. at Main St. in Smithville, Texas.

RULES FOR PHOTO CONTEST

       All participates at the Texas Photo Festival on Sunday, Sept. 13^th are eligible to enter.  Submit up to two (2) photos taken by you on Sunday, October 11, 2010 in the city limits of Smithville, Texas.

       All entries must be taken the day of the event in the city limits of Smithville, Texas and prizes will be awarded by age category.  Receive entry details when signing up for the festival.  There is no fee to participate.

       Prizes, tba, will be awarded based on age categories:  age 12 and younger, age 13 through age 20, and age 21 and above.

HOW TO SUBMIT PHOTOGRAPHS

               To submit digital entries: Attach digital submissions to an email and send to news@smithvilletimes.com with "AF Photo Contest AAS99" in the subject line. In the email, you must include name, age, town/state, phone number, title and description of photo action.

               To submit a printed photograph: bring it or mail it to The Smithville Times, c/o AF Photo Contest AAS99, 303 Main St., Smithville, TX 78957 with an attached piece of paper with the following information: name, age, town/state, phone number, title and description of photo action. Photos should be high resolution and at least 5" x 7". There is a slot in the door for dropping off entries after hours.

               Please note that submitted photos may be reproduced, put on websites, and winning photographers will be named.

DEADLINE FOR the SMALL TOWN TEXAS Photo Contest

       Deadline for photo contest submissions is Friday, Oct. 16, 2010 at midnight.  Contests are sponsored by The Smithville Times.  For more event and contest information, call the Smithville Area Chamber of Commerce at 512-237-2313 or The Smithville Times at 512-237-4655.

TEXAS PHOTO CONTEST 2009

 

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  Texas Photo Contest Results

BEST IN SHOW – Derby Boy with Cigar

Shadi A Dunkin, Austin, Texas

 “I was trying to put more focus on the boy since more people were putting focus on the girls.  He had more eye contact with me and seemed to have a lot of character. The girl just paled into the background.”

13 TO 20 AGE GROUP

1^st Place –The Baby & The Firetruck

Elisabeth Scott, age 17, Smithville, Texas

 “There was a baby and it was cute. New babies are supposed to be photographed. Cause it made the baby look like it stopped the truck from going.”

 2^nd Place – White Noise

West Hunter, 16, Smithville Texas

“My girlfriend, Elisabeth, is shrouded in white and deep in thought away from the clamor of the festival.”

 3^rd Place - Old Rusty

Elisabeth Scott, age 17, Smithville, Texas

 “I liked that photo because it proved that old things are still useful.  The truck, that is.”

 

OVER 21 AGE GROUP

1^st Place – Congo

Yves Vandervennet, age 35, Austin, Texas

“Reading the newspaper, in the comfort of Texas, enjoying a cigar.  Congo appears as a striking contrast.”

 2^nd Place – A Kind Hearted Hero

Mary Earp, age 41, Smithville, Texas

“This fireman amazed me.  With tons of equipment weighing him down in extreme heat, his kind eyes invited me into the deeper layers under his suit, straight to his heart.  In addition to his smile, his eyes told me to enjoy what I am doing, ‘I’ve got your back.’  I will be looking for those eyes if ever in an emergency...”

 3^rd Place - Apothecary

Kimberly Nobles, 32, Manor, Texas

 “I just thought it was like looking back in time. It was really a cool place. And the gentlemen that was there; the glasses…it was like an old apothecary.”

AMERICAN FAMILY PHOTO CONTEST 2009

1^st Place - Angels

Mary Earp, Smithville, Texas

 “They’re my daughters. I had an inspiration, it came from the movie Austrialia. I thought how wonderful it would be to have my daughters in this photo. This is how my husband and I see them. We found this log; the lighting was great. It was on the Trousdale’s ranch in Winchester.  It was just a perfect image.”

 

IMAGE COMING SOON

2^nd Place – Burros

Marcia Jenkins, Rosanky, Texas

 “It was 20 years ago, but I thought it was a classic thing for my family.  I have donkeys now.  And I was on a donkey when I took the picture.  I have all the rest of my family members on donkeys also.  It’s a family tradition.”

 

3^rd Place – With Loving Admiration

Victoria Snyder, Smithville, Texas
“The reason behind the photo is that I just wanted a picture of my kids with my grandpa because I wanted a picture of him with his great-grandkids.  He was very pleased and excited about it.”

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UNDER 12 AGE GROUP

1^st Place – Rose

Haley Nobles, age 3, Manor, Texas

 “I liked the flowers and the leaves too. The color. Pink is my favorite color. And I would like purple, too.”

 2^nd Place – Purple Truck & Train Kid

Lindsey Hunter, age 12, Smithville, Texas

 “Uber eco-friendly. He’s on his own bike, with a truck behind him and the train in front.”

 3^rd Place – Boneyard

Marlee Brower-Hoy, age 6, Smithville, Texas