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After having a picture stolen the other day, and a few mates now asking for photos of them that I took whilst out riding a few days back (which I'm more than willing to give to them, but I'd like some credit from it ;)), I want to get a smallish watermark, nothing fancy, just my name or something along the bottom. I'd like to be able to save the watermark to reproduce it, but I can't see a way of doing it in photoshop?
I take it I'd need to save it as a jpeg then insert it later, but the only program I can think of for doing that is Paint! And even then I think I would have a gash white box behind the text.
If anyone could give me some help t'would be great.

Cheers in advance.
Ben.

Download Photoscape  From here  (http://www.photoscape.org)
Amazing free software really easy to use as well.

1) Boot up Photoscape
2) Click on editor
3) Click on picture you want to watermark
4) Click on object at bottom of screen
5) Choose anyone one of the functions I.E 'T' for Wording/Lettering
6) Set Size, Font itself and wording and apply to image

Hope this helps.
Thanks, Tom

you can do it in photoshop just create a tx layer and write what ever you want. then you have a few choices on how to make it translucent, easiest would be just change the opacity of that layer. there are ways of automating it using actions and droplets but would be hard to describe on here. have a look online for a tutorial on watermarking.

Do it on Photoshop but whilst doing it record it as an action. Sorry cant elaborate on that a bit more but I hope it helps.

Tom

photomarks are really bloody annoying tho. to minimize on the scrots just get some private hosting (off coff me coff) and set your directories to block any external link other than sites you set, and then just add your name to the bottom left or something of the pic... water marks look whack on awesome pics and if you put them on a crap pic you look like a foo.

my 2 cents

I'm only intent on putting them on a few pictures, what I feel are my best, and I'd like to upload them on flickr as well.
I believe Rhodopsin have all of their images set so no one can take them, but how many have you seen that have been screen-shotted then uploaded to myspace or whatever  ::)

why do you care if your not making a profit off them?
they didnt take the pic, they cant take the pic, your pic, your rights.... if you see it comercially used then pounce like a beeatch! and you'll get monies but at least lurer them in with no water marks to start with and let the lil fankids have there minute ;)

Ah fair enough I see what you mean, but I don;t think anyone is going to be poaching them for commercial use just yet!  ;)

But cheers for the advice I've just about got my head around the actions thing. Got it all sorted now.

Example of what I was after:
(http://p1.pinkbike.com/photo/2385/pbpic2385551.jpg)

Sdh to the rescue again.. haha
Thanks

^ its not worth the effort for that dude some guy will just black that out in seconds

Thats not really the reason I'm doing it for!
The guy in the pic is a good friend of mine, and I'm happy for him to use it on his myspace, pinkbike or whatever, but I'm just putting it there so people know that I took it.

And I don't think anyone else is going to want it tbh!

You never know, and someone stole your other photo so better be safe than sorry

Just stick it somewere it can't be cropped out or just touching the rider/bike

I'm not prepared to ruin my photos for the sake of a watermark any more. It's much more entertaining to issue invoices to people who use them without my permission, which I have done in the past, and they've paid out. It is VERY EASY to prove breach of copyright!

Do you mean for magazines or individuals, ie racers etc?

Theres a forum I use with a user who is VERY good at subtle watermarking - wrapping round objects in the pic and such. Doesn't detract at all in any way. I'd post a link but the subject matter doesn't warrant public consumption... I'll try and see if I can find an OK example.

See, the problem with that is that it's not a deterrent anyway - I know an agency photographer who used to do that, looked really good, but he had to switch back as it wasn't working. If it's so subtle, then it can be easily photoshopped out.

I rarely put bulk uploads of non-pro race images on line these days, too much hassle for minimal reward.