The OED is fine. However, in practice a title usually suggests a theme and adds meaning. A caption merely identifies. As a magazine and advertising writer, I work with both. They're two different animals. Paul -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > On Feb 16, 2007, at 10:29 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >> So am I using titles or captions? > >> > >> http://www.jfwaf.com/PAW/ > > > > "San Francisco Sunset" is a caption, because it merely identifies. > > "An Evening at Home" is a title, because it introduces a theme > > that's not necessarily native to the work. > > Both are fine in my opinion. > > > > I believe some photos need neither title or cpation. Some work > > better with one or the other. > > Looking at some of the definitions of these words in the OED: > > caption > a title or brief explanation appended to an article, illustration, > cartoon, > or poster. > > title > the name of a book, composition, or other artistic work, e.g.: the > author and > title of the book. > > So a caption can be a title, but a title does not necessarily have to > be a caption. In the absence of explanatory or descriptive caption, > whatever you label the work *is* its title. > > G > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
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