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    Lightbulb How To Effectively Watermark A Photo

    As a follow on to jzzr's excellent guide in watermarking photos using photoshop which can be found Here

    Here is pictorial step by step guide for using a free program called Watermark V2 which can be found Here

    Watermarking your work can be very effective in preventing theft but your photos can easily be cropped making the whole exercise pointless and can also detract from other members enjoyment if done badly.

    This may seem like common sense to you guys but I think it's worth pointing out the do's and dont's of how to effectively watermark your photos.

    This first watermark is too far from the subject matter


    and because of this can easily be cropped out like so:


    Obviously any watermark placed either near the top or the bottom
    of your photo is liable for this treatment.
    Last edited by alkie; 08-12-2010 at 09:12 PM.

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    Lightbulb

    The alternative is this kind of watermark:

    Although this will detract offenders reposting on other sites, it
    takes away most of the pleasure for the members.

    So try to put a little thought into the placement of your watermark
    like so:

    Not only is it an effective way to cut out cropping, the watermark
    itself does not spoil the overall image.

    Thereby everyone is happy...

    ...Apart from any potential stealer of your work!!

    Again, all watermarks in these pix were used by the free program that can
    be found Here

    There may be better programs around but this at least is free, so it is worth having a try as it is really quite simple and effective to use.
    Last edited by alkie; 08-24-2010 at 12:00 PM.

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    The photos above have been posted in this thread for instruction purposes only, this is NOT the way to upload any normal photos into the forum, please use the attachment option provided.
    Cheers

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    For all *Verified Members* that have asked for the forums official copyrighted watermark to use on their material, it would be advantageous to check this thread out.

    So I guess what I am trying to put across here is to keep your watermarks hard to edit for any potential reposter but also try not to obscure the "action"
    Cheers
    Last edited by alkie; 08-30-2013 at 09:00 PM.

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    great post.

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    Hi alkie, can't send you a mess in private cause your mailbox is full. It's possible to have a watermmark for our content ?
    Thank you !

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    Great tut. Very informative

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    Nice post,thank you. I used to make semi-transparent watermark on main part.

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    Default What program?

    Should I use photoshop or illustrator?

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    Either... probably PS is easier
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