How to Place a Watermark on Your Images
To place the watermark on your photos, follow these steps.
Watermark Apps for Your Phone
Several apps are available to manage watermarks with a smartphone. Consider these options. A+ Signature Lite. You can add a watermark, an annotation, or an artistic border to your photos using the A+ Signature app available through the App Store. Marksta. You’ll have a surprising number of options for customizing your watermark with the Marksta app available through the App Store. iWatermark. More affordable than the desktop Pro version, iWatermark for Android devices is available at the Google Play store. Add a text or graphic watermark to any photo or art.
Adding Watermarks on a Desktop
Watermarking photos is a straightforward process, provided you have the right software. Within a few minutes, you can probably complete watermarking on dozens of your photos. Here are some watermarking software options:
Adobe Photoshop. Adding a text watermark in Photoshop is easy. Just use the Type tool and place a text string over the photo in gray. Edit the text to make it look like you want. Microsoft Paint 3D. Adding a text watermark in this program is similar to doing it in Photoshop. Select the Text tool, choose a color in text settings, draw the text box, type the word watermark, and click or tap the screen to save the text on the picture. Drag it where you want. Plum Amaxing’s iWatermark Pro for Windows. For about $30, you can download a Windows Pro version of the iWatermark watermarking software from PlumAmazing.com. The site also has Mac, iPhone/iPad, and Android versions of the software. EasyBatchPhoto. For about $20, this Mac app provides a way to resize and convert images all at once. The app also lets you place a watermark on the entire batch of images, with transparency and pixel-offset features built right in.
Watermark Tips to Know
There are several options to consider when adding a watermark to your photos.
Copyright. Place a copyright symbol in the watermark, and there’s no question that others cannot copy the image without your permission. In word processing software, the copyright symbol usually is available using the Insert menu and the Symbol command.Image. You can create an image that you then superimpose over the photo. For example, if you have a logo, use an image watermark.Text. Use a text string as the watermark. For example, you can place your name, your business name, or a description of the image as the watermark.
