Week 3 of the beauty parlor caption series featured each Sunday. Grab yourself a cape and sit down!
We'll be with you as soon as we can!
This one is much more concise and to the point, but it doesn't mean it doesn't have layers to it. There is something to be said for brevity, and conveying everything with limited verbiage. It's never more needed when you want the image to feature prominently within the caption setting.
That is where I think you can tell a "veteran" captioner from one who has only been doing it for a year or two. As I went along, I learned what could be pruned from the story, and what needed to be left in. If there is one thing I could say to those who are just starting out making TG captions .. find what your main point is, and do whatever you can to highlight that, without giving any detours to confuse the reader.
It doesn't mean you have to make it a linear plot, but keep it lean, and make every word count. In this instance, I make reference to pink lipstick, which seems like a random thought from the sister. We are soaking in the makeover part of the transformation, and hopefully make the reader think ahead to Steven's date. Then it all gets tied in together with a nice red (lip stained!) bow.
Catch up with you all in the next few days. Please do comment about the caption, and also .. I am offering up any advice or discussion that a captioner, writer or reader would like in regards to our TG / TF community. I've been reading and/or creating this sort of content for more than 20 years, so I've probably seen and read almost everything. Let's have a chat!
Anyone even been to a "night of a 1000 Stevies"?? Love to know the details!