About image watermark
A watermark puts your name, brand or logo on a photo so people can see where it came from. It does not stop copying completely, but it discourages casual reuse.
Making a watermark that works
- Keep it readable but not distracting: semi-transparent text or a small logo in a corner or across the lower third.
- A mark across the middle is harder to crop out than one in the corner, but spoils the picture more.
- Use contrasting colour, such as white on dark areas and dark on light ones.
Keep an original
A watermark is part of the saved pixels. Keep the unmarked original in a safe place and share only the marked copy.
A worked example
For a photographer's website, a semi-transparent white text such as '© Asha Photography' in the lower third at 40 percent opacity protects a picture from casual reuse and still lets viewers enjoy it. A tiled mark is harder to remove but more distracting.
