Watermarking a Photograph - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

Martian · 10-14-2009, 04:10 PM

So I find myself needing to watermark photos, but I've never used Photoshop and have no idea how to do it.

I have access to Photoshop CS4. Can anyone explain in Photoshop n00b terms how to accomplish this?

amonkie · 10-14-2009, 04:14 PM

I haven't worked with Photoshop in a while... certainly not since PS6.

This tutorial seemed to be fairly simplistic and straightforward:

How to Add a Watermark to Your Digtial Art - Photoshop Tutorial

Nimetic · 10-16-2009, 10:57 PM

Surely there's a simpler way. A program that automates it and does nothing else... that's what I'm thinking of.

ACL0123 · 10-18-2009, 04:07 PM

It really depends on what kind of watermark you are looking for, however Adobe Publisher works great. We use it a lot at work for adding "DRAFT" watermarks to reports.

Sidetrack · 11-06-2009, 03:54 AM

I use Adobe Lightroom with a plugin (LRS/Mogrify) which works great, can't say enough good things about lightroom for photography. The plugin itself actually uses an application called ImageMagick.

I'm new, or I'd post a link for you, but a quick google of "imagemagick watermark" will give you a page showing you what it can do. It's lightweight and free and it'll probably do what you need. I think a lot of other programs use it as their image manipulation engine.

Canine · 02-09-2010, 06:07 PM

You don't have to use any programs if you don't want to. It can be done right in Photoshop

Just add whatever text or watermark image you want, then go into filters and edit its transparency settings until you have the watermark effect you're after.

(those directions are from memory and in CS4 so the transparency settings might be somewhere else, just look for a couple mins and you'll find them pretty quick)

EDIT: I just realized this is a four month old thread, didn't mean to necro :P

10-14-2009, 04:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
Martian Young Crumudgeon Location: Canada	Watermarking a Photograph So I find myself needing to watermark photos, but I've never used Photoshop and have no idea how to do it. I have access to Photoshop CS4. Can anyone explain in Photoshop n00b terms how to accomplish this? __________________ I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said - Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame

10-14-2009, 04:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
amonkie Drifting Administrator Location: Windy City	I haven't worked with Photoshop in a while... certainly not since PS6. This tutorial seemed to be fairly simplistic and straightforward: How to Add a Watermark to Your Digtial Art - Photoshop Tutorial __________________ Calling from deep in the heart, from where the eyes can't see and the ears can't hear, from where the mountain trails end and only love can go... ~~~ Three Rivers Hare Krishna

02-09-2010, 06:07 PM	#6 (permalink)
Canine Upright Location: Fort Bragg, NC / Kandahar Province, Afghanistan	You don't have to use any programs if you don't want to. It can be done right in Photoshop Just add whatever text or watermark image you want, then go into filters and edit its transparency settings until you have the watermark effect you're after. (those directions are from memory and in CS4 so the transparency settings might be somewhere else, just look for a couple mins and you'll find them pretty quick) EDIT: I just realized this is a four month old thread, didn't mean to necro :P __________________ Awesome sig coming to a post near you! If you say plz because its shorter than please, then I'll say no because its shorter than yes.

10-16-2009, 10:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
Nimetic Junkie Location: Melbourne, Australia	Surely there's a simpler way. A program that automates it and does nothing else... that's what I'm thinking of.

10-18-2009, 04:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
ACL0123 Upright	It really depends on what kind of watermark you are looking for, however Adobe Publisher works great. We use it a lot at work for adding "DRAFT" watermarks to reports.

11-06-2009, 03:54 AM	#5 (permalink)
Sidetrack Upright Location: On the high seas	I use Adobe Lightroom with a plugin (LRS/Mogrify) which works great, can't say enough good things about lightroom for photography. The plugin itself actually uses an application called ImageMagick. I'm new, or I'd post a link for you, but a quick google of "imagemagick watermark" will give you a page showing you what it can do. It's lightweight and free and it'll probably do what you need. I think a lot of other programs use it as their image manipulation engine.