I have been asked to do portraits of hairdressing students for their portfolios in about 6 weeks. They want the pics on disc which is fine by me but i would like to somehow embed a copyright into the photo. All of the girls are signing release forms including their models so I keep the copyright and right to use them for other things but i would like a little bit more just in case they were used for anything other than their portfolios. Is there some sort of software or add on to CS3 that would proove copyright. Mind you I am hoping i will be off the crutches by then cause hobbling around a salon taking photos could end up disasterous. Any help would be appreciated.

Kat

Hi Kat,

Basically what I do is just create a couple of text layers on my images in Photoshop and then drop down the opacity so that's obvious enough to be a hinderance to anyone attempting cloning but also not so annoying when viewed. I then save a jpg copy for posting etc whilst the original remains as a psd file (including layers) that can easily be removed/deleted should the image be required for other purposes - printing etc. If you take a glance at my gallery - the Malta image - you'll see what I mean. It also goes without saying that the copyright info is also in EXIF.

Hi, Kat.  In CS versions of PS simply click on the 'T' text tool in the tool bar to set up a text layer and add a copyright symbol by holding down the Alt key and typing in 0169.  You can add your name and date if you want to, or you can enlarge the symbol to cover the whole of the centre of the image, and then, as Alan has suggested, fade the opacity until it is almost invisible to the eye, but would render it useless for anything other than the purpose for which you intended.  Don't forget to merge layers when you have done it.

Thanks guys much appreciated. Will have a play with it over the weekend to get the hang of it.

Kat