Watermarking images is important when you have to "declare" your images as your property. You want to do this because anyone can take your images and "declare" your images theirs.

One way a lot of people watermark their images is by simply putting their name and/or company name on the image(s). Another way is their name/company name along with the current year and copyright symbol. Basically you can watermark your images how you please as long as you make some kind of notice that it's your image.

On the watermark page on this site, you are given many options as to how you want to watermark your images. You can choose your font size, font type, font color, position of where you want your text to be on the image like in the middle, top, bottom, left, right, etc. You can also adjust the text transparency by moving the slider between 1-100. 1 is the least visible and 100 the most visible. Usually people make their text semi invisible by choosing 50, but it's up to you and what is best for your particular image(s).

You can also optionally rotate the text by either 45 degrees or 90 degrees. Below are some examples of my friend using the watermarking feature on this site for her images. As you can see, if you're a photographer, it's probably a good idea to watermark your images.

Photo credit: Sarah Skakum

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