Make sure you watermark your photos kids..

Kevin KramerKevin Kramer Registered Users Posts: 74 Big grins
edited October 4, 2010 in Mind Your Own Business
If you post to Facebook..

http://mashable.com/2010/09/30/facebook-photos-upgrades/

Actually.. If you post online, make sure you watermark EVERYTIME...
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  • DC-PhotogDC-Photog Registered Users Posts: 8 Beginner grinner
    edited September 30, 2010
    I'm having a problem with Smugmug watermarks not showing up in Facebook posts when someone uses the Smugug share function to share a photo.

    Any ideas?
  • SnowgirlSnowgirl Registered Users Posts: 2,155 Major grins
    edited October 1, 2010
    Kevin Kramer wrote: »
    If you post to Facebook..

    http://mashable.com/2010/09/30/facebook-photos-upgrades/

    Actually.. If you post online, make sure you watermark EVERYTIME...

    Exactly!

    Actually, I'm really getting tired of other photographers criticizing me for having a honking big watermark in the middle of my photos; but I do it for a reason. At least if an image is swiped (and it has happened) my logo is in the middle of it!

    Guess that means I should stop asking for C&C or comments here, though.
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  • PalusMusPalusMus Registered Users Posts: 8 Beginner grinner
    edited October 1, 2010
    I just quit posting photos and just post a link to the photo on my SmugMug page
  • NjordanNjordan Registered Users Posts: 48 Big grins
    edited October 1, 2010
    I export a MAX or 600px per side for facebook and flickr with a nice watermark in the middle. For instance: http://www.flickr.com/photos/17958808@N04/5034654899/

    If it gets swiped then so be it, it'll be hell to get that watermark out and even then it'll be a great 2x2 image.
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  • SnowgirlSnowgirl Registered Users Posts: 2,155 Major grins
    edited October 1, 2010
    PalusMus wrote: »
    I just quit posting photos and just post a link to the photo on my SmugMug page

    I've started doing that as well. And my photos on Smugmug are, of course, watermarked too.
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  • PalusMusPalusMus Registered Users Posts: 8 Beginner grinner
    edited October 2, 2010
    I dont use a watermark on SmugMug because I have my galleries set for no copying. Is there still a need for watermarks?

    http://palusmus.smugmug.com/
  • Rocketman766Rocketman766 Registered Users Posts: 332 Major grins
    edited October 2, 2010
    If its on the web, it can be taken or copied. Even on SmugMug, so you might want to watermark them if you are at all concerned about people taking them. Right click protecting doesn't keep everyone from grabbing them.
  • GlortGlort Registered Users Posts: 1,015 Major grins
    edited October 3, 2010
    What do people find is the best way to batch watermark images?
  • ivarivar Registered Users Posts: 8,395 Major grins
    edited October 3, 2010
    Glort wrote: »
    What do people find is the best way to batch watermark images?
    I really like the watermark option SmugMug has, for non-Smug watermarks I love LR3.
    Ivar
    www.ivarborst.nl & smugmug
  • KMCCKMCC Registered Users Posts: 717 Major grins
    edited October 4, 2010
    PalusMus wrote: »
    I dont use a watermark on SmugMug because I have my galleries set for no copying. Is there still a need for watermarks?

    http://palusmus.smugmug.com/

    Be aware that the right-click protection provided by Smugmug does not prevent anyone who knows what they're doing from copying your images; and if you have your galleries set to allow for viewing the original size files, you're likely just giving your work away for free.

    Facebook is full of my sport's images, but at least my watermark clearly shows in the middle of each of them.

    Kent
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  • gecko0gecko0 Registered Users Posts: 383 Major grins
    edited October 4, 2010
    I just "upgraded" my watermark so that it covers more of the image and also is more opaque than before. I decided to do this since I've recently been shooting childrens' soccer and baseball and don't want the parents getting away too easily. :)
    Canon 7D and some stuff that sticks on the end of it.
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