They can also be cropped out if they are near the edge of your image. Keep in mind it could also be hard to collect on any judgement. So, should you use a watermark on your images? There is no right or wrong answer. Many popular photographers use watermarks and many do not. Hopefully, this post will help you make a more informed decision on what works best for you!
Do you have any questions or opinions you would like to share about Watermarking Images? Just leave us a comment below - we would LOVE to hear from you. I've had the same happen to me on Pinterest several times, when people would pin images of my home claiming it was in fact THEIR home! Wow, I haven't noticed that yet. Honestly I don't like watermarking but I don't see any way around it.
It's really a shame. I am shocked to see people stealing photos without any remorse even, like it's something so natural and it doesn't really mean anything because we are bloggers I guess. Using them as inspiration is one thing, not knowing where they came from another but it's quite a whole other thing to outright claim our photos for theirs.
Not much we can do though, watermarking is a start even if we hate it! If you have been following my blog for a while then you already know that I have a healthy obsession with my coffee corners as you can see here or here. The only coffee machine missing from our collection was an espresso one and I am very glad I got to try the Saeco Poemia by Philips!
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Only Deco Love. Menu Home About Contact F. I have been wondering for a long time if I should be embedding a watermark on my photos. A Personal Story A few days ago something else happened that I would like to include to this post. There are ways we can all help others with this situation and help ourselves as well. When pinning from Instagram mention the source in your comment. Use tumblr in good conscience and always link back to the source.
A final note. Thank you and have a great Sunday! Menu Candlesticks Giveaway Winner. Newest Post Older Post. Ashutosh Dave Ashutosh Dave 4 4 silver badges 12 12 bronze badges. Which country do you live in? Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Improve this answer. I have seen some tumblr blogs where photos with a water mark are posted. Is this the legal way so that even if some people reblog their photos, it still has the author's name or signature. Is there any other alternative to this?
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Email Required, but never shown. Everyone is working in different fields of photography and will have different needs in term of protecting their work. I personally do not like them, as I find them distracting. After all, I am first a photography instructor and often doing photo critics, where every detail on the picture counts. I do tend to trust people and this is a mistake I have been told , and I believe photos will be stolen by fake photographers or non-ethical corporations, not commercial business with ethics.
This is not really relevant to me as I live in Asia, and local businesses need to be educated concerning copyright laws, but for you reader, that might be relevant. You know what? If that was the case, they would have found other similar pictures, and stole them anyway.
The only difference is that the person they would have stolen from would have not done the research and would not know about it. So I will keep not watermarking my photos, let awful businesses steal them, and then chase them down with the help of my lawyer! This might help educate the Asian corporate world. I like challenges, you see! Of course, I am from now restricting the locations where I publish my photos.
The big size photos only go to my website , on which people cannot take them from what I know. If you are a hacker please forget this last sentence. Save Save. But when I read about this topic, I realize that I debt you an apologize when I was used to copy some your pictures on my page. I will not do this again with you and other photographer. You know nowadays, I know it is hard to protect the copyright of your picture on the webpage and social network when you still share those everyday.
My opinion: I think that watermarking a lot of copyright on your pictures, it makes the picture is low value and I dont like it. It will be nice if you add just one copyright and you should put it on the good position which no one can erase it.
I agree with you completely, I think that watermarking does not really protect our pictures and in addition, makes them uglier! However, I prefer adding a frame around them to explain about the picture, that includes my name, so for those who are ethical, they can ask my permission! Your photos are amazing — your talent is incredible — watermark where you can — take it as a compliment when they are stolen — pursue where possible — but overall do what you love — take brilliant photos that we can enjoy!
The ones who are determined will photoshop or crop out the watermark and carry on. So, there are a few images of mine with two different watermarks, one being a simple copyright and a name, the other being a semi-transparent barcode of my name.
In the end it makes no difference. What would make the difference are better tools to track down stolen images. Control and looking out for one another as best one can.
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