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How to Find a Watermark on an Image

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You are planning to use images from the Internet for your project, and you don’t know whether the images are watermarked or not. Many photographers or creators don’t want other people to use their images without their permission. Some creators will give the images for free, but many won’t. To avoid copyright issues, you should know about the owners of the images you are using. After that, you can contact them to ask for the use and their permission. Some will allow you, but others will require you to pay to use their assets.

Many people add watermarks to their photos to protect them from theft. 

But you need to know that there are two main digital watermarks people often use to add to their photos. They are visible and invisible watermarks.

How to find a visible watermark on an image

Visible watermark

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Etsy Photography Tips: Should I Watermark My Etsy Photos?

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If you are wondering whether you should watermark your Etsy photos or not, you have come to the right place. 

In this digital era, content theft is not a new thing. A lot of commercial software and ebooks are offered for free on illegal websites. Many Etsy sellers often complain about product image theft. They said that other sellers stole their image listings and the descriptions to use for their shops. 

Here are some examples:

ThePepperBug wrote about their experiences about product photo theft in 2017. 

This is the original thread.

https://community.etsy.com/t5/Managing-Your-Shop/Sellers-who-steal-your-images-Grrrrr/td-p/14330479

Another thread started by SticksnStonesWrkshp in 2018

https://community.etsy.com/t5/Creative-Process/Someone-is-stealing-my-images-and-descriptions/td-p/18145524

TheFortuneCat expressed her bad feelings when someone stole and used her images for months. 

https://community.etsy.com/t5/Creative-Process/Stolen-photographs-Suggestions/td-p/8288930

As you can see, many sellers are bold enough to steal your product images and use them for their stores. DestinationLtd expressed her bad experiences when she can’t prevent other shops … Read the rest

5 Websites to Sell Your Photos Online

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Do you love photography? Do you bring your camera everywhere? Is it your passion to take perfect photos of beautiful flowers and every beautiful natural object. If it’s your passion, how can you turn your photography passion into profit by selling your capture photos: because we know a perfect capture picture is worth a thousand words. In this article, I’m going to inform you about the best places and sites where you can sell your photos and earn a handsome amount through your photography passion.

5 Places Where You Can Sell Online Pictures And Make Money From Your Passion

As we know, all marketers, industries, graphics designers, and corporations buy and use online photos. In this article, we”ll share the top five best sites where you can sell your photos online and can turn your photography passion into profit. Rates vary from site to site.

1. Adobe Stock 

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How to Name Your Photography Business

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Choosing a photography business for yourself is not an easy task; it takes a lot of hard work, enormous energy, and especially it’s not easy for a photographer to capture the true emotions of the people and capture a memorable picture for the audience. The picture that makes people smile for years. Of course, the photographer needs an awesome camera and other expensive gears. But when it comes to photography business or business in photography, you have two options. Firstly you can opt for a home-based business and secondly you should have an accurate location. The choice is yours. But you can’t choose any XYZ name. Being an observer of the competitor’s business name, you should choose a unique and memorable name that will make you stand out among the competitor community.

Let’s Discuss How To Choose Perfect Name For Your Photography Business 

There’re a lot of names you can … Read the rest