tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3638398317329574756.post6484538775488034305..comments2024-03-17T12:36:51.212-04:00Comments on Caitlyn's Masks: [Question] What do you find more interesting a well told story or a stunning pic in your caps?Caitlyn Maskedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02732033913089350905noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3638398317329574756.post-79977745609696561272011-03-21T02:51:23.762-04:002011-03-21T02:51:23.762-04:00There's no question I love beautiful pics. Li...There's no question I love beautiful pics. Like you, I'm not much for amateur style snapshots, but every so often you come across one that works. I prefer the posed or more professional style pictures - for myself and others. Still, I'll do what's needed if it works for the person I'm making captions for.<br /><br />I share your preference for a great story. A solid picture just starts the motor, but the story can take you flying! Dee is an example of this; the caption she made for me recently was beautiful not only because of the stunning picture, but the writing was some of my favorite work from her. I was blown away but the combination. <br /><br />Solid to great writing shows a care and thoughtfulness that weak writing can't convey. fictional writing is very much like painting a great picture the difference is you have to vividly display the ideas you want to get across in your words instead of a paintbrush.Mistress Simonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03830472323307586514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3638398317329574756.post-76479709459495299342011-03-20T15:14:21.366-04:002011-03-20T15:14:21.366-04:00Once again, it is different for me, depending on i...Once again, it is different for me, depending on if the caption is FOR me, or made by me for someone else.<br /><br />When making a caption, 99 percent of the time, I have the image first, and that is what tells me the story. If the picture doesn't give me something to work with, then it is NOT a good picture and would never be used. Because of that, the picture always is "good" since it is what "created" the story I am crafting. I can work with a picture that has a watermark or fix some of the issues it has through photoshop: if it is THAT bad, I would just pass on using it. Then it is just a matter of making the story come out the way I want it to be. <br /><br />When receiving a caption, I would rather them focus on the story. Its another reason why I will offer pictures for people to use. I already know I like them, and I get pleasure from seeing how they will craft a story around what I've provided. I do want to see a marriage between the story and image though. Writing a story and slapping some random porno shot from brazzers is not going to excite me when it arrives in my trading folder.Dee Mentiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07798903090538917010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3638398317329574756.post-10026778200559563642011-03-20T13:44:37.578-04:002011-03-20T13:44:37.578-04:00What a deepful and thoughtful answer Caitlyn, i kn...What a deepful and thoughtful answer Caitlyn, i know understand better that a cap doesn't need to have a great pic with a dull story or viceversa :3 you have to catch the timing, to be honest my first caps were worked over the pic, then i tried to tell a story with what i had, later when asking some good captioners i learnt a bit more and tried to do it doing a good story then working in the pic, but then again sometimes you have to be very picky on that and i have learnt that sometimes you could have the most awesome story but the pic doesn't much, your comment really had help me out on that question thanks<br />Hugs and Kisses AlectraAlectrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03568780951812037124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3638398317329574756.post-44332108436076926442011-03-20T12:55:19.652-04:002011-03-20T12:55:19.652-04:00A good picture is indeed worth a thousand words, b...A good picture is indeed worth a thousand words, but the right dozen words in a captian can be worth more.<br />So yes, the best answer is Both.Geofreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18259509067119405992noreply@blogger.com