How to add watermark to photos without affecting them?

This is really a very puzzling problem for beginners. As a child's shoe who has just been exposed to photography for two years, I want to share my understanding with you for communication. This problem is divided into three parts. The first part is, as an amateur photography, do you want to add a watermark? My idea on this issue is that a photographic work, whether good or bad, has the significance of protecting it. Even though this photo may not look good to most people, there will always be people who cherish this work, and since the author himself is willing to share these pictures, it shows that the author himself agrees with this work, so why not proudly (well, maybe proudly) add his own symbol? On the other hand, if the watermark is designed properly, it can not only show the author's personality and ideas, but also add luster to the work. The original intention and significance of watermarking to photographers is to protect the copyright of photos and let the audience notice whose work it is. However, if we simply say that only the master's works need to be watermarked, on the other hand, we can understand that the master's works are shocking enough even if they are not watermarked, and there is a photographer's unique style and idea, so that others can directly realize who the author will be from the picture itself, then why should the master gild the lily? Therefore, in a word, in this era of advocating individuality and pictures flying all over the sky, it is enough to make you proud to design your own symbols and mark them on your satisfactory works. Only by touching yourself first can you touch other audiences. I'm always touched, Canon. The second part is more specific. How to design a more beautiful watermark? Personal understanding of a beautiful watermark is that, first of all, the watermark itself should clearly convey the information that the author wants to tell the viewer, which naturally depends on what information is involved, and the simplest one can be just a simple name. If it is complicated, you can completely supplement the author information, such as expanding the content to? XX photography? Or? Photo by XX? This kind of thing. Later, you can add the address of the author's online photo album or photography blog. Of course, these points can only be said to be common elements of watermarking. If only this kind of information is included, the watermark will appear very thin. In the first part of this paper, it is also mentioned that watermarking is not only to mark the author's information (to be tall, it is copyright), but also to show the author's personality and ideas. Therefore, it can be seen that many watermarks of current photographic works will add more elements, including simple pattern elements, or short words, and even the words or patterns can be designed to make people feel awkward (Zhuang), (Bi) and (Yi), which will highlight personality and feelings. Therefore, according to different design ideas, different elements can be selected for combination. For example, if you want to add a separate watermark to each photo to be shared, you just need to mark the author information. Then with the gradual enrichment of shooting content, such as going out to play, or recording some events, or inviting some well-made children's shoes, you can design a set of watermarks for these photos taken for special purposes or places or events or people. Because the so-called beauty will have different standards for different viewers, and this part of the content is not the key point, so we will not continue to teach others to swim. The third part is the key point. How to add a watermark to make it look beautiful? The first is about color, that is, watermark color and photo background color. It is easy to understand that the light-colored background uses dark watermark and the light-colored watermark uses dark watermark, but it is difficult to distinguish the watermark color from the photo background color. If the background colors of different photos are quite different, you might as well fill the same watermark with different colors, or even add a translucent background color directly to the watermark. Some children's shoes like to use transparent watermark, but the problem of transparent watermark is that it may not be separated from the background after being added, which also destroys the aesthetic feeling of the original picture. It should also be mentioned here that the design of watermark is generally not just a simple solid color filling. If there are effects such as projection or gradient, the aesthetic feeling of the design will still be different from that after adding pictures, which needs constant adjustment. Secondly, it is about location, that is, where to put the watermark in the picture is more appropriate. For the minimal watermark with less information, it is customary to put it in the corner of the photo, but it will be a bit abrupt if it is placed in the middle of the photo. But the disadvantage of this is that the addition of watermark often has a stiff feeling. If the watermark is large, it will be the same as that of Xinhua News Agency. Xinhua? There is a struggle. If the watermark itself is carefully designed and can become a work if it is listed separately, then more factors need to be considered if it is added to the photo to add luster to the photo. 1. Work style. For photographic works with simple picture content and distinct theme, the principle of adding watermark should be to try not to interfere with the theme and content of the photo. What does this mean? No interference? It doesn't mean that it must only be located in the corner, but it can also be closer to the central pattern, as long as a proper distance is maintained. If the photo itself is a symmetrical composition, it will be a good choice to put it in the middle of the top or bottom. For example, the following two photos: 2. The theme of the work. For photos with lively themes, watermarks can be placed at will, even? Participate? Into the photo, with the photo body? Interaction? ; For photos with serious themes, the watermark should be mainly located in the corner or at least at the edge. If you can blend in the photos in other ways such as similar colors, you will avoid uncomfortable feelings. Take the following two photos for example: 3. Composition of the work. Composition is often considered when taking pictures. When watermarking later, you must not destroy the original intention of composition when shooting. If the composition is balanced, then the watermark is centered properly; If the composition is perspective, the watermark should be somewhere on both sides. For example, the following two pictures: 4. Trigonometry. When taking pictures, there is not only the rule of trisection, that is, the pattern is divided into three parts from the horizontal and vertical directions, and the four intersections of two straight lines in the horizontal and vertical directions are the positions where the subject should be. The addition of watermark can also refer to this principle, making the watermark closer to those four intersections and reducing the feeling that the watermark is out of place with the picture. Take the following two photos for example: 5. Watermark highlighting and watermark hiding. In some scenes, the pattern of the photo itself is very complicated. If the color or location of the watermark is not selected properly, it will either usurp the role of the owner or add chaos. Therefore, it is also one of the strategies to choose the appropriate location to emphasize or hide the watermark when adding the watermark. Take the following two photos: 6. Content padding and content default. Some photos, there will be a certain amount of blank space. At this time, we should consider whether to fill with watermark or put watermark near the main body to promote blank space, and continuing blank space is also one aspect. For example, the following two photos: 7. Make good use of reference lines. In fact, when placing a watermark, a slight change in position will also have an impact on the overall feeling. This point is often mentioned in graphic design. Therefore, PS reference line should be used when watermarking photos. For example, the following two screenshots: