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| − | These days, the field of photography turned into a very exciting hobby since the birth of digital photography. Also thanks to social networking photo sharing has become fun and easy to do. In fact, sharing pictures with friends and family has never been easier or more entertaining. Nonetheless, the only negative point about this is that there are people who steal and edit photos without the owner's permission. It indicates that there's some photo abuse happening online.
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| − | Whenever such problem happens, the original photographers always feel surprised. One example is when a particular photographer found out that the photographs he published on his web page were scattering on the web but with other's name indicated on it . This is often a surprising experience, and brings to light how simple it is for individuals to steal images and use them for unapproved purposes. This is why more photographers are realizing the significance of copyrighting their photos.
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| − | The majority of photography professionals recommend a very easy solution, utilizing the copyright symbol and watermarks on photos to prevent possible misuse. This may sound challenging for you, but the truth is this approach is just easy.
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| − | The Copyright Sign
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| − | What comes to mind of folks when talking about copyright symbol are images of big media outlets legally protecting their books, films, and CD's which further results in a notion that copyrighting are intended for experts only. Even so, one must know that you don't need to be a professional as a way to copyright your photos though..
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| − | Once you take a particular photo, the only person who has the legal right to use or duplicate it is no other than yourself since the photo, in the first place, belongs to you. So the ideal thing to perform, is to attach a copyright notice to your pictures! You can already say to the viewers that the picture is not available for use without asking your permission by simply writing the copyright symbol "©", your name, and the year the photo was taken on the image.
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| − | For example, a lot of photographers adhere to this simple format: "Photo © 2010 John Doe".
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| − | A simple text like this can also be added to the caption you placed on the picture.
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| − | - Watermarking Photos
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| − | The most effective method to maintain your photos protected and secured is by watermarking the copyright information on the photographs you took.
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| − | You might be wondering exactly what a watermark is, and how you can make use of this technique to keep your images protected?
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| − | Basically, a semi-transparent image that is commonly added to top of a photo is called the watermark. The watermark can't be taken off by any website which means that if someone attempts to copy your picture, the watermark will also be copied. Plagiarizing individuals who misuse and steal photos won't succeed in this method.
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| − | Actually, you could make watermarking of your pictures simple by using a software..
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| − | The usual rule of thumb, is that a watermark must be obstructive enough that it can't be cropped out or removed from the photograph. This can be performed without making the image impossible to view. So it's important to strike a delicate balance between protecting your image and leaving a pleasant picture.
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| − | Watermarks could be a simple copyright symbol with date. The fact is it can just be a common one. You might want to search online for the best software for this job. By doing this, you will see for yourself how easy, useful, and affordable it is.
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| − | To read more it is possible to check out this awesome site -[http://copyrightregistry-online-form.com/ Copyright Registry]
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