How to Add a Watermark to Photos (Protect Your Work Free)
Add text or image watermarks to your photos for free. Protect your photography and creative work from theft.
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You're sharing photos online and you don't want them used without credit. A watermark won't stop someone who really wants to steal your image, but it stops casual theft and makes sure your name stays attached to your work.
Add a Watermark in 3 Steps
- Open the Image Watermarker and upload your photo
- Type your watermark text (your name, website, or copyright notice)
- Adjust position, size, opacity, and color. Download.
Watermark Best Practices
Opacity matters. Too heavy and it ruins the image. Too light and it's invisible. 30-50% opacity is the sweet spot for most photos.
Position it strategically. Center is hardest to crop out but most distracting. Bottom-right corner is standard but easy to crop. A diagonal across the middle is the most protective.
Keep it simple. Your name or website. Not a paragraph. Not a logo with 15 design elements. Simple text is clean and readable.
When NOT to Watermark
Portfolio sites where you want the work to speak for itself. Social media posts where engagement matters more than protection. Client deliverables (they paid for the images). Images you're okay with people sharing (blog post headers, marketing materials).