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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Is there any such thing as tasteful watermark | |
A few thoughts:
1) Do you think anything should "mar" your image? If so, then the answer is no.
2) Assuming you didn't agree with #1 there are many ways to mark (for want of a better word) the provence of an image which is the point. Thinking back at our ancestry (which is painting), it's hard to think of an artist that didn't in some way mark his/her work. Perhaps prideful, but also a statement that takes full credit for both its artistry and/or failure.
3) I use a small script beginning with the copyright mark and an abbreviation of my name. Color, size, and placement vary though I almost always place it lower left corner. I don't mark most work done for papers or magazines as they will have a standardized system.
4) Finally while it would be fiendishly difficult to lift one of De Vinci's works, anything on the Internet is an invitation to steal (at least to some people). I figure to make them at least expend enough effort to get rid of my mark. (And yes, I have found a few of my pix on sites where they weren't licensed.)
Short answer: there are many ways to make a tasteful watermark.
Robert
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