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Who's the Bad Influence(r) ?!? And a Captioning Workshop Offer!

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This all came about because of a commercial on Sports Radio I heard the other day.


I kept it fresh in my mind, and I developed it when I got home from work.

This was one of those captions that I KNEW would not be a standard text-on-the-side designs before I even started, so I was sure to make sure I had enough space to write what needed to be said. And as I was writing out the story, I determined that having the picture in the lower left spot would be the best placement. That way, all the set-up could be done above, and then put the topper/zinger right next to the photo, where it would make the most sense, and also give everything the most impact, while tying it all together. Hope you'll agree.

And this is something I'd like to bring up. I am not sure about other captioners, but I do spend thought on just how each caption is going to be designed, how it will flow, and how best to tie everything together. Things like "which way the model(s) is/are looking, their focal point,""how am I going to show each person speaking" and "which colors will I be using to tie the backgrounds and test into the whole package". I am betting that many of the other captioners you follow will put at least a perfunctory ponderance towards things like this as well.

I like to think that the days of using Microsoft Paint and back text on white background are way behind us now here in 2022. There's tutorials and all sorts of graphics programs out there now to make presentable captions. But everyone has to start somewhere! Or if you've already done some, figure out ways to improve and refine your style to the point where it's recognizable. 

 So, I'd like to have a discussion / ask me anything that deals with the creation of captions. Feel free to post your questions down below about anything you'd like to know about: story creation, caption building, fonts and colors, proofing, methodology .. it's all on the table! And I invite other captioners / fiction writers as well to chip in and respond.




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