how do you guys watermark you pics?

[harvey]

any help appreciated!

thanks

[JJ Irani]

Originally Posted by harvey.eu

any help appreciated!

thanks

Dunno about my pics, but I do mark my territory from time to time!!

[Alcan]

Harvey, I use this method after one of my pix was stolen from here and used to try to sell a fake on Craigs list. Haven't had any of my watch pix ripped off in a while now.

[esm]

try a google search on free watermarking programs. alternatively, look into www.download.com, they have a few watermarkinh programs (some free, some with limitations).

i use a decent graphic editing program and watermarking each photos/pix (by insert fonts or image on top of the photo/pic).
hope this helps.

[harvey]

al slight overkill!

eric i will try that!

[Ashley]

Great thread, I've tried googling how to do it in Photoshop, but it always sounds so complicated!

[mgm]

It's fairly simple in Photoshop, but depends on what you're talking about. A registered watermark is quite different than creating a layer with your name in it, adjusted for opacity.

Adobe uses something called Digimarc, although I've never bothered with it. This is from the Photoshop help menu:


Embed a watermark

To embed a digital watermark, you must first register with Digimarc Corporation—which maintains a database of artists, designers, and photographers and their contact information—to get a unique Digimarc ID. You can then embed the Digimarc ID in your images, along with information such as the copyright year or a restricted-use identifier.

Open the image that you want to watermark. You can embed only one digital watermark per image. The Embed Watermark filter won’t work on an image that has been previously watermarked.
If you’re working with a layered image, you should flatten the image before watermarking it; otherwise, the watermark will affect the active layer only.
Note: You can add a digital watermark to an indexed-color image by first converting the image to RGB mode, embedding the watermark, and then converting the image back to Indexed Color mode. However, the results may be inconsistent. To make sure that the watermark was embedded, run the Read Watermark filter.
Choose Filter > Digimarc > Embed Watermark.
If you are using the filter for the first time, click the Personalize button. Get a Digimarc ID by clicking Info to launch your web browser and visit the Digimarc website at www.digimarc.com, or by contacting Digimarc at the telephone number listed in the dialog box. Enter your PIN and ID number in the Digimarc ID text box, and click OK.
After you enter a Digimarc ID, the Personalize button becomes a Change button, allowing you to enter a new Digimarc ID.
Enter a copyright year, transaction ID, or image ID for the image.
Select any of the following image attributes:
Restricted Use Limits the use of the image.
Do Not Copy Specifies that the image should not be copied.
Adult Content Labels the image contents as suitable for adults only. (Within Photoshop, this option does not limit access to adult-only images, but future versions of other applications may limit their display.)
For Target Output, specify whether the image is intended for monitor, web, or print display.
For Watermark Durability, drag the slider or enter a value, as described in the next section.
Select Verify to automatically assess the watermark’s durability after it is embedded.
Click OK.

[Ashley]

Thanks for that very informative and helpful post, Greg!

[2careless]

One very simple technique I've seen is to print an A4 paper full of size 10-12 fonts with your name on it, and then photo the watch in this background (make sure your name is clearly visible with a large depth of field). Advantages are - your name is everywhere and not cluttering the watch, the paper is re-usable, no need to muck around with photoshop, and last - you can 100% say you didn't doctor the photo.

[SLRdude]

If you don't want to mess with Digimark and getting registered, do this:

1. Go to Text in PS and write your "copyright".
2. Position and size wherever you want in on the pic.
3. Go to Layer and set it to Overlay. You can also give it some effects if you want to and adjust the opacity.

[harvey]

guys thank you for your advice...

i came across this site http://picmarkr.com/index.php to add a free watermark for 5 pics at a time...

heres one of my pics now with a water mark...