copyright/watermark year question

So I"m going through some old photos and starting to build a better portfolio and have a copyright/watermark year question. Should I base this off the year the photo was taken, or the current year? And if the current year regardless of when it was taken, should I update this next year when it turns 2014? Thanks in advance.

Year it was taken.

Thanks, that's what I was thinking but wasn't sure.

In the US, placing a copyright symbol or the copyright year on a piece of work is irrelevant. A watermark on the other hand is not. And make sure you are up to date on your registration.

Year of first publication.

FlyingPhotog wrote in post #15838982
Year of first publication.

Publication used to be the key date but for work created after 1 January 1978 copyright now starts from the date of creation http://www.copyright.g​ov/title17/92chap3.htm​l#302. If the work pre-dates that then other rules apply.