CaptainNapalm
No longer a newbie, moving up!
- Joined
- Nov 27, 2012
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- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Many folks on here emphasize the importance of placing watermarks on their photos if posting them online. I always assumed the reason for these marks was for name advertising purposes but it seems like everyone describes the main purpose for using them is for protection purposes. People are using them so that their work cant be stolen and used as someone elses. Okay great idea, but what I dont understand is how these tiny little marks placed on the bottom right corner would prevent image theft? All watermarks I see, be it on here or other places online, are tiny little marks on the corners of images which can easily be spot-healed off with basic programs like PSE or similar. The photo can also be cropped minimally to get rid of the mark as well. And when I see people put marks that would actually seem half-effective for theft purposes they get slandered that their watermarks are much too intrusive and take away from the image. Maybe Im missing something but can someone explain to me how a slight and often transparent marking at the corner of an image will prove effective against image theft? Ive been curious about this for a while and would love to hear your input.