Smart Phones

Shark

I don't know if this is the correct spot to ask this question but, can anyone tell me if there is a way to block smart phones from taking screenshots of your photos, and using them on their phones? I know we have right click protection, (depending on the savvy of the thief) for desktop and laptop computers, but I know screenshots can be taken with smartphones. If there is a way to stop it, great. If there isn't, I guess I'll just have to deal with it. Thanks for any help you can give me.

Shark

denisegoldberg

screen shots can be taken on any medium, phones or computers. Right click protection does not stop someone from using a tool to grab a screen shot.

I just took a look at your site and the galleries that I looked at limit the viewing size to medium. That's really not large enough to do much with the photos. You might consider adding a watermark (although I believe those can be cloned out as well). You might also consider adding a copyright to your photo files.

--- Denise

Phyxius

Hi Shark,

Denise is spot on, screen grabs can't be blocked. However, limiting the display size and using a watermark is a good place to start.

You can see more about using watermarks here: http://help.smugmug.com/customer/portal/articles/93343

If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask, we are always happy to help!

Shark

denisegoldberg wrote: »

screen shots can be taken on any medium, phones or computers. Right click protection does not stop someone from using a tool to grab a screen shot.

I just took a look at your site and the galleries that I looked at limit the viewing size to medium. That's really not large enough to do much with the photos. You might consider adding a watermark (although I believe those can be cloned out as well). You might also consider adding a copyright to your photo files.

--- Denise

Thank you Denise. Yes, I make my photos smaller on my site for that very reason. Too small to do anything with. I have put watermarks on my photos in the past, but at times it detracted from the photo for people to choose which ones they wanted. The watermark was sometimes over a critical area of the photograph. How do I add a copyright to my photo files?

denisegoldberg

Shark wrote: »

How do I add a copyright to my photo files?

I have a preset in Lightroom that I use to add a copyright to the files.

--- Denise