Just a random thought for the morning.
Watermarks used to be the way to go, to stop people from just taking your images and using them however they want. They’re also used to send sample images and then ask for payment.
With AI advancing, it’s very likely going to get easier for the layperson to click a button and have AI remove your watermark.
How do you plan to safeguard against this?
This is the truth of it. They’re ugly and they serve little purpose.
I’m not concerned about AI removing watermarks because I never watermark my work.
I use watermarks not as a way of theft prevention, but it just means if photos are shared then viewers still know who took the photo. I don’t care if people share any pictures I put online, cos they’re always naff res compared to the original
For that, wouldn’t it be nicer to have a margin at the bottom and put name there instead of ruining the picture? Unless you have a very nice looking autograph.