The variations are endless! Showing both the image and a title And a description all together so it looks good sometimes takes a lot of trial and error.
There are several add-ons in the marketplace that can make this much easier on you (try using search term "image")
http://www.concrete5.org/marketplace/addons/title-image-content-blo... is a pretty inexpensive solution that looks like it ties it all in for you in one step. It has a demo page to view that shows how it will display, including the built in photo zoom feature