A caption should distinguish observation, interpretation and invention. A staged or composite image should not be presented as an untouched record of an event. Attribution and permission need separate attention; this exercise does not decide legal rights.
Worked example
A made-up reconstruction can be labeled imagined reconstruction. Calling it an eyewitness photograph would misrepresent its origin.
Make It Your Own
Optional theme: a surprising delivery. Create an original visual response to an invented event. Write a caption identifying your medium, what is invented, and one intended interpretation. Do not imply that a fictional image proves a real event. You may draw, write or tell your idea. Use invented characters and places; no personal information or upload is needed. This activity is not scored.
Reflect on your choices
- Describe how the work was made and distinguish invention from evidence.
- Explain one intentional choice and one possible alternative.
- There is no required style or single correct creative response.