How to embed copyright and metadata in photoshop
Today we're going to be looking at how you can keep your contact and copyright information attached to your photograph while it's published on the web. Click on this leavesnbloom photograph (it's the meta data on flickr).
- What copyright information do you tag your photos with?
- Have you entered your copyright notice in your camera? (if it has that facility)
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| bauble cupcakes |
I've been nosey and had a little look at some of your exif data on flickr and some of you don't embed any type of copyright to your images.
So how did I get this information embedded into my photo?
I entered my copyright notice into its own menu section in my camera so that every photo has a copyright notice....... but I went further this weekend.
In photoshop CS5/Elements (I'm sure it will be something similar in Lightroom) once you have a photo opened you go to
- file
- file info
- and fill in the first form
- and press OK.
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| adding copyright in photoshop cs5 |
Then when you are saving your image for the web (file, save for web and devices) make sure that you either select all meta data or just the copyright and contact details to be embedded with the image.
It means that if you use a service like Tineye or Google Images to check to see if anyone is copying your images it's easier for them to check across the www.
Not only that but your tags and description will be automatically transferred to flickr once you upload your image there.
Using Google Alerts
Once you've made a copyright notice that is unique for your photography you can then go and make a google alert for that notice and every time that copyright notice is found on the web google will send you a message ............... and you can go and investigate!
OK enough of the techy stuff.........There should be pink petunia's in the bicycle planter but they looked awful after our wet summer so I've clipped all the stems back hoping that they will flower again in September. Here are some more shots of the bicycle using Nelly Nero's summer vintage action from her outdoor tints set (free) with some of my own little tweaks:
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| A little bit of France in my garden! |
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| "First and foremost, make it an obvious picture of color! Rather than looking for rocks, leaves, trees, waterfalls, birds, flowers, fire hydrants, starfish, boats, orchards, or bridges, focus your energy and vision on red, blue, yellow, orange, green, or violet. Color first, content second! " - Bryan Peterson |
18 little words of encouragement:
First, the bicycle with flowers is simply gorgeous. The BW edit does bring out the detail of the shadow's. However, I really like the vintage edits.
And thanks for the copyright info. I have not been doing anything to protect my photos.
I need to spend some time thinking about the copyright thing. I don't think I've given it much thought before. I love the bw edit at the top...beautiful. And the last shot with the bike - genius. I'm loving that effect right now.
The last shot at this amazing, I lake it!
I would like you to become my follower:)
Nice weekend:)
wow! your last shot is amazing. LOVE it!
Awesome shots Rosie. Gorgeous edit. I really love that last photo.
these are beautiful!
these are beautiful!
Your SOOC of the bicycle is already so gorgeous and just when I thought it couldn't get any better, you prove me wrong! Love all of these pics!
So many lovely images~how to focus on just one! I do love the details in that shadow~really intriguing!
LR does have a similar process and it is actually very easy to have it embed it on every picture on import. I'm pretty sure my camera does not have a copyright option. I just cannot decide. If I start copyrighting my images in flickr I'm going to need to decide on what name to use.
Love the vintage looking shots!! Such a cute bicycle! :)
Okay- first LOVE the pics you posted! Beautiful!
Second- thanks for the info. I have my camera set up with the copyright as well & I have the Copy-scape on my blog- but I need to be better about other methods as well. Fortunately I'm still learning & don't think anyone would want my pics when there are so many others out there that are better. :) But hopefully I will improve & then I will need to be better about protecting them.
First of all, I love these photos and edits! :) About the techy stuff... when I read your comment on my post today I was actually going to ask you if you would be willing to do a guest post for me about this! ;)
That last bokeh shot of the bicycle is fabulous! Glad you love blur too.
I love the vintage!
Absolutely beautiful images. The vintage edit is perfect! Thanks for joining!
Ok, so instead of emailing (hehe) I've chosen to visit blogs tonight! (um, I'm a bit behind on some important ones! lol) But that's all good!
I love how your edit made the shadow center stage, and really drew me into the unseen details.
Thanks for the info on meta data (I had a little something, but after reading this, I went into LR and figured out how to make a preset to add more to it -- so now if you were to check out my flickr, I think you may be a bit more impressed!) Thanks for taking the time to share this!
Love that first shot of the bike details, and the bokeh in the last just makes me grin!
xoxo
Me
I really love the black and white.
And thanks for the info on copyright. I don't spend a whole lot of time thinking about this, but know I need too.
Just curious, do you upload your photos from flikr and put them on your site from there?
You have no idea how useful this tip is to me. Thank you so much.
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