Watermarks?

[casil403]

I think of a watermark kind of like a painter's/artist's signature....if it's unobtrusive. If it's okay for other artists to sign their work, (little kids sign their kindergarten pictures even and people love it...) then why not digital photographers...afterall, it is art isn't it?

[jellotranz]

Alot of photographers get really really upset when they see a picture of thiers on another site obviously without thier permission. Been there, had lots of sleepless nights over the whole thing... Oh and I hate watermarks. Thats just my opinion. They don't really help where its important and they ruin the viewing of the photo for other people, which is why I assume we all put our photo's out on the web.

This topic actually came up the other day on another site I am on, and I wrote kind of my take on the whole thing as I have images stolen all the time. If any of you are bored, can't sleep etc.. here it is..

http://www.deviantdonkey.info/v1/blo...3/image-theft/