Copyrighting photos

Can anybody help me.
I have been into aviation photography for a few years now and i have just started a blog on the net. I want to add some of my pics to the blog but i want to copyright the pics so they won't get stolen can anybody tell me how i go about this.

thanks john

I would post low res shots and watermark them. Do you have Photoshop?

yes i use photoshop elements to edit the photos.

john

I found this tutorial

Open an image.
Select the type tool.
In the options bar, click the color swatch and set the text color to 50% gray. (Use HSB values 0-0-50 or RGB values 128-128-128; both will produce the same result).
Choose a fairly heavy typeface like Arial Black.

Type the copyright symbol or any other text you want to use for a watermark.
Click the commit button to add your text.
Use the move tool to resize and position your text as desired. Double click to commit the changes.
In the layer styles palette choose Bevels from the pull down menu.
Click on Simple Inner to apply this effect.
Double click on the circled f symbol of the type layer in the layer palette to bring up the style settings dialog.
Adjust the bevel size and lighting angle until it's to your liking.
Click OK to apply the settings.
In the layers palette, change the blend mode for the type layer to Hard Light.
Tips:

If you'd like the watermark a little more visible, try a color value of 60% gray for the type (HSB value 0-0-60).
Resize the type at any time by pressing Ctrl-T (Windows) or Command-T (Mac). Hold the shift key and drag a corner handle. When you apply the transformation, the type will resize with no loss in quality.
You are not restricted to using only text for this effect. Try importing a logo or symbol to use as a watermark.
The Windows keyboard shortcut for the copyright (©) symbol is Alt+0169 (use the numeric keypad to type the numbers). The Mac shortcut is Option-G.
If you use the same watermark often, save it to a file that can be dropped into an image any time you need it. Remember, it's always editable!

This is a good link too

http://www.graphic-design.com …lements/waterma​rking.html

jonjws wrote in post #5273594
Can anybody help me.
I have been into aviation photography for a few years now and i have just started a blog on the net. I want to add some of my pics to the blog but i want to copyright the pics so they won't get stolen can anybody tell me how i go about this.

thanks john

A copyright is created automatically whenever an original work is fixed in a tangible medium. If you want to embed a copyright notice into your photos, make sure it follows this format: © Year of Creation Full Name

I'm not sure about Canada, but in the US you can't bring a lawsuit unless you register your photos withe the US Copyright Office, so if your intention is to protect yourself from unlawful use of your photos then you might look into that.

If possible, use Flash to show your pics. The only way to copy them from a flash movie is to take a screen shot. Not to say someone wouldn't do that, but it's going to be a low res, almost useless image.

thanks for the help everyone

john

canonloader wrote in post #5278595
If possible, use Flash to show your pics. The only way to copy them from a flash movie is to take a screen shot. Not to say someone wouldn't do that, but it's going to be a low res, almost useless image.

Any example of a flash photo display I can look at?

Tom

tomd wrote in post #5281198
Any example of a flash photo display I can look at?

Tom

Sure, click the Gallery link in my footer. The home page with the eagle is a simple flash movie with just the one image in it, you can see the preloader, and I made that for this exact reason, so the image couldn't be stolen. If you click on any of the bird pages, they each have another flash movie on it that loads images from folders on my site via an xml file loaded in the flash slideshow. I have not found the limit to this particular slideshow yet, the Hummingbird movie has 4 galleries built into it with over 400 images.