How to Watermark your photos!!!

[brandedlover]

Thanks fayden! I've been wondering quiet awhile how people can watermark their pics. Now, finally I know how. Thanks also for Swanky to link this thread on one of your thread otherwise I may not find it and will keep wondering forever LoL.

for both of you!!!

[allbrandspls]

thanks for sharing, now i know how to watermark...finally.

[lvchanelqueen]

Originally Posted by lorihmatthews

Found a great free program for us Mac users ... it's called PicMark. Here's the URL to download it: Mac OS X watermark Software Downloads at Mac.SixFiles.com

Thank you. Which one have you used and liked it?

[maggie7]

Fayden, I've downloaded Irfanview, everything is going smoothly, got my pictures up, left-click my mouse on the photo and nothing happens (just get a cross (plus), what am I doing wrong??

[fayden]

when you left click drag and open up a box. then go to edit and insert text and start typing away.

[maggie7]

Fayden, THANKS!!! Didn't drag at first, now it worked perfectly!!

I'm so happy!! Feels like a great achievement (I know, I'm an idiot..) Thanks again!

[fayden]

you'll be a pro at no time!

[Belle49]

I'm just starting to watermark my photos of handbags, outfits and personal pics on myspace..Can anyone tell me once I watermark it with my name and stuff if someone were to steal the picture can they remove the watermark?? should I put it in a location where even if they do remove it they can't do much with the photo?
any help would be appreciated

[SollyTia]

Originally Posted by Belle49

I'm just starting to watermark my photos of handbags, outfits and personal pics on myspace..Can anyone tell me once I watermark it with my name and stuff if someone were to steal the picture can they remove the watermark?? should I put it in a location where even if they do remove it they can't do much with the photo? any help would be appreciated

It depends on what my item is, as to where i put my watermark. As I design digital scrapbooks. In this case people dont want to use something with a mark on. However, if it was a pic, like a bag. I would put in bang in the middle of the photo. If it is a transparent image, it wont make much difference, but it will stop someone trying to clone it off. You cannot really clone a watermark off, when it is on the object in question, but, if it is in a corner, even an amateur will crop it off, clone it. etc.

Will try and post an example, if I can find one quickly.

[Belle49]

For instance on my, myspace pictures I'm literally putting it near my face..I've had problems with people stealing my photos so this is why I'm doing it. I figured if it's near my face and they crop it, I don't want my photo to be much usuage to them..make sense? (I hope)

[Swanky Mama Of Three]

no, there's no software as far as I know that lifts watermarks, even if they have photoshop too.
Maybe there IS software that does it, but I'd gues most handbag photo thieves wouldn't have it.
Just don't put it on a corner, actually cover some parts of your item w/ it, that will make it more difficult to crop it out.

[ViciousBliss]

thanks!

[court811]

I don't have photoshop on this computer, and I use microsoft paint (which every computer has), to do my watermarks. you just hit the little A box (which is a text box), then click on the very bottom box (which makes it transparent except for the letters), pick whatever color you want to make the words - I always go wtih super super light gray), type your word, resave it, and that's it. Just another way to do it

[Trayler]

I'm relatively new to selling on ebay and I have read a lot about people stealing other peoples pictures to use in their own auctions without first getting permission.

I would like to learn how you all place id's on your own pictures.Most of us work very hard to take good photos with a lot of detailing and it's unfair for someone to just come along and 'steal' it.

[Lvbabydoll]

If you have Photoshop, use this:
How do I watermark pictures in Adobe Photoshop?

I don't, I just have Paint. So I open the files in the program, create a text box across the item and type in whatever your watermark will be. Make sure you have the background set to transparent though so you don't have a big white box on top of your item.