How to watermark your images

Posted by Georgy | 10/23/2012

By Amy Renfrey


As a photographer, how do you stop people from stealing your shots? One of the most ideal ways is to watermark your photograph. In this article I will be discussing how to place a watermark over your pictures. By understanding how to add a watermark to your photos it will give you better protection from intellectual copyright theft. Let's look at how to put a text watermark on your photo.

Partaking in photography is a fantastic inventive hobby. It provides us an artistic way to communicate our creativity. It can provide years and years of pleasure and learning. I found a lot of fun and made the decision to begin sharing my shots online. It was good until a total stranger had ripped my photograph off a webpage and downloaded it to their web page.

This act of downloading, copying and reproducing others photos is theft and one that is punishable in a court of law. Yes, that's right, punishable by law. This is terrific news for people who post their photos online ; professional or not.

Howcan we protect our photos from being taken? The fact is you will not be able to totally, unless you employ undeniable methods of protection. You can protect yourself. There are three options you have available to you. The first is to in no way place any photos on the internet. If you use social media and do photography on a frequent basis, this might be an unrealistic choice.

The second alternative you have accessible to you is to place your shots on a website and right-click-disable the photo. What this means is that anytime someone right clicks on your photograph with the objective of downloading it, they can't. The right click function does not work on the page and they can't go ahead with their evil plan. That is the best option I find.

The third option you have is to watermark your images. This is a common alternative. This means that no matter where you have your photo it will have a digital watermark on it and limit the likelihood of your photo being stolen.

So let's look at how to place a watermark over your photos in Photoshop. Let's take a look at the text option first.

1. First, open your photo in Photoshop.

2. Click on the "T" tool to the left hand side panel. 3. Place the curser inside the area of the photo where you want to display your name. 4. To increase font, change font colour and style, change these things on the top menu bar 5. To move the text box around, click anywhere in the photo and wait for the curser to change to an arrow. You will be able to pick up the box and move it. 6. Once you have changed the size, positioned the box where you want it, then simply click on the curser tool to the top left hand side of the panel.

Watermarking photographs is very important because they are your intellectual property. They symbolize your talents and your effort. Happy shooting!




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