3. WHAT IS CAPTION?
A short piece of text under a picture in a
book, magazine, or newspaper that
describes the picture or explains what the
people in it are doing or saying
7. HOW TO MAKE
CAPTIONS
1. Identify the selected photo or
video
2. Find out the message from the
picture
3. Write concise phrase or
sentence under the picture
8. 1. Avoid using articles: a, an, the.
2. Use the present tense.
3. Caption provides additional explanation
that is not found in the picture
4. No need to start with name
5. No need to add something obvious, such
as: picture here, above..
RULES OF WRITING
A CAPTION
9. Korean Idol Rose BLACKPINK poses in front of
The Eiffel Tower in Paris.
TYPES OF CAPTION
1. Identification
Caption
contains the name of the
person in the picture
with a little specific
description
10. Fatimah, a 62-year-old owner of a small kiosk in the
flood-stricken Kayu Putih subdistrict of East Jakarta,
waits for customers inside her kiosk on March 4.
TYPES OF CAPTION
2. Summary
Caption
Contains important basic
information and includes:
what, who, where, when
and why (5W)
11. "The best view comes after the hardest climb"
TYPES OF CAPTION
3. Quotes
Caption
Shows words, comments,
or quotes that express
the author's feelings in
the first person
12. Slam dunk... Making the final
basket of the season against the
Bonanza Bengals, junior John
Smith sealed the fate of the
team at the Lawlor Events
Center Feb. 11. Smith sunk the
winning shot as the buzzer
sounded, ending the game 102-
100. "It was like time stood still. I
didn't think it was really like that
in real life; the shot felt like it
was in slow motion-like in the
movies," said Smith.
TYPES OF CAPTION
4. Expanded
Caption
This caption is quite
complete, includes in-
depth information and
5W + 1H, also usually
writes someone's quote
directly
13. Indonesian artists Rich Brian, Warren Hue, and NIKI
posing for a photo backstage at Coachella Main Stage.
TYPES OF CAPTION
5. Group
Caption
Contains the names of
people in order (from
right to left or from front
to back)
15. EXERCISE 2
Determine the
caption of an
image
C. Nothing in this
world can compare
to mother's love to
her child
B. Special healthy
breakfast for my
parents, hope they
like it
A. Today is my
daughter's first day
at the nearby
kindergarten.