As I attempted to write my first few captions, I found that it wasn't as easy as I thought. I struggled with making them short and concise because I am used to using a lot of descriptive words.
However, captions need to be accurate and concise so they hold the viewer's interest while providing truthful information. Captions are the key to providing correct identification of elements in a picture so that it can't be misunderstood.
For the technical aspects, such as proper use of numbers, the AP style guide was a big help in formatting it properly. For example: instead of writing "This man is six feet nine inches", the correct way is "This man is 6 feet 9 inches."
I think that for anyone, whether you're a beginner or pro, the AP style guide is a great resource to help you improve your caption writing.
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