Are your watermarks same as business logo?

Canoman1978 · 29th of April 2012 (Sun)

I've hired a friend who is a graphics designer to design a logo for me. I am very happy with the logo I've settled with when I think of how it would look on business cards, website, shirt, jacket etc., but I just tried it as a watermark, and I'm not loving it. I do however use a very basic script font on my photos for my watermark that once was my logo.

Would you use both, each in their own manner (logo on business cards, script on prints)? Do you think that would cause confusion?

cdifoto · 30th of April 2012 (Mon)

I have different watermarks for different purposes. My logo is used for branding while an obnoxious "PROOF" is used to prevent premature facebooking (or, more accurately, to make it obvious to all that those are not finished images when they do get used).

I would not mix the logo and script font. You want brand consistency.

-jq- · 30th of April 2012 (Mon)

I put my www.com on anything that is likely to get to FB. This way at least people know where they came from. I've seen too many on FB with PROOF right across the image - and used for a profile pic. People just don't care anymore.

I do not know what is wrong with folks...maybe put "stolen" across them instead...sorry just a little edgy this am.

sigma pi · 1st of May 2012 (Tue)

I have two different ones. They are similar though.

Numenorean · 1st of May 2012 (Tue)

RDKirk · 1st of May 2012 (Tue)

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Originally Posted by Canoman1978

I've hired a friend who is a graphics designer to design a logo for me. I am very happy with the logo I've settled with when I think of how it would look on business cards, website, shirt, jacket etc., but I just tried it as a watermark, and I'm not loving it. I do however use a very basic script font on my photos for my watermark that once was my logo.

Would you use both, each in their own manner (logo on business cards, script on prints)? Do you think that would cause confusion?

I use the same logo (registered as a trademark in my state) for both watermarking and branding--the difference is placement, size, and opacity.

CAPSLOCK939 · 2nd of May 2012 (Wed)

For most of my web-published images (blog & Facebook), I just place my web address. I want people to see where the photos came from without having to search.

29th of April 2012 (Sun)	#1
Canoman1978 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 21	Are your watermarks same as business logo? I've hired a friend who is a graphics designer to design a logo for me. I am very happy with the logo I've settled with when I think of how it would look on business cards, website, shirt, jacket etc., but I just tried it as a watermark, and I'm not loving it. I do however use a very basic script font on my photos for my watermark that once was my logo. Would you use both, each in their own manner (logo on business cards, script on prints)? Do you think that would cause confusion?

30th of April 2012 (Mon)	#2
cdifoto Don't get pissy with me Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 32,703	Re: Are your watermarks same as business logo? I have different watermarks for different purposes. My logo is used for branding while an obnoxious "PROOF" is used to prevent premature facebooking (or, more accurately, to make it obvious to all that those are not finished images when they do get used). I would not mix the logo and script font. You want brand consistency. __________________ Did you lose Digital Photo Professional (DPP)? Get it here. Cursing at your worse-than-a-map reflector? Check out this vid!

30th of April 2012 (Mon)	#3
-jq- Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: SWOH, USA Posts: 73	Re: Are your watermarks same as business logo? I put my www.com on anything that is likely to get to FB. This way at least people know where they came from. I've seen too many on FB with PROOF right across the image - and used for a profile pic. People just don't care anymore. I do not know what is wrong with folks...maybe put "stolen" across them instead...sorry just a little edgy this am. __________________ .............. www.joelquimby.com

1st of May 2012 (Tue)	#4
sigma pi Cream of the Crop Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 10,489	Re: Are your watermarks same as business logo? I have two different ones. They are similar though. __________________ Self important trumps all. http://www.flickr.com/photos/themort...in/photostream I live at 100 ISO street.

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Numenorean Goldmember Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 4,106	Re: Are your watermarks same as business logo? Yes. __________________ Gear List

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CAPSLOCK939 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 9	Re: Are your watermarks same as business logo? For most of my web-published images (blog & Facebook), I just place my web address. I want people to see where the photos came from without having to search. __________________ Mariel & Joey \| Wedding Photography Mariel Garza Photography facebook

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