2026 Guide to Registering for the AV Fair.

The Theme for the AV Fair this year is "Ruffling Feathers". There are 24 classes to choose from and 10 Divisions. This presentation has been prepared to help you navigate the choosing process and registration process. It will help you understand the class definitions and give you tips, examples, and tools to assist in best determining what class your photo should be entered in. Make sure to organize yourself and write down your entries before logging to the Fair website to register your entries. This will help keep you from making errors during the process.

To be clear, if there are any contradictions between this document and the Ruffling Feathers photography rules, the rules on the fair website will be authoritative.

Registration Presentation

Choosing Your Photos

2021 Guide to Choosing Photography Classes and Preparing/Entering Your Images

The Barntober Fest Photography Exhibit for 2021 has 16 classes covered over 8 divisions. The total is 104 division/class entries, wow! The Photography Exhibit Chairpersons have created this presentation to provide a better understanding of the class definitions and to share with you tips, examples, and tools to assist in best determining what class your photo should be entered in.

This document is to aid the exhibitor (you) in choosing where to enter images either in the print for Barntober Fest. There is no right answer in picking the proper Class, but hopefully, this document will assist you in choosing the best Division and Class for your images. To be clear, if this document or any other comments contradict the Barntober Fest photography rules, the Barntober Fest rules will be authoritative.

This document is to aid the exhibitor (you) in choosing where to enter images either in the print and/or digital entry for the Antelope Valley Fair.

There is no right answer in picking the proper Class, but hopefully, this document will assist you in choosing the the best Division and Class for your images. To be clear, if this document or any other comments contradict the AV Fair photography rules, the AV Fair rules will be authoritative.

Download AV Fair 2017 - How to Pick the Right Class

The AV Fair Photography for 2019 has 33 classes covered over 12 divisions. The total is 242 division/class entries, wow! The Photography Fair Chairpersons have created a presentation to aid you to a better understanding of the class definitions and to share with you tips, examples, and tools to assist you in best determining what class your photo should be entered in.

This document is to aid the exhibitor (you) in choosing where to enter images either in the print and/or digital entry for the Antelope Valley Fair. There is no right answer in picking the proper Class, but hopefully, this document will assist you in choosing the best Division and Class for your images. To be clear, if this document or any other comments contradict the AV Fair photography rules, the AV Fair rules will be authoritative.

The document is PDF https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1M4mGAjBQOFxiSWnXbnyo96XWVhlvM5Ll?usp=sharing