How to Watermark Photos and Images
Posted on May 7, 2010 at 5:32 am
Earlier, we wrote a post on How to Color Splash Photos. That tutorial demonstrated a cool technique for adding uniqueness to your favorite photos and images. However, if you are going to post your own freshly edited photos to the web, you may want to consider adding a watermark as well.
This will prevent people from stealing your images, and using them as exclusive images on their own website.
A popular example of watermarking can be viewed at the popular website iStockphoto.com. Nearly every photo on iStockphoto is watermarked with the iStockphoto logo and an X pattern.
Adding a watermark or logo to a photo is a very easy thing to do. For this tutorial we will be using the website photobucket.com because it is free for use, simple to use, and everyone can use it without needing to download/purchase software.
To get started, head on over to photobucket.com and sign in to your account. If you don’t already have an account, they’re completely free and it only takes a couple of minutes to register.
Upon sign in, you will need to upload the image that you want to watermark. Click the My Home button located on the top toolbar, and you should be directed to the upload image screen.
Click the green Upload Images and Videos button, navigate to your photo, and click the Open button. The image should automatically upload within a couple of seconds. Now, enter a title (optional) for your photo and description (optional) and tags (optional). After you are done adding the photo information, click the Save button.
Upon doing so, you will be redirected back to the My Home screen. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and your freshly uploaded photo should be there. Click the edit button located directly above the photo.
You photo should now be loaded into the Photobucket image editor. Click the Decorate tab, then select the Text icon. Type your watermark text into the Enter Text Here: box. Drag the green points on the lower text box to resize the watermark. Alternatively, you can click the green arrow to rotate the text.
Click to check the option labeled Transparent. You can also adjust the font type by selecting different fonts from the drop down menu. If you want to specify the font size, uncheck the auto option, and select a font size from the drop down menu. Finally, you can adjust the font color. Most watermarks use a light gray to white color range.
Finally, click some white space to deselect the image, and you should get a preview of the finished photo.
That’s all there is to it. Now just click the Save a Copy button to get a new version of your photo.
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