Why not watermark?įor those trying to prevent image theft, the watermark might be a good example of keeping honest people honest. Making your work easily identifiable might help viewers find you and more of your work, especially if it gets shared around the Web.Īnd, for some, the watermark is simply a way to “sign” their art. There is also a marketing facet to the watermark. The thought was that the digital watermark would prevent this. There are occasions where struggling photographers used the art of others to promote themselves on their own websites or, given sufficient digital resolution, with printed images. “Wow-that is a beautiful photo!” Right click. When digital photography arrived, so did the ability to easily “steal” photographs from websites, as well as by other means.
Technically originating in the art of papermaking, in photography, the watermark is a superimposed image, logo, or text placed over a photograph-usually as a method of identifying the image’s creator. These watermarks or proof marks were small enough so you could still see the image, but you wouldn’t want to frame the watermarked picture or give one of the wallet-sized proofs to your friend. Versions of the watermark were also the province of the commercial photographer, who would send a client watermarked proofs, or prints marked with “PROOF” to select the images he or she wanted as final prints. Some even used embossing seals to leave raised marks on the print. However, photographers never really had a way to “sign” their images, with the exception of a watermark.īefore the digital world, publications and organizations would use print stamps on the back of images to identify the sources of the images. How do photographers sign their art? Painters usually paint their signature, initials, or pseudonyms on their canvases as a final touch to their paintings.
Another source of passions and opinions is: The Watermark. We all know the world of photography generates a lot of endless debates that circle the Web. Original Equipment Manufacturer versus Third Party.
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Full frame versus APS-C versus Micro Four Thirds.