![]() His background and work has spread to non-profits like American Photographic Arts where he's done work to get photographers various benefits. Since then, he's evolved as a publisher using AI ethically, coming up with ethical ways to bring in affiliate income, and preaching the word of diversity in the photo industry. He left his day job as the Social Media Content Developer at B&H Photo in the early 2010s. He founded the Phoblographer in 2009 after working at places like PDN and Photography Bay. He started at PCMag, Magnum Photos, and. PAST BYLINES: Gear Patrol, PC Mag,, Digital Photo Pro, Resource Magazine, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, IGN, PDN, and others.Ĭhris Gampat began working in tech and art journalism both in 2008. He's also a Photographer that has had his share of bylines and viral projects like "Secret Order of the Slice." He's a veteran technology writer, editor, and reviewer with more than 15 years experience. HIGHLIGHTS: Chris used to work in Men's lifestyle and tech. He's fascinated by how photographers create, considering the fact that he's legally blind./ He's the author of various product guides, educational pieces, product reviews, and interviews with photographers. ![]() Chris's editorial work includes not only editing and scheduling articles but also writing them himself. He provides oversight to all of the daily tasks, including editorial, administrative, and advertising work. Then you’ll have your images with your watermark clearly made and subtly present.Ĭhris Gampat is the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Publisher of the Phoblographer. I just personally prefer a 9% opacity.Īfter this, save the watermark and export the image. However, this is very subjective and we’re not going to tell you where to place your watermark or ow subtle to make it. Then you’re going to want to choose the placement of the watermark accordingly. The opening image for this piece has an opacity at 9% and personally, I think it could have been even more subtle. Once you figure out what you want, scroll down to the section clearly titled “watermark effects”. My personal one is text in a fancy font while the site’s is our logo. Then you’re going to want to start working on your watermark. The site’s is our logo and pretty subtle. For the record though, I have one for my personal work, one for proofs that includes my watermark all over the image to prevent it from being used at all, and one for the Phoblographer. Because I have multiple watermarks already made, I chose to edit a current one. Again though, we recommend that you do this after you’ve set your exports correctly with all the intended naming conventions that you please. ![]() Next, you’re going to scroll down to the watermark area and either modify a current watermark or create a completely brand new one. Of course, you’ll want to edit them accordingly first. To start, you’re going to want to go into Adobe Lightroom, choose the images that you want a watermark on then get ready to export them. That way, you can effectively track your images. One of my personal favorite methods is trying to make my watermark very subtle but also eye-pleasing in a way. Other methods include being a total whiz with metadata, tagging, keywording, and more to help track your images easier online, but you can also find a middle ground. You can debate it back and forth–while some photographers love putting watermarks, others detest it. One of the reasons why photographers watermark their images is not only for branding, but to prevent theft.
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