Watermark

How to Add Your Signature to Photos in Photoshop (Without It Looking Terrible)
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How to Add Your Signature to Photos in Photoshop (Without It Looking Terrible)

Every photographer or designer hits the point where they want to put their name on their work without it looking like they slapped a watermark on it in 2009. I’ve been there. For a while I was just typing my name in some cursive font and calling it a signature, which, if you’ve done the same thing, you already know looks exactly as lazy as it sounds. The real solution is an actual handwritten signature, digitized and dropped onto your photo with a transparent background.

How to Create a Watermark That Doesn't Ruin Your Photos
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How to Create a Watermark That Doesn't Ruin Your Photos

Watermarks are one of those topics that photographers have strong opinions about. Some say they’re essential protection. Others say they’re visual pollution. Wherever you land on that debate, if you’re going to use one, at least make it look good. Here’s how to create a watermark that does its job without making people wish they hadn’t looked at your photo. What Makes a Bad Watermark You’ve seen them. A massive, semi-transparent logo slapped across the center of the image at 50% opacity.