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12 years 11 months ago #74891 by mj~shutterbugg
I have posted a bunch of work to facebook and as such have placed large garish watermarks on purpose. I had a fellow poster message me and say how bad it looks. So should I keep the garish or start using a more muted faded watermark in a corner instead of splashed across my images? Just curious.

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12 years 11 months ago - 12 years 11 months ago #74895 by MLKstudios
We had a thread about this not long ago (yesterday?). Anything put on the web can be stolen, no matter what precautions are taken. Using a garish watermark is one of the only ways to protect your work.

Of course, you could put them into a password protected gallery. There are ways around that too, just makes it harder.

Matthew :)
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12 years 11 months ago #74897 by mj~shutterbugg
Yeah I know. That post got me thinking (which is always dangerous) and had to ask. I figured ugly and garish would be tougher to pass off. Thanks.
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12 years 11 months ago #75053 by photobod
I am guilty of hating huge garish watermarks as it distracts from viewing the actual photograph, it may well have been me that made that very comment, but its a personal choice and you have to go with how you feel about the subject, dont let others totaly influence you just listen and then make your own mind up.
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12 years 11 months ago #75057 by TheNissanMan
For shots you want to keep control of in this day and age the only way is to put a nice big watermark on the image unfortunately.

Guess it depends on how protective of your shots you need to be, as an amateur with no real thoughts about selling I wouldn't WM my images but if I was making a living or selling them properly then wouldn't think twice about it.
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12 years 11 months ago - 12 years 11 months ago #75079 by chasrich
Watermarks can be edited out through cropping or even cloning. An image that contained say 50% watermark would be difficult to steal but it would also make it unattractive to view. I don't think there is a need for them at all as a security measure as it does not protect well. Posting on the internet opens that breach as wide as you allow it to. Posting a lower resolution of the image can expose the image in a way that it can be seen and enjoyed while still protecting the higher quality original image in your archives. As an advertising tool the watermark can hit it's true value by allowing someone to trace the image back to the original artist. Personally, I would go with the smaller yet still legible watermark.

It might be an interesting exercise to have someone remove your watermark to see just how well it really protects your work.
“Amateurs worry about equipment, professionals worry about money, masters worry about light, I just make pictures… ” ~ Vernon Trent
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12 years 11 months ago - 12 years 11 months ago #75115 by MLKstudios
Valid point chas, but if I were looking to "steal" a butterfly photo, there are many out there, so I'd likely grab one that I didn't have to "repair" first.

But again, once it is on the web, anyone can take it.

Matthew :)
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12 years 11 months ago #75279 by crystal
I like watermarks small in the corner. More so people know it's my work and when viewing other photographer's work, I like to know who took it.

I do however have a decent size watermark placed on my photos on facebook. Now these specific photos are imported directly from zenfolio, so they are the full resolution of my photos transfer to FB. I prefer not to have full res on FB, but it's easier to just import from Zen to FB, instead of uploading from hard drive. But in reality, I don't have many photos at all on my FB, because I really don't like putting images on FB to begin with. I have a site and that is where I want people to go to view my photos.
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12 years 11 months ago #75291 by qualityresults
Crystal try using Fast Stone Resizer, it reduces the picture without loss of image Quality. It is also free.

I take my 15 meg phots down to 70 kb and no loss of viewability but less likely to be stolen.
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12 years 11 months ago #75347 by photobod

qualityresults wrote: Crystal try using Fast Stone Resizer, it reduces the picture without loss of image Quality. It is also free.

I take my 15 meg phots down to 70 kb and no loss of viewability but less likely to be stolen.



:agree: :agree: :agree: :agree: have been using fast stone for a while now and its very simple and quick to use, you can also watermark on there.

Like Crystal my main reason for watermarking is to let people know its my work and then follow to my website.
www.dcimages.org.uk
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12 years 11 months ago #75701 by crystal

qualityresults wrote: Crystal try using Fast Stone Resizer, it reduces the picture without loss of image Quality. It is also free.

I take my 15 meg phots down to 70 kb and no loss of viewability but less likely to be stolen.


I resize using photoshop, I create an action and use a droplet to batch resize. It's just, what is on my site, is my good stuff, so that's what I want to show off on facebook. I know, I can resize the same image and just upload, I just don't all the time. lol Thanks anyways.
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