is my new waternmark too distracting?

thenimirra

I'm working on my business branding. I'm trying out a new watermark but I can't seem to get the right opacity...the right level of blending in. Can you take a look at these images in this gallery and tell me what you think?

Password is: divas

Art Scott

thenimirra wrote: »

I'm working on my business branding. I'm trying out a new watermark but I can't seem to get the right opacity...the right level of blending in. Can you take a look at these images in this gallery and tell me what you think?

Password is: divas

A link to the gallery would be huge help............However I looked at your portrait senior gallery and the watermark there is not large enuff or visible enuff but I have a large multi colored watermark that no one likes except for some art directors and publishers that have contated me

CWSkopec

I see the password, but no link to the gallery...

thenimirra

whoops sorry. http://www.pictureyourworld.net/Clients/TrueVirgos/13535870_MBZra#986358744_8FGdt

Foques

watermark like that is bothering me more than Art's multi colored one..
I but again, it is only my opinion..

thenimirra

pulled an allnighter editing last night and I'm still suffering from the effects. lol

nipprdog

That's not a true watermark, with your name and/or website.

It's just a map.

denisegoldberg

I find that the watermark draws my eyes away from the photo.

--- Denise

thenimirra

cool. thanks for your input!

Art Scott

I guess you removed it now.......I finally had time to go look, while I had a batch of images processing, batch style........

thenimirra

@ Art Oh I'm sorry Art. Yes, I removed it given the consensus that it was too distracting. I'm gonna try something else. I've posted about this on my blog though, so I would appreciate if you might leave your ideas there Art. I really do want to stick to the world map idea because it is a part of my branding. I'm considering doing a world map in a corner of the image and just making the websize version of any of my images so small that no one would be able to steal it.

The top option in this blog post is what I'm considering now. Let me know what you think Art:

Here's the link: http://pictureyourworldphotography.blogspot.com/2010/08/aside-which-new-watermark-should-i-use.html

Here's an example of one image I'm playing with:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/photo.php?pid=5162475&fbid=429875732082&id=124419242082

El Picoso

thenimirra wrote: »

@ Art Oh I'm sorry Art. Yes, I removed it given the consensus that it was too distracting. I'm gonna try something else. I've posted about this on my blog though, so I would appreciate if you might leave your ideas there Art. I really do want to stick to the world map idea because it is a part of my branding. I'm considering doing a world map in a corner of the image and just making the websize version of any of my images so small that no one would be able to steal it.

The top option in this blog post is what I'm considering now. Let me know what you think Art:

Here's the link: http://pictureyourworldphotography.blogspot.com/2010/08/aside-which-new-watermark-should-i-use.html

Here's an example of one image I'm playing with:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/photo.php?pid=5162475&fbid=429875732082&id=124419242082

I love your photos!

I think your watermark is fine. You may want to make it a little larger and more transparent. Also you might want to add the copyright symbol and the year the picture was taken.

pmbpro

El Picoso wrote: »

I love your photos!

I think your watermark is fine. You may want to make it a little larger and more transparent. Also you might want to add the copyright symbol and the year the picture was taken.

I agree with this. More transparent is good as you can still see the image underneath. I had done the same thing, except I also added a bit of a "bevel" edge to make up a bit for the extreme transparency so it still indicates its presence. You can see a samples of what I did here:

http://www.pmbimages.com/People/Sports-and-Fitness/IDFA-Toronto-Nov-2009/

thenimirra

Thank you guys, but which one are you saying I should go with? The world map in white in a corner?

pmbpro

thenimirra wrote: »

Thank you guys, but which one are you saying I should go with? The world map in white in a corner?

Hmmm, I guess I was visualizing it in the bottom-right corner with the © date and your name underneath it. If you go the more transparent/bevel route (sort of like mine), you could probably get away with making it slightly larger than your smallest white version that was at the bottom-middle...? Whichever size or position, I do recommend more transparency for sure. Just my thoughts...

nipprdog

pmbpro wrote: »

Hmmm, I guess I was visualizing it in the bottom-right corner with the © date and your name underneath it.

The problem with small, in the corner WMs, is that its too easy for people to make a clean, stolen, version;

pmbpro

If it remains in the middle of the photo instead, then maybe it should be very, very transparent/see-through almost like glass BUT -- putting a very lightly raised bevel/soft shadow on it so it's like an outline (not too harsh like her first outline sample) and the watermark image is still recognizable?

thenimirra

OK here is take two on my new watermark design. Unless I decide to put the watermark in the middle of the image, I think the key will be to keep any images online resized to be so small that you can't get a usable copy of it.

http://www.pictureyourworld.net/photos/995495273_ihyHi-S-1.jpg

http://www.pictureyourworld.net/photos/995495441_HqbLU-S-1.jpg

http://www.pictureyourworld.net/photos/995495089_HKpUm-S-1.jpg

tropico

thenimirra wrote: »

OK here is take two on my new watermark design. Unless I decide to put the watermark in the middle of the image, I think the key will be to keep any images online resized to be so small that you can't get a usable copy of it.

http://www.pictureyourworld.net/photos/995495273_ihyHi-S-1.jpg

http://www.pictureyourworld.net/photos/995495441_HqbLU-S-1.jpg

http://www.pictureyourworld.net/photos/995495089_HKpUm-S-1.jpg

I like the first one best! I think it works well!

Art Scott

the 2nd and 3rd are too easily removed leaving the center section easiloy take and that is the main subject of the pic...the 1st one also is easily done away with....but would work if you make it a tiled or repetative watrermark...but it does no good to have a WM at the bottom or top of any image...it can just be cropped off with ANY processing program.....

thenimirra

Thanks Trop!

@ Art: I'm torn because clients said they hate it when they are trying to look at a photo to decide whether or not to buy it but a watermark directly in the center of the image makes it difficult to see it clearly or distracts them. I'm not sure how to get around that, but I will consider a tiled effect.