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How to protect photos with a watermark before publishing in a portfolio

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How to add a watermark to photos to protect copyright before publishing in a portfolio or social media. Free and no registration.

Photographers, designers and content creators often publish their work in open portfolios — and risk someone downloading and using the images without permission. A watermark is a simple way to reduce this risk without ruining the look of the work.

How to add a watermark

Watermark lets you place a text signature (e.g., your name or handle) or a logo over your photo, with manual adjustment of position, opacity and size — so the mark doesn't cover key details but is noticeable when someone tries to copy the image.

Preparation before uploading

Before publishing in a portfolio or on stock sites, it makes sense to first compress photos using Image Compressor — this speeds up your portfolio page loading and reduces file sizes without visible quality loss, and then apply the watermark as the final step.

Tip

Place the watermark not dead center, but near the edge of the meaningful part of the frame — it's harder to crop out without damaging the image, but it doesn't distract from the main subject.

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