Caption Writing

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​​​This type of caption only mentions who is in the. picture, used if there is only 1 person in the photo.

​​​This caption mentions about who are the subjects in the picture or photos and what activity they do. (Caption cutline menjelaskan subjek yang ada di gambar dan apa yang sedang dilakukan oleh subjek.)

​Full explanation about subject, activity, time detail, location detail and why it’s happened. ( biasanya berisi penjelasan subjek yang ada di gambar, kegiatan yang dilakukan di dalam gambar tersebut, waktu kejadian, lokasi kejadian dan alasan mengapa kegiatan tersebut dilakukan.)

​Longer version of summary caption. This also include how the event occurred.

(jenis caption expanded adalah jenis caption yang paling lengkap informasinya. Sesuai dengan nama jenisnya, caption text yang diperluas ini adalah pengembangan dari teks sebelumnya, terutama dari caption summary.)

​Used to identify when subjects are more than one. ( sama seperti jenis caption identification bar, hanya saja jenis ini digunakan apabila gambar memuat lebih dari satu orang.)

​Graphs, Tables, Charts, diagrams.

​​Consist of someone’s word which has been quoted related to the picture or photos.

​7. Don’t write the words like above” and “pictured here“

​8. Write just the important person in the picture​

9. We can begin writing the caption using :​

Øprepositional phrases​

Øinfinitive -phrases​

Øparticipial phrases​

Øadjective phrases​

Øquestions​

Øexclamations

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​1. Don’t use  articles to begin writing the caption

​2. Use present tense

​3. Give detail information about the picture

​4. Caption is used to complete the picture not to replace it

​5. Don’t begin with name

6. ​If there are more than one person in the picture you

​can use the word “from the left “ not “from the left to right“

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​Example

Prepositional Phrase ( “With a reusable tote in hand, Matthew walked to the farmer's market.”

​Infinitive Phrase ("To be a diplomat, one must speak a number of languages, including doubletalk.")

Participial Phrase ("Removing his coat, Jack rushed to the river.​" or "Imbued with common sense and technical know-how, Jack is adept at identifying cost-effective solutions to business problems.

Adjective Phrase​ ( Undaunted, the lieutenant decided to attack.)

Exclamation ( What a wonderful car it is!,​ How brilliant that idea is!​)

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