Rant @ IA photogs

[DinanM3atl]

Those laughing at the watermarks must not really be 'into' photography. Jason puts his name, chang has his logo and I have mine.

LOTS of times on MANY forums people have noticed their photo on someones website advertising a wheel. Or on some other forum claiming it to be their shot. Or uploaded to a stock photo site.

So it matters and some people care. Sure most of the watermarks here could easily be edited out but hey, just like you protect your stuff I at least put a little effort into protecting my images. They are mine. I have made money off them and I will keep it that way.

Those that are REALLY anal and are paying the bills and feeding their family with photography normally don't really upload that much to the web anyways. Fear of theft is a big issue.

[A.P. Photography]

Those that are REALLY anal and are paying the bills and feeding their family with photography normally don't really upload that much to the web anyways. Fear of theft is a big issue.

Correctamundo

[Nemesis]

Those laughing at the watermarks must not really be 'into' photography. Jason puts his name, chang has his logo and I have mine.

Really? I must not be into it then heh. Give me a photo from any one of those guys and I bet I can remove the water mark in no time. If people are that concerned about photo theft, then they need to seriously do some more research on marking.

90 percent of the people that label their photos with their "Company" name have no real idea other than they want their name on the photo to look more professional.

Edit: I probably read into your comment wrong in the aspect that watermarking is essential to promote yourself however a lot of people do it as a fad.

[speedminded]

Really? I must not be into it then heh. Give me a photo from any one of those guys and I bet I can remove the water mark in no time. If people are that concerned about photo theft, then they need to seriously do some more research on marking.

90 percent of the people that label their photos with their "Company" name have no real idea other than they want their name on the photo to look more professional.

Edit: I probably read into your comment wrong in the aspect that watermarking is essential to promote yourself however a lot of people do it as a fad.

Embedding with EXIF is pointless since everyone and their brother has programs to edit it now lol.

The wisest thing to do is register any photos that are released in high resolution form. If they are then used without the photographers consent then the value of the photo PLUS punitive damages can be received. If the photo is not registered then only the value of the photo can be received. I know of many professional photographers that spend a large amount of their time and much of their income comes from copyright infringement issues.