Photo captions and why they are important

  Photo captions and AP style is something very new for me,but also something that is important that I should know and be able to learnand understand. Every photo caption should include the 5 w’s and the h- who,what, where, when, why and how. It is important to include these and make surethey are correct because as a reader one of the first things you look at is thephoto. The caption can be what determines if you’re interested in reading thatstory or not. Another reason captions should be accurate and concise is becausesomething as little as how to spell a name the right way should always treatedas being important not only to the reader but also the subject you arephotographing. The caption information should also be the same as theinformation used inside the story.

   I think photocaptions can be a little difficult when it comes to the style used, but gettingthem right and accurate is something that needs to be done and done correctly.I hope I will continue to learn to make them perfect.