The photograph is one of the first things that readers see, they are the things that they pay the most attention to. The photograph is what ties everything together because there is a high chance that the readers will get distracted and uninterested if a publication consisted of only words. Having photographs is important but it is also important to have eye-catching photographs, the pictures need to stand out, they need to be interesting. Having good pictures gives you a higher chance of readers being more interested in wanting to know what your publication is about.
In class, we took a lot of time discussing why captions are so important and the best way to write them for example we went into the detail of writing a basic caption versus an extended caption. when writing a caption it should also include the 5 W, who, what, when, where, and why it should also include a how. In a caption, there should be an action to lead, basic information, and complementary information. The first sentence should be in the present tense, second and third sentences in the past tense. Words such as several, a lot, some should not be used in a caption. The reason why captions are so important is that they are the most read copy in a publication even though they are short it is important to spend time on them so that you can write a proper caption.
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