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Many good photographers release photos with watermarks. What is the role of these watermarks? do we need to add watermarks to our photos?

Let's first take a look at the watermark of the photo:

Photo watermarking is used to emphasize the source of photos, copyright and photographer information, for professional photographers and designers, marking watermarks is still more important.

First of all, the watermark marks the copyright of the photo, which can be used as either a reminder or a publicity.

Secondly, the watermark can sometimes provide the photographer's personal information and help others contact the photographer in various ways.

Finally, good watermarks, like seals and signatures in ancient literati calligraphy and painting, sometimes play a role in balancing the picture and echoing the content of the picture.

As for the sources of watermarks, there are generally several kinds:

1. Personal addition

Independent photographers or individual photography enthusiasts can choose to add watermarks for their own photos. This watermark can be designed by themselves and is composed of Chinese characters, English letters, pattern logo and other ways. It is a unique mark for individuals.

two。 Copyright owner

If a photographer contributes to a website or magazine, the watermark can be added by these websites or magazines.

3. Company, studio

If the photographer works for a company or studio, a work watermark may be added.

4. Software watermarking

If we process our photos through some software, we can choose to add the watermark of the software, or design our own watermark on the software, such as Lightroom to provide watermarking function.

So is it necessary for us, as ordinary photography lovers, to add watermarks?

If our photos are used for sharing and display, and we don't mind others using them, we don't have to add watermarks.

If we intend to develop in the commercial direction, then it is necessary to use watermarks, because as a professional photographer must learn to protect their own rights and interests, and in the view of some groups, photos with exclusive watermarks will appear more professional.

So how do you use watermarks?

1. The information that the watermark should contain

Personal watermark is generally personal logo, it is best to have personal characteristics, do not repeat or conflict with others, and do not change it frequently for a long time, then we can use personal names, nicknames, English names and nicknames as the main information, and we can also add some other meaningful information, such as personal favorite numbers, symbols, etc., in order to distinguish them from others. But it's best not to look particularly complicated.

Illustrator tactooncat's interesting personal watermark (tag) generally the content information on our watermark logo should match the nicknames on our various platforms to facilitate others to find.

two。 Location of the watermark

The location of the watermark is also fastidious, if the watermark directly blocks the main content of the photo, it must not work, so the watermark can generally be placed on the edge or corner of the photo, and the specific location can be chosen according to personal shooting preferences. If you often like to leave white space at the bottom of the photo, you can put it at the bottom of the photo.

Watermark position adjustment function in Lightroom 3. Watermark other information

There is some other information about the watermark that is worth paying attention to. First of all, the color of the watermark is generally white or gray by default, and some people like translucent white. Other colors may be eye-catching, and some people will use black.

The watermark size, font and other adjustment functions in Lightroom are then the watermark size. The specific size should be determined according to the photo itself. Generally, the better standard is that people will not find the watermark immediately, nor will it affect the overall rendering effect of the photo. At the same time, it will not be too small for people to pay attention to.

4. Watermark design

Simple watermark can be designed by ourselves in Lightroom, after we enter editing-edit the watermark, we can edit the specific watermark information, the left side can choose the specific content of the watermark, and the right side can choose the font, style, alignment, color, shadow, opacity of the watermark from the top down, which basically ensures that we can design a unique personal watermark.

More beautiful and personalized watermarks can be designed through Photoshop or other software.

If you want to add watermarks to your photos, you must be able to design them well. Good watermarks can sometimes make people feel more beautiful.

This article comes from the official account of Wechat: play some Photography (ID:wakexiao), by AGER

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