What do you use to "Sign" your pictures?

Bullets · 16 Sep 2009 at 22:26

Hi there, i was just wondering what you guys use to sign your pics?

I mean like a signature in the corner?

ScarySquirrel · 16 Sep 2009 at 22:33

Nothing. I prefer to see my photos with nothing on them.

When I start producing things worth stealing then I might consider creating a logo of some sort.

Russinating · 16 Sep 2009 at 22:34

Nothing now, as there's not much use and just distracts from the photo itself.

Bullets · 16 Sep 2009 at 22:48

Agghh

Would one use photoshop?

Phate · 16 Sep 2009 at 22:52

I don't do it so much anymore but just photoshop to be honest...its not worth doing as at the end of the day the data from your camera is stored in the picture and providing you keep the original if anyone steals it they won't have a leg to stand on.

This was the last pic I signed and I took it almost a year ago

Russinating · 16 Sep 2009 at 22:58

Plus every aunt and their son has Photoshop now, so if you can put a watermark on, then you can take it off.

ScarySquirrel · 16 Sep 2009 at 23:21

rghjones said:
Plus every aunt and their son has Photoshop now, so if you can put a watermark on, then you can take it off.

Phate · 16 Sep 2009 at 23:25

The_Abyss · 17 Sep 2009 at 00:19

Nothing.

D.P. · 17 Sep 2009 at 08:13

Bullets said:
Hi there, i was just wondering what you guys use to sign your pics?

I mean like a signature in the corner?

This is what EXIF was invented for.

D.P. · 17 Sep 2009 at 08:15

Phate said:
I don't do it so much anymore but just photoshop to be honest...its not worth doing as at the end of the day the data from your camera is stored in the picture and providing you keep the original if anyone steals it they won't have a leg to stand on.

This was the last pic I signed and I took it almost a year ago

And that is a classic example of why you shouldn't sign the photo - it is just really distracting!

martinturner · 17 Sep 2009 at 08:17

rghjones said:
Plus every aunt and their son has Photoshop now, so if you can put a watermark on, then you can take it off.

lol, so true

Russinating · 17 Sep 2009 at 09:52

ScarySquirrel said:
http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/7946/60368369.jpg

Made me actually lol

Messiah Khan · 17 Sep 2009 at 12:35

I use a pen (Black on off-white mount and silver on black mount)

dekez · 17 Sep 2009 at 12:42

I don't use anything, if I'm putting something out there on the internet I'll make sure I resize the image though so it's not worth pinching.

DB_SamX · 17 Sep 2009 at 19:50

I have used Photoshop before but then just installed VSO image resizer 2 days ago which has a watermarking function, but limited in terms of capability.

On a side note, is it really worth watermarking some pics I took of my friends' sunday league football team before I email them to the manager who wants to add them to their website?

I don't mind them using it but wouldn't want a 3rd party using them without me knowing e.g. other teams, people who run the league themselves.

Mark A · 17 Sep 2009 at 22:04

Ive yet to take a picture worth signing tbh. If i did I'd just use photoshop and reduce the opacity to make it less noticeable.

Johnny|lucidcomposure · 18 Sep 2009 at 16:36

Nothing, I sign the back of them (prints)

neverender · 18 Sep 2009 at 18:12

Leave the image alone, sign the mount.

I use a pencil! AMGAD!

Mr Jones · 18 Sep 2009 at 18:53

I use to sign my HQ photos, now I just leave it out completely and do what dekez does, lower resolution and have the EXIF hold my name as the creator/photographer.