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<blockquote data-quote="Robert Mitchell" data-source="post: 100989" data-attributes="member: 11282">If you're charging any money at all then I wouldn't watermark them. They're not paying to advertise for you and unless you tell them up front and they agree I don't think it's right to watermark images you're selling.If you're doing TF or a favor then again, you need to be up front about that. I embed my copyright and even when I own the work I think a watermark ruins a great image. Even the simplest watermark looks terrible, in my opinion.If I were a paying client and got my photos with watermarks I'd ask for them to be removed and let the photographer know that I never agreed to have their name on the photos that I'm going to hang in my home.You must stipulate any details like that up front and may also find that paying clients just want no part of it. You may own the copyright but that's something entirely different.EDIT: If you're selling your work as 'Art' then it's acceptable to place your name below the image and on the matting or a plaque below the photograph but not on the photo.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Robert Mitchell, post: 100989, member: 11282"] If you're charging any money at all then I wouldn't watermark them. They're not paying to advertise for you and unless you tell them up front and they agree I don't think it's right to watermark images you're selling. If you're doing TF or a favor then again, you need to be up front about that. I embed my copyright and even when I own the work I think a watermark ruins a great image. Even the simplest watermark looks terrible, in my opinion. If I were a paying client and got my photos with watermarks I'd ask for them to be removed and let the photographer know that I never agreed to have their name on the photos that I'm going to hang in my home. You must stipulate any details like that up front and may also find that paying clients just want no part of it. You may own the copyright but that's something entirely different. EDIT: If you're selling your work as 'Art' then it's acceptable to place your name below the image and on the matting or a plaque below the photograph but not on the photo. [/QUOTE]

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