- Check the facts. …
- Captions should add new information. …
- Always identify the main people in the photograph.
- A photograph captures a moment in time. …
- Conversational language works best. …
- The tone of the caption should match the tone of the image.
- Use hashtags after the text, not in it.
- Put the link at the end of the caption or in the comments.
- Hook your audience with the first sentence. Start with the middle of the story.
- Talk to people rather than at them.
- Use conversational language.
An example of a caption is
the title of a magazine article
. An example of a caption is a descriptive title under a photograph. An example of a caption are the words at the bottom of a television or movie screen to translate the dialogue into another language or to provide the dialogue to the hard of hearing.
Captions
should add new information
. Don't merely repeat the story headline or summary, and avoid stating the obvious elements that are captured in the image. The caption should add context to the image, not just duplicate what the reader already sees. Always identify the main people in the photograph.
Storytelling captions include five parts —
the lead in connecting the caption and the photo, the first sentence in active voice and present tense describing the action in the photo
, the second sentence in past tense describing the reaction to what is happening in the photo, a direct quote from someone in the photo or …
A caption is
text that appears below an image
. Most captions draw attention to something in the image that is not obvious, such as its relevance to the text. A caption may be a few words or several sentences.
An Instagram caption is
a written description of an Instagram picture or video
. They can include plain text, hashtags, emojis, and regular tags. Instagram captions are limited to 2,200 characters (roughly 300 words) and up to 30 hashtags. So, as you can see, Instagram allows you to write quite a lot of text.
- In the Description field of your photo (see below)
- Optional: At the end of your Post or Page enter “Photo courtesy of (name of photographer) from (name of stock photo house)”
- If required by the photographer or stock photo house: As a caption beneath the photo.
- “If you were looking for a sign, here it is.”
- “Remember that happiness is a way of travel – not a destination.”
- “Just because you're awake doesn't mean you should stop dreaming.”
- “Be yourself, there's no one better.”
- “Stress less and enjoy the best.”
- “Look for the magic in every moment.”
WRITING A CAPTION IS AS EASY AS ABCD! An attention getter (A) is like a mini headline. It's a direct link from the caption to the photo it is describing. Basic information (B) is a present-tense sentence telling who is in the photo (name up to seven people) and what he or they are doing.
- Attention! Write a lead-in that gives a direct link from the photo to the caption.
- Basic Information. Use the first sentence to tell who and what is happening in the photo. …
- Complementary information. Now write a past tense sentence that adds information not readily obvious in the photo. …
- Direct quote. …
- No Beard.
Subtitles are
usually upper- and lower-case white letters with descenders
. They are oftentimes placed in a black rim or drop shadow box. Some subtitles are always “on” or visible (such as the open captions from the DCMP media).
Title above a chapter, section, article, or the title beginning a work without a title-page; also
used for a description beneath an illustration
.
n. 1 a
title, brief explanation, or comment accompanying an illustration
; legend. 2 a heading, title, or headline of a chapter, article, etc. 3 graphic material, usually containing lettering, used in television presentation.