Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Caption Tips

Bob's Caption Tips
  • Every photo MUST have a caption.
  • Not every caption needs to be long. Sometimes the only thing to say about a photo is the person's name and grade. There is nothing wrong with Ident captions at least they identify the person in the picture. Make absolutely sure that when you do identify them, that you use both first and last name and then don't forget to index that page.
  • Joke captions are not appropriate. Humor is extremely difficult to convey in writing. A joke caption is often one in which the writer has no information about what is actually happening in the photo so they try to say something funny. Also, there are numerous libel lawsuits that have resulted from what are known as "false light" captions. Those are ones where you imply that something is going on in the photo that may or may not actually have happened.
  • "No, Duh" captions are a waste of time. If all you have to say is "Joe Schmoe looks at the camera," you might as well just type his name. Why state the obvious?
  • Captions should give accurate, relevant information.

ASN: Write On Demand
Take the first three to five minutes of class and write a caption for the photo below. Add it as a comment. Be sure to either log in.

10 comments:

Unknown said...

Football players get in a huddle to hear what coach Ehret has to say,wile the football trainers give them water to help them catch there breath.

k-lenz11 said...

Trainers work hard to keep the players hydrated

AaronL said...

Trainers take care of the boys during a time out.

AlexanderM said...

Trainers Bree Fleet-Sampson, Brittany Brown, and Callie VanGenderen getting the players their water during a time out.

Tier said...

The tuckered out boys come to get a drink from the hard working trainers.

mallory said...

Trainers Bree Fleet-Sampson, Brittany Brown, and Callie VanGenderen working hard to get the thirsty boys their water.

Jesse P said...

The hard working trainers work their butts of to make sure the football boys stay hydrated and confortable, but the best part is they get to wear funny hair dews.

suemarie said...

In between quarters the trainers brittany brown, brie sampson, and callie van genderan give the tuckered out boys water so they get refreshed for another quarter of tough playing.

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KodzanderL said...

The hard working football players receive water from trainers after a quarter of hard hitting Warhawk football.