Malcolm Smith wrote: >With recent discussion about pictures getting taken by unscrupulous >individuals and passed off as their own, or being used in part of an image >etc, what is the view of watermarking images that are posted by folk here? > >The views I've read seem to vary; those in the 'no' camp because you should >only be displaying a low res image and that a watermark distracts your eye. >The 'yes' camp are equally persuasive in that it immediately tells someone >that it is owned and who by. > >I'm starting to take more pictures again and I think it's about time I had >my own account again somewhere, and I'm trying to work out which way I want >to go with watermarking images. I can't say that looking at those with >watermarks gives me any problems or distracts from what I should be looking >at. > >Is there a right or wrong or simply a choice?
My view is that watermarking is not for the purpose of discouraging infringers but for the benefit of those who come across your images out of context and want to know who the creator is. (True, you can accomplish this in metadata but it's amazing how many people don't know how to look for it.) Accordingly, I watermark all my images, but in a small and discreet fashion, making it as subtle as possible while being completely legible. If someone does steal an image outright, removal of the watermark works against them in court and can net you extra damages. -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
