ABSTRACT
This chapter provides methods for directing students' creative impulse toward the words that can enhance the viewer's experience of their images. For instance, some photographers think up titles very early in their workflow, even before pre-production. In such a case, titles can serve as inspiration for future photographs or even a project that contains an entire series of images. Some photographers believe that an image isn’t finished until it has a name. Any time the readers want to promote their photos, enter juried shows, exhibit, apply to grad school, or try to get a grant, they are required to provide titles. Some photographers, like John Paul Caponigro, prefer short, minimal titles. Others like them to be long and either descriptive or poetic. Caponigro advises that, rather than becoming a master of language, keep it simple.
