Anyone who shares their images online does so at the risk of their images being downloaded and used by pesky image thieves. Professionals, of course, aim to prevent this by watermarking their images, but considering it is such a routine thing, there are only a few Mac applications that deal with this task well.
I watermark my images using Softmatic’s Photostamp, now a Mac App Store exclusive, priced at £5.99 ($9.99 for US readers).
PhotoStamp has a very simple workflow, starting with image selection, then watermark selection or design, and placement, and lastly, image output settings.
Image selection is as easy as it’s possible for it to be – click to browse, or drag and drop.
To watermark, you can type text into the box, select an image to use, or use a predefined watermark; these can be added to, so a previously used text watermark can be selected. Text colour, font, size, rotation and opacity are all adjustable, in addition to being able to select one of nine alignments for the watermark. It is a shame that you can’t freely place a watermark as if it were a layer in Photoshop, but personally, I haven’t had a problem with this.
On the next page are the outputs options. Without going in depth, I will mention the fact you can output images as jpg, tif, bmp and gif files, as well as being able to resize images, set file names, and even produce thumbnail copies of the outputted images.
Mark Myerson loves photography, and in particular, hanging around waterfalls! Landscapes and nature have always been his staple, but he relishes any opportunity to take pictures. He also works closely with many local charities, regularly providing photographic coverage of fundraising events.
Mark is also a self-confessed tech-head and OSX lover – Apple is his favourite fruit!
Mark is the owner of Mark Myerson Photography, a Devon-based business that provides a large variety of photographic services to the local community and beyond. Whilst Mark Myerson Photography specialises in event, commercial and pet photography, almost every type of photographic assignment has been covered by the company.
If you have any photography or OSX-related questions, you can contact Mark via the links given below.