[LRflex] Re: [LRflex] [LRflex] OT parametersà..
- From: Steve Barbour <steve.barbour@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2013 08:15:45 -0800
On Feb 26, 2013, at 10:24 PM, David Young <dsy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Good Evening, Steve!
>
> My experience has been that people on the web will steal anything and
> everything.
>
> The only defence is to keep the images small, lower the jpeg resolution when
> posting AND put a watermark across the center (or key element) of the photo.
>
> I post mine as 70% quality jpegs, no larger than 450 pixels on the longest
> side.
>
> Take a look at my site, and you'll see. Even then, I'm sure they've been
> pilfered, but not in a re-saleable state.
>
> www.furnfeather.net.
>
> The only good thing about watermarking, is that you can do it at 50 or even
> 40%
> opacity, allowing the image to show through. This works well, as it is not as
> disruptive to the viewer, but more difficcult for the thief to work around.
> And when they do, they still have a small image that won't stand up to any
> enlargement.
>
> Before I took all three measures, I found that even my own family would steal
> my images! (S'truth!)
>
> Good luck!
thank you David,
Steve
>
> David.
>
>> what are, in your opinion, the best/safest parameters to discourage
>> borrowing/theft of photos on the web?
>>
>> size? resolution?
>>
>> How about 800 pixels on the longest side, and a resolution of 72....?
>>
>> Watermarking while an option, is possible, though I am not likely to do
>> it.....
>>
>>
>> many thanks for your input,
>>
>>
>> Steve
>>
>>
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