image styling

Caption below or beside image

I have several images with captions. The captions are so wordy they are covering up the images. Can I place these captions beside/above/below my images or somehow anchor them? I tried typing the words just below the image but that results in a big space between image and words 2 examples http://www.preferredroofingusa.com/?p=190 http://blog.drfixup.com/uncategorized/repair-drywall-ceiling/