How to Add Watermark to Photo for Better Protection

Sometimes simply watermarking a photo doesn’t mean that it’s thief-proof. For example, on the images that you see below the photography watermark was successfully removed using photo editing software. Does it mean that watermarks are of no use? No, of course not. Watermarks can be quite powerful if you design and position them properly.

One of the key factors that can make your watermark exceptionally strong or useless is its position.

Let’s learn how to watermark photos in the best way by splitting the image into three areas.

Placing the watermark in the corner of the picture (red area) provides the lowest level of protection. What’s more, with this position, it’s a terrible idea to reduce the size of your photography watermark. This placement is bad because thieves will be able to easily crop out your watermark in just a couple of seconds. The only advantage your watermark will have – especially if it’s small – in this position is that it will be as unobtrusive as possible and won’t draw any attention from what’s in your image.

The yellow area is an excellent place for your watermark because it’ll be harder to remove your watermark by cropping it out. It’ll still be possible to erase it with the help of some advanced image-editing tools and, maybe even AI, but not without a challenge.

The center of the picture is the best place to put your photography watermark. This tends to be the most detailed part of an image. Therefore, it’ll be nearly impossible to remove your watermark – even with the advanced tools. On top of that, it’ll be hard not to notice your watermark and that’ll scare away the majority of thieves straight away.

If you are worried that your photography watermark will be too obtrusive, as an option, you can significantly lower its transparency.

Opaque watermark (no transparency)	Translucent watermark (70% transparency)

Another crucial factor is how much space your watermark takes up.

Ideally, your watermark should be large enough to protect all the important details of your image. This way, it will be impossible to erase your photography watermark seamlessly. It’ll be best if your watermark covers approximately 30% of your image.

Protected photo with bigger watermark

Noticeable artifacts after watermark removal

Another option to improve your watermark protection is to use the Tile feature in Visual Watermark’s app to watermark images.

Fill the photo with repeated watermarks with just one click. Adjust the space between them. Lower the opacity to make your watermark less obtrusive. This will ensure the strongest level of protection as it’ll be almost impossible to remove your photography watermark.