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Captions

What to caption. EVERY photo must be captioned in some wayMinimum: Name and gradeMaximum: 5 Ws and HThis requires reporting. Group photo. Standing/kneelingFront row, Middle row, Back rowYou can use first initial and last name to save valuable space, but be consistent if you do it for one, do

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    1. Captions Scott McLetchie Louise S. McGehee School

    2. What to caption EVERY photo must be captioned in some way Minimum: Name and grade Maximum: 5 Ws and H This requires reporting

    3. Group photo Standing/kneeling Front row, Middle row, Back row You can use first initial and last name to save valuable space, but be consistent – if you do it for one, do it for all Include grade and position held in club or on team

    5. Face photo Name and grade

    6. Captions should … Be well-edited Be informative & insightful Start with attention-getting words Include visual nouns, action verbs, descriptive adjectives Be next to the photo they are describing

    7. Before you write Start with a great, jaw-dropping, attention-getting, ACTION or REACTION photo If all you can say is something like “Mary Frances smiles at the camera” or “Bobby poses for a picture” - it’s not a good photo! Talk to the photographer (if it wasn’t you) Interview people in the photo Make sure names are spelled correctly!

    8. the Formula Lead-in or headline: usually a clever tie-in to the photo, often involving punning or word play Sentence 1: Names all people visible and describes the action/reaction taking place – written in present tense! Sentence 2: Provides needed information not obvious in the photo; often answers the question “What happened next?” – written in past tense Sentence 3: Meaningful quote

    9. Formulate Questions Quality questions get quality answers Who is the screamer? His pal? What is he screaming? When did this take place? Where is he? Why is he screaming? How did this moment happen? Tell readers about the event Describe the best memories of the event Tell us something we can’t see from photo

    10. Get Answers Who: Juniors Dillon Hanson & Clay Sands What: Pep band at state basketball finals When: November 22, 2005 Where: ASU field house Why: School song w/a cheer section How: Placed 2nd in 2004, 1st in 2005 “It’s cool to perform the fight song at football games, but nothing beats playing in the field house and hearing the sound reverberate.” “Johnnie Abrams fell in the closing song and sprained his ankle.”

    11. Keep Your Captions … Informative & insightful Include honest facts, figures & feelings Go beyond the obvious Creative & innovative Visual nouns & action verbs Content-driven formats Typographically designed Logically placed, near the photos

    14. Sports Captions Include the results of the play/match – What happened next? Name players from BOTH teams Use statistics in the second sentence

    15. ONE RACE AT A TIME Senior Becca Marcus races to the finish line in the 400m dash at the district track meet on March 5. With a time of 1:03.78, Marcus captured first place in the district and qualified for the regional competition, where she placed third with a time of 1:02.5. Marcus was the only member on the outdoor track team to qualify for state, where she placed fifth overall with a time of 1:02.9. “As far as I know, my best individual time for that race is 1:02.40 or something, but we’re going for the one minute or 1:01, that’s what the coach wants. The fastest girl who I’m racing against is going to be like a 0:59 barely, like 0:59.59,” Marcus said.

    16. Great photo, bad caption LEAPS AND BOUNDS Junior Jessie Kutcher runs the 100 meter hurdles against St. Martin’s and other district rivals at the district meet on Wed., April 20.

    17. Ask more questions!

    18. Vary your openings Try to avoid starting every caption with a name Use prepositional phrases, adverbs, other descriptive means to set the mood.

    19. Rewrite the opening

    20. the Formula Lead-in or headline: usually a clever tie-in to the photo, often involving punning or word play Sentence 1: Names all people visible and describes the action/reaction taking place – written in present tense! Sentence 2: Provides needed information not obvious in the photo; often answers the question “What happened next?” – written in past tense Sentence 3: Meaningful quote

    21. Write a Caption Like Peas in a Pod Freshman Bailey Blossman listens to music on her green iPOD while sitting in front of the Bradish Johnson House on Feb. 18. This year, iPODs came onto the scene as one of the most popular accessories - 14% of Upper School students who responded to a Spectator poll said that iPODs were the hottest new trend this year.

    22. Write a Caption Yodel Lay Hee Hoo Liesl von Trapp (senior Jena Shellito) controls sophomore Claire Samford as the marionette in the song “The Lonely Goat Herd.” “We had the hardest dance in the play,” Samford said about the marionette dance that they had to learn and perform. Although Samford enjoyed her part as the Von Trapp daughter’s marionette she said she liked being a nun better, “because I liked the costume.”

    23. Write a Caption EYE ON THE BALL Competing against the Academy of the Sacred Heart, sophomore Katie Kelly swings her racket at the ball. “I like knowing that when I get older I’ll still be able to play tennis. It’s not like soccer where you you won’t be able to play it when you’re 90,” said Kelly.

    24. Write a Caption

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