Look at your image and ask yourself what do you notice first, the image or watermark. If all you see is the watermark, it’s too large. If you have to hunt for the watermark, it’s too small. Your goal is to strike a happy balance. Showcase your image — let the quality of your work speak for itself — and the viewer will be encouraged to look for your watermark. Want to learn more? Check out this article, "How big should your watermark be?" … [Read more...] about Quick Tip: Make sure your watermark strikes a balance between showcasing and protecting your work
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How to create a watermark in Lightroom Classic
Watermarks can be used for a number of reasons. One, to protect your images. While watermarks can be removed, most people won't go through the trouble of doing so if they don't have the tools. Two, the images can be used for identification purposes, especially when shared on social media. While I've never gotten a call from a prospective client that said "I saw your watermark on some photos," it's still there to make sure that the viewer knows who took the photos. There are three different types of watermarks — text, a logo or a signature. … [Read more...] about How to create a watermark in Lightroom Classic
How big should your watermark be?
It's not my intention to offend fellow photographers, but in my opinion, your watermark should be a reflection of the size of your ego. Big ego, big watermark. Little ego, little watermark. How can you strike a balance between showcasing your work and preventing someone from stealing it? Here are a few suggestions. What size should my watermark be? Look at your image and ask yourself what do you notice first, the image or watermark. If all you see is the watermark, it’s too large. If you have to hunt for the watermark, it’s too small. Your … [Read more...] about How big should your watermark be?
Save Your Images for the Web from Lightroom
The only reason to use any kind of photo editing software is to help you share pictures. Whether you are printing pictures or sharing digitally, you've got plenty of people who want to see your pictures and that's why Lightroom's Export Dialogue is the one tool you'll use the most frequently. This tutorial will show you how to save pictures for sharing online, printing, and syncing with your Creative Cloud. Don't read this article. Skim it. Use it like an encyclopedia. Go to the section you have questions about and read that. (Hint: File … [Read more...] about Save Your Images for the Web from Lightroom
Create Your Own Signature Watermark as a Brush
Some photographers use watermarks to promote who they are and others use it to prevent people from stealing their images. Adding a large watermark on your image can take away the beauty of it but in some cases it's necessary. If you need to added a watermark to your image, here's an elegant way to add your personal signature as a watermark in Photoshop. 5 Steps to Create your Signature Brush Step 1: Start with your signature or find a handwriting font you like. Since we are creating a brush, we don't have to extract the signature from the … [Read more...] about Create Your Own Signature Watermark as a Brush
Four Steps to Building Your Brand
As a photographer you should consider building and maintaining your brand. Not only will building your brand help you as far as business recognition goes but it gives you the ability to market yourself and manage your reputation both online and in your real life. Your interactions especially online build up an image of who you are presenting yourself to be. Im sure you want to be in control of that reputation. Here are four keys to building your brand. 1.Your Identity One of the first things you need to consider is defining who you are. Are … [Read more...] about Four Steps to Building Your Brand
Creating a Signature Watermark with Adobe Photoshop CC
I wrote a Tutorial for this over a year ago and I've been humbled by the response. It's time to update the article with the new and improved tools Adobe Photoshop CC has to offer. You can find the older version of the tutorial here. 1. Practice Grab a few sharpie of different sizes and practice your signature over and over with different sizes and widths. I found that the thinner sharpies were better in regards to more detail in the ink. Remember, it's not a bad idea to use a "stylized" signature and not the exact same one you use to sign … [Read more...] about Creating a Signature Watermark with Adobe Photoshop CC
Updating Your Copyright for the New Year
It's a new year, and that means updating your copyright information! For photographers, this oftentimes means making updates in more than one place, like your Camera, post-processing software (such as Adobe Lightroom), and possibly your website. On Your Camera All camera models will be a little different, but they should each have a place to enter your info. For this example, I'll show how to set your info using a Canon 70D. First, go into the Menu and locate the setting for the copyright information. Next, select Enter copyright details to … [Read more...] about Updating Your Copyright for the New Year
How to Add Watermarks in Lightroom 5
Not surprisingly, as Lightroom focuses on photography, adding text and graphic based watermarks to your images is a very simple, and customizable process. This video will show you how to add watermarks in Lightroom 5! Disclaimer: This is just one way to add watermarks For more tutorials go to . ___________________________ … [Read more...] about How to Add Watermarks in Lightroom 5
Want to Watermark Your Images? Here are Some Options
We recently ran a story about Facebook's changes to terms of service which essential require you to grant them an unlimited license (read the article here). Many responded in the comments with a need to watermark their images more. Here are a few articles from our archives to help you out. How to Sign Your Work Watermarking Your Images The Case For Watermarks ______ … [Read more...] about Want to Watermark Your Images? Here are Some Options
Watermarking Your Images
When I post an image online to photo sharing site (like Flickr) I put a watermark on nearly every photo I upload. I do my best to make it so the watermark does not overpower the photo - the ones I use are usually small, and sometimes even blended into the background so it's not the first thing you look at. Last month I had some comments on an image of mine that said the watermark I used (the basic watermark you can embed to your images using Lightroom 2) was, in a nutshell, distracting and pointless. They went on to ask why I would even use … [Read more...] about Watermarking Your Images
