You Would Tell Me, Right?

I'm on a kick of doing creating things for myself.  Here's one I felt pretty good about.

Being Prosperous

It seems that the majority of TG that occurs in media usually sides with science fiction and fantasy.  So out of curiosity, I'd like to know the relationship of TG fans to SciFi/Fantasy nerds...

Identity Reassignment Phenomenon

So, this is certainly not the first time someone has had this 'idea,' but many of us who enjoy mass swaps look for other methods besides the great shift to do so, many times in an isolated environment.  My favorite of these environments has always been weddings--you have a clear cast of characters and numerous combinations of swaps, like this one in which a simple bartender ends up as the bride before the wedding.

5 Years - A Kaity Special

In this post, you're going to see 5 different captions.  One from each year I've been creating.  Enjoy them for what they are.  I'm posting these mostly because I like looking at how I've changed with my story-telling, caption templates and style overall.

A very early creation for Courtney on the Haven.  If memory serves, I had only been trading for a couple of months.  I went very generic with the photo and text in white space.  I do remember saying to myself very early on that a caption should not exceed one photo--the story should be self-contained, unless it is a multi-caption story.

In 2010, I began sometimes incorporating multiple photos in the same caption.  More importantly, I began putting my name to my work.  I had started branching out a bit from my comfort zones, and would play around with some more options in style.

2011...  The year of the border.  I was quite fond of the colored border around my captions.  I had even grown to a point where different colors represented different universes, but eventually I phased that idea out.  I felt this border helped signify my captions.  Also, this was the year my faerie marker was introduced (Thanks to AshleyM).

2012...  Well, I still blame Rachel (Yes, the Rachel of the Haven), but themes and photos over what I considered as an 'R' rating began leaking in to my work.  2012 was when it became rather prominent.  I suggest it represents that I had fully grown into things.  I also began a new technique I had seen in some other captions, allowing me to use larger pictures and/or two pictures with one faded enough to read text on top.  I feel like I perfected this and carried it into this year.

Feb 2013 - At this point, I've been blending the old with the new, allowing a photo to pop from the background, which is itself a faded image.  I've just began using this technique, and still have some issues to work on, but overall it looks very crisp and new without sacrificing any elements.



So that's it.  Five years of captioning.  I'll probably post something similar in the future.  Maybe captions made for someone over the years, or perhaps captions from a universe.  Hopefully, even if you just read the captions, this was an enjoyable post for you.

Wrong Place, Right Time

From the vault today is a caption I created a while back for Lyndee Mason, of whom I've grown quite akin to.  I just enjoy capping this wonderful Havenette.  And normally, I caption her with her almost trademark glasses.

Speaking of trademarks, this is also one of the first captions I began trademarking as a 'Kaitlyn Caption.'  It is also one of the first captions in which I invented a new way to enjoy something like the great shift, but on a smaller, less world-threatening scale.  What's really interesting about this particulaer piece is the return caption Lyndee made for me, which followed the same theme.  In fact, it happened at the same event I created for her caption:

Plead the 5th

So, while I am out of town and therefore away from my regular computer, there won't be a TG ABC posted this week, but I do promise two things.  First, next week we'll see the next two letters, and second, I've made a couple other goodies (see above) until I can.  Happy Holidays!

Office Mix-Up

I've been hesitant to post any of my 'adult content' captions, but decided to break the ice here with this caption I made for Bren on the Haven.  This was actually the first from my two-fer offer, and I enjoyed coming up with the story for this one--realizing I can still be classic Kaitlyn even if the pic doesn't suggest it.

Changed Layout

So many responses were not in favor of the dynamic layout.  So listening to my audience, I have changed it back the a more familiar layout.  Perhaps when some more options are available in the dynamic view, I'll give it another try.  Hopefully the classic blog style will work better.

Oh, and here's a cap.